Commission takes stock of the work of HERA to reinforce health security in the EU

The Commission has published a report assessing the work of the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) since its creation over three years ago. The report highlights HERA’s achievements in strengthening EU-level preparedness and response capacities, as well as taking on new tasks, such as addressing the supply chain aspects of critical medicines shortages.…

EU4Health Calls – open for applications: Next-Generation Influenza Vaccines, AST PoC Medical Device (AMR), & Mpox Vaccine Clinical Trial

Three key HERA calls under EU4Health are now open for proposals:   1. Multiple Sourcing Framework Contracts to Speed up the Development of and Access to Innovative Medical Countermeasures: Next-Generation Influenza Vaccines  Scope: This call for tenders seeks to accelerate the development of next-generation, rapidly scalable influenza vaccines with innovative production platforms, novel administration routes, broad…

Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health Brokerage Event — May 5-6, 2025

The event The European action HNN3.0 together with the European Commssion and Enterprise Europe Network  is organizing the next Horizon Europe Brokerage Event on the 2025 Cluster 1 Health calls for proposals. The Brokerage Event is organized before the Cluster 1 Health INFODAY that will take place on May 22nd in order to give more time to applicants to find potential partners. This international partnering…

HERA Industry days 2025

The first edition of HERA Industry Days will take place in Brussels, bringing together leading figures from across the medical countermeasure (MCM) ecosystem—including pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, SMEs, start-ups, research institutions, and public health authorities. Participants will have the opportunity to: Forge partnerships – Connect with key industry players and decision-makers to accelerate MCM innovation.…

EU Commission training resources: PM²-Essentials and Agile Essentials

The European Commission offers publicly available courses on project management, to empower professionals in the field. PM² publications and artefacts Project Canvas   THE COURSES PM C1 – PM² Essentials, Project Management Methodology Course details This course provides a summary of the PM² Methodology developed by the European Commission, to enable Project Managers deliver solutions and…

HERA Info Day 19 November 2024 – Outcomes

On 19 November, the HERA Info Day took place in Warsaw and online. It was attended by key stakeholders, including networks of public and private healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing companies, emergency services, civil society organisations and NGOs. SUMMARY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS Laurent MUSCHEL, Director (HERA) During the introductory remarks, it was mentioned once…

THCS 2024 annual conference

The THCS Partnership is organising, with the support of the Italian MoH and ProMIS, its second annual conference on 28 and 29 November 2024 at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. This two-day event will offer valuable perspectives on the transformation of health and care systems in Europe, creating a unique opportunity to connect…