title: How to Apply for and Secure EU Funding for Collaborative IBD Research Projects.
abstract: The European Union offers opportunities for high-level of funding of collaborative European research. Calls are regularly published: after the end of the FP7 funding programme the new round of Horizon 2020 calls started in 2015. Several topics are relevant to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) challenges, including chronic disease management, biomarker discovery and new treatments developments. The aim of this Viewpoint article is to describe the new Horizon 2020 instrument and the project submission procedures, and to highlight these through the description of tips and tricks, taking advantage of four examples of successful projects in the field of IBD: the SADEL, IBD-BIOM, IBD Character and BIOCYCLE projects.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Centre For Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Satsangi
authors.affiliation: Affilogic Biotech Company, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kitten
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chavez
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Centre For Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalla
authors.affiliation: Affilogic Biotech Company, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Nadege
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prel
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marie-Alice
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Meuwis
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Centre For Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Innovhub - Stazioni Sperimentali per l'Industria, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Illaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bonetti
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Centre For Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Ventham
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium edouard.louis@ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Louis
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007391:International Cooperation; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Crohn disease; European commission; funding; research; ulcerative colitis