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Contributing to

a stronger Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that Europe as the whole world was not sufficiently prepared for a global health crisis. We have to do better – in politics, infrastructure and also in research.

The project BE READY aims to organize and establish the necessary European partnerships for pandemic preparedness. Part of the project is to develop a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). BE READY will coordinate the creation of Partnerships between the European Commission (EC) and interested partners, with strong involvement of public authorities such as policymakers and research funding agencies.

 

The Outcomes

European partnership for pandemic preparedness

This partnership will improve the EU’s preparedness to predict and respond to emerging infectious health threats; an internationally agreed upon SRIA leads to better coordination of funding for research and innovation at EU, national (and regional) levels.

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)

BE READY is the first step to developing a dedicated SRIA focusing on two main axes: The first one will focus on Research and Health, whereas the second one will take into account Health&Bio-Tech Research and Innovation.

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Observatory

The observatory will provide an inventory per country of R&I policies and strategies, infrastructures, budget mobilisation mechanisms & funding sources, and R&I actors, authorities & activated processes in case of a health threat, taken in EU Member States and Associated Countries, with respect to pandemic preparedness and response.

Meet our Work Packages Leaders

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Hervé Raoul

WP1: Management and Secretariat
ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases/INSERM, France
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Michael McConnell

WP2: Development of Partnership Proposal
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain
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Suzanne Verver

WP2: Development of Partnership Proposal
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw), Netherlands
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Hervé Raoul

WP3: Research and Health
ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases/INSERM, France
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Tomris Cesuroglu

WP3: Research and Health
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid En Milieu (RIVM), Netherlands
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Eelco Franz

WP3: Research and Health
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid En Milieu (RIVM), Netherlands
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Aldo Covello

WP4: Health&Bio-Tech Research and Innovation
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR), Italy
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Kathleen D'Hondt

WP5: Cooperation with the Commission including HERA
Department Economy, Science and Innovation of the Flemish Government / Vlaamse Gewest (VLO EWI), Belgium
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Flavia Riccardo

WP6: Synergies and EU-International alignment
Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS), Italy
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Anna Ceccarelli

WP6: Synergies and EU-International alignment
Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS) on behalf of Ministero della Salute (IT MOH), Italy
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Luisa Minghetti

WP6: Synergies and EU-International alignment
Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS), Italy
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Maria Spasova

WP7: Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication
Laboratoire national de santé (LNS), Luxembourg

Our Partners

BE READY is led by the ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases / INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) and is composed of 24 partners and affiliates from 15 countries: 13 European Member States, Norway and the UK.

Get to know our partners