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Information for JPI AMR 2017 call applicants

Jan 26, 2017

We would like to inform all JPI AMR 2017 call applicants that Czech Republic has joined the call. Therefore, call documents, including pre-proposal application form, have been updated. Read here for more information about the call.    

Fifth Joint Call “Prevention and Intervention Strategies to Control AMR infections” opens today

Jan 17, 2017

The JPIAMR in partnership with 14 countries (Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) is launching a fifth joint call for transnational research Projects. The call targets research in the following topic: Comparison of prevention, control and intervention strategies for AMR infections through multidisciplinary studies, including One […]

JPIs launch brochure highlighting key achievements

Dec 6, 2016

At the fifth anniversary of the launch of the second wave of Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI), the ten initiatives present a new brochure and factsheets on all JPIs. The new folder explains the benefits of participating in a Joint Programming Initiative, provides an overview of the governance model and highlights the implementation actions for transnational […]

JPIAMR pre-announces call on intervention strategies

Nov 18, 2016

Today, at European Antibiotic Awareness Day in Brussels, JPIAMR Chair Carlos Segovia announces our new research proposal call on prevention and intervention strategies to control AMR infections. Read more on the pre-announcement here

JPIAMR funds 32 new research projects

Nov 18, 2016

JPIAMR just awarded 28.3 M EUR to 19 research projects to bridge the knowledge gap on AMR transmission mechanisms. 19 project consortia with a total of 96 research groups from 16 countries were awarded 28.3 M EUR for 3 years of research from JPIAMR member countries and the European Commission under the ERA-NET Co-fund scheme. […]

Call Pre-announcement “Prevention and intervention strategies to Control AMR infections”

Nov 15, 2016

Call Pre-announcement JPIAMR is launching a new research of proposals call in the area of Interventions with a total budget of about 12 M EUR and the participation of approximately 12 countries. The primary aim of the fifth joint call of JPIAMR is to compare prevention, control, and intervention strategies to prevent the development, transmission […]

JPIAMR at European Antibiotic Awareness Day, EAAD

Nov 15, 2016

  JPIAMR is supporting the WHO World Antibiotic Awareness Week and is also an active partner in the ECDC European Antibiotic Awareness Day November 18th.  Considerable efforts in research, health care, animal health, food production and environmental technology has to be done to counteract the development of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, organizations all over Europe has […]

CORBEL launches 1st Open Call for research projects

Oct 27, 2016

CORBEL – Coordinated Research Infrastructures Building Enduring Life-science services – is an EC Horizon2020 project uniting 11 Biological and Medical Science Research Infrastructures (RIs). In CORBEL, the participating RIs expand their cooperation in order to harmonise researchers’ access to their cutting-edge technologies and services by establishing a sustainable platform of aligned services that will enable […]

AMR lifted at UN General Assembly

Sep 23, 2016

On the 21st of September, the UN General Assembly convened to discuss on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for the first time. Representatives from 193 countries signed a declaration to “Act on AMR”, which signals a strong commitment to curb the global overuse of medicines to treat disease. Since 2010, the Joint Programming Initiative on antimicrobial resistance, […]

JPIAMR Workshop “The interplay between AMR Surveillance and Science”

Sep 20, 2016

JPIAMR Workshop “The interplay between AMR Surveillance and Science” Oslo, Norway October 12-13. 2016 Surveillance is a key component of any strategy to counteract the spread and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  Present surveillance systems have severe limitations  and the purpose of the workshop is to explore how surveillance systems can be developed to support […]