Derick Mitchell, JPND Communications Manager delivered a JPND update at the BIOMARKAPD General Assembly (JPND-supported project), in Gothenburg, Sweden, on April 24, 2015
For more information on BIOMARKAPD, go to www.biomarkapd.org
1. Joint Programming in
Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)
Coordinating approaches to research across Europe
Derick Mitchell
BIOMARKAPD General Assembly
24/4/2015
2. Overcoming European barriers
• Fragmented Research
• Non-concerted National Funding
• Duplication
• Shared research exists via EC
(< 5% of total EU budget)
3. JPND brings together
• Researchers (Basic, Clinical, Healthcare/Social)
• National Funding Bodies
• National Research Strategies and Investments
4. We cannot tackle neurodegenerative
diseases by acting as single countries
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
JPND is the largest global ND research initiative
led by EU countries, with 28 participating
EU member states
Associated countries
Third countries
Increasing coordination of national
research programmes to improve
impact and effectiveness
A European Research Area and beyond
Australia TBC
5. Defragmentation
– what JPND is all about…
STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA
ALIGNMENT OF EU COUNTRIES
ON COMMON RESEARCH GOALS
6. JPND Actions to date
• Common European Strategy (2012)
• Phase I Implementation (‘12-’14)
• Joint Transnational Calls (6)
• Alignment Actions (9)
• National Plans and Strategies
• Communication + Dissemination
7. SRA Implementation (2012-2014)
Annual Calls for Proposals
Year Total fund Research Area No. of Projects
2011
(pilot)
€16M
Optimization of biomarkers
+ harmonization of their use
4
2012 €18M Risk and Protective Factors 5
2012 €11M Evaluation of Healthcare 6
2013 €12M Cross-Disease Analysis 10
2013 €11M Preventive Strategies 5
2014 €0.5M Working Groups Cohort Studies 10
2015 €30M
Longitudinal Cohort Approaches;
Advanced Experimental Models;
Risk and Protective Factors.
Closed March 10th
AG
8. JPND Annual Call Statistics
Year Call area of interest
No. of
proposals
submitted
Budget
requested
(million €)
No. of proposals
recommended for
funding
No. of
proposals
supported
Budget
supported
(million €)
Success
rate (%)
2011 Harmonization of Biomarkers 14 €31 5 4 €14 29%
2012 Risk and Protective Factors 52 €97 18 5 €17 10%
2012 Healthcare Evaluation 22 €29 9 6 €9 27%
2013 Cross-Disease Analysis 90* €112 23 10 €12.5 11%
2013 Pilot Preventive Strategies 35* €36 5 5 €7 14%
Total 213 €157m 60 30 €59.5m 18%
* pre-proposals
13. Fostering greater collaboration
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IT
18%
DE
16%
ES
9%
UK
9%
FR
5%
PT
5%
SE
4%
CA
4%
NO
3%
BE
3%
PL
3%
IE
2%
NL
2%
LU
2%
FI
2%
DK
2%
CH
2%
AU
2%
OTHERS
5%
953 Profiles
38 Countries
17. Keep up to date
• Visit the JPND website:
• http://www.jpnd.eu
• Sign up to the JPND News Feeds
• E-mail us: secretariat@jpnd.eu
@JPNDEurope
Notas del editor
Close to 85% of public research funds in the EU are spent independently by Member States
To address these diseases in their entirety
The challenge of addressing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s is a truly global one. Most neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are incurable and are strongly linked with age.
JPND will……
Enhance research capacity
Reduce duplication of research
Increase research coordination
Improve outcomes and care
(CoEN)
2011 Call for € 6M
2012-13 Call for € 8M – Pathfinder “high risk, high return” projects
28 countries working together to tackle neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s
€100 million made available since 2011
New partnership with European Commission
€30 million call on:
Longitudinal cohorts
Animal and Cell Models
Risk and Protective Factors
Over €100 million will be made available
Reports and recommendations from Action Groups feed into the overall Phase 1 Implementation plan, with the JPND Management Board making the decision on which initiatives to start and when to start them.
Mapping excercisecomprehensive landscape
Workshop with experts
Identification of gaps and unmet needs
Recommendations to MB
MB decides which actions should be implemented, for ex.
JTC for Working Groups (AG cohorts)
PPI in JTC 2015
You can keep up-to-date on outputs from Action Groups, and funded projects on the “JPND Progress” pages on the JPND website
Coordination and development of best practice
Ten JPND working groups to address methodological challenges for longitudinal cohort studies such as:
Cognition / Functional assessment
Biomarkers
Biobanking
Imaging
Health and social outcomes
Presymptomatic ND
JPND-supported projects and activities are encouraged to take part in various activities to bring JPND-supported research to the attention of as many relevant people as possible, including dissemination, communication and exploitation. ‘Dissemination and Communication’ are more than just an additional reporting burden. Communicating about JPND research which involves several JPND member countries aims to demonstrate the ways in which JPND research is contributing to future economic growth and jobs on a national and European level, and should also account for public spending by providing tangible proof that collaborative research adds value by:
showing how international collaboration has achieved more than would have otherwise been possible, notably in achieving scientific excellence, contributing to competitiveness and tackling the challenge of neurodegenerative diseases.
showing how the research outcomes are relevant to the public’s everyday lives, by (for example) creating jobs, making patient and carers’ lives more comfortable, alleviating economic + social burden.
making better use of the results, by making sure they are taken up by decision-makers to influence policy-making and by industry and the scientific community to ensure follow-up.
Strategically-planned communication with these objectives in mind is significantly different to ad hoc efforts for the sake of meeting contractual requirements.