European Alliance for Vision Research & Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials The new EU Clinical Trials Regulation (Regulation No. 536/2014) will come into force in 2019.  The regulation aims at streamlining and simplifying rules in order to revive research activity in Europe, for example by introducing a unified application process through a single EU portal for cross-border trials. Simplification of rules include: Streamlined application […]

European Open Science Cloud

European Research Area

European Research Area The European Research Area (ERA) was launched in 2000 as a unified area open to the world. The ERA is defined by the free circulation of scientific knowledge, technology and researchers. Such integration of scientific resources of the European Union aims to establish common research agendas and infrastructures, optimise transnational cooperation and […]

HORIZON 2020 “Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing ”

Horizon 2020 is the EU’s Research and Innovation programme, with €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Horizon 2020 aims to support implementation of the Innovation Union and places emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges.Under the headline “health, demographic change and wellbeing”, Horizon 2020 aims to support “better health for all”. Bi-yearly work programmes setting the overall strategic orientation for the ‘Health, Demographic Change and Well-being’ headline are published by the European Commission.They are implemented through calls for proposals, published on the European Commission website.