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Tools to measure and stimulate activity in Brain Tissue

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02

Call

Tools to measure and stimulate activity in Brain Tissue

Summary

This is a Pathfinder challenge Call and it aims to discover new physical principles for activity monitoring (invasive or non-invasive) and activity modulation as well as to develop novel neurodevices that can be rapidly accepted by clinicians and patients. Thus, ultrasound, light (optogenetics or otherwise), mechanical stimulation, local release of neuroactive compounds, ionising radiation, etc could be explored.

Detailed Call Description

Proposals submitted to this call should tackle at least one of the following two challenges:

  1. A full device with unique features, e.g. targeting a currently untreated disorder, offering unprecedented miniaturisation, low latency closed-loop monitoring-stimulation feedback (if necessary), ultra-low power consumption, low/moderate invasiveness (e.g. compatible with implantation with endoscopic techniques), high-resolution, sustainable, etc.

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  1. New or nascent physical principles or methodologies that could be the basis for future brain sensing and/or stimulation technologies, with clear and quantifiable advantages. Focus is on techniques that can offer unprecedented data on brain function or that allow unprecedented modulation of brain activity for therapeutic purposes or brain-computer interfacing.

All proposals must fully justify the clinical need for the targeted development, and structure the work plan accordingly, towards credible future transition to market. Additionally, proposals need to consider the cost-benefit of the targeted technology and demonstrate that the outcome will be acceptable by clinicians and patients.

The gender dimension in research content should be taken into account, where relevant.

Call Total Budget

€132,000,000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Thematic Categories

  • Education and training
  • Health
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness

Eligibility for Participation

  • Educational Institutions
  • National Contact Points - NCPs
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Call Opening Date

15/06/2021

Call Closing Date

27/10/2021

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy

Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy

EU Contact Point

European Innovation Council: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en

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