title: Basic and clinical proteomics from the EU Health Research perspective.
abstract: The European Union (EU) is one of the main public funders of research in Europe and its major instrument for funding is the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7). The bulk of funding in FP7 goes to collaborative research, with the objective of establishing excellent research projects and networks. Understanding the functions of proteins is essential for the rational development of disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, therefore the EU has largely invested in proteomics, in particular for technology development, data standardisation and sharing efforts, and the application of proteomics in the clinic. The scientific community, including both academia and industry, is encouraged to apply for FP7 funding so that the EU can even more efficiently support innovative health research and ultimately, bring better healthcare to patients.
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, Health Directorate, Brussels, Belgium. tomasz.dylag@ec.europa.eu
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dyląg
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jehenson
authors.forename: Jan-Willem
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van de Loo
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sanne
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D005062:European Union / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D040901:Proteomics / Q000191:economics*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics