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EU Horizon Europe - find calls within medicine

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On this page we have pinpointed calls within the EU's Horizon Europe framework programme that are particularly interesting for us at the Faculty of Medicine.

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General information

Horizon Europe is the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation for 2021–2027 with a total budget of close to EUR 95,5 billion. The programme is structured around three priorities: Excellent Science, Global Challenges and European Industrial competitiveness and Innovative Europe. Within these pillars, a variety of calls can be found, where some have general objectives, whereas others have narrower and targeted objectives.

Targeted calls for the Faculty of Medicine

On this page you will find a collection of targeted calls for collaborative projects related to research fields at the Faculty of Medicine, mostly located pillar II Global Challenges. You may coordinate a proposal but you can also participate as partner. Please reach out to you international network to find partners interested in the same topic as you or to join ongoing initiatives.

Support and questions

If you are interested and would like support in taking the next steps, please contact Lund University’s Research Services as early as possible. Research Services provides support throughout the entire process, from application to completed project. You receive guidance on the EU programme’s offerings and help finding suitable calls for proposals. You will receive advice on the consortium, how to match your project to the call, as well as tips and templates for working on the application—both the administrative part and the budget work—and help with parts of the application text.

About the calls

Most opportunities are located in Cluster 1 – Health. This cluster supports research that advances the health and well being of people of all ages by generating new knowledge, developing innovative solutions, and, where relevant, integrating a gender perspective to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases. The opportunities needs international and collaborative efforts and are expected to contribute to the predefined challenges described in the call topic texts. Researchers working in clinical, biomedical, public health, digital health or translational domains will find most relevant calls here. 

Health related research can also be funded through the EU Mission on Cancer, which targets the entire cancer continuum, from prevention and early detection to treatment and quality of life. 

In addition, several European Partnerships linked to Horizon Europe offer dedicated funding opportunities for collaborative, multi disciplinary health research.

Open and planned calls:

  • Cluster 1 – Health
  • Mission Cancer
  • Partnership programmes
  • European Innovation Council (Pillar III)
  • Other opportunities in the Horizon Europe scheme

Current and upcoming calls

Read more about calls within medicine and health below.

Call texts for below topics are found in this document: 
Horizon Europe, Work Programme 2026-2027, 4. Health (PDF, 3 MB, new tab)

When open, calls are published through the EU Funding and Tenders Portal:
EU Funding and Tenders Portal

Calls with planned deadline in 2027

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Addressing disabilities through the life course to support independent living and inclusion
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-STAYHLTH-01 (page 36)

Integrating climate-related exposures into the human exposome and characterising its changes in response to climate change 
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-ENVHLTH-02 (page 54)

MISSCLIMA-03: Tools and technologies to support health adaptation to climate change
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-ENVHLTH-MISSCLIMA-03 (page 59)

Development of novel broad spectrum small molecule antiviral therapeutics for pathogens with epidemic potential
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-05 (page 104)

Development of monoclonal antibodies to prevent and treat infections from Flaviviruses HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-06 (page 107)

Development of monoclonal antibodies to prevent and treat infections from Filo- Phenui-, Picorna- and Toga Viridae
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-07 (page 110)

Development of innovative antimicrobials or antibody-based therapies against critical pathogens resistant to antimicrobials (AMR)
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-08 (page 113)

Prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases in children and young people (GACD)
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-10 (page 116)

Clinical trials for advancing innovative interventions for neurodegenerative diseases
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-DISEASE-14-two-stage (page 121)

Personalised approaches to reduce risks from Adverse Drug Reactions due to administration of multiple medications
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-CARE-02 (page 140)

Development of predictive biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response by using AI methodologies for chronic communicable diseases
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-TOOL-01 (page 162)

Virtual Human Twins (VHTs) for integrated clinical decision support in prevention and diagnosis
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03-TOOL-04 (page 169)

Cell-free protein synthesis platforms for discovery and/or production of biologicals
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-IND-01 (page 184)

Innovative healthcare interventions for non-communicable diseases
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-DISEASE-01-two-stage (page 99)

Portable and versatile Point-of-care diagnostics
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-IND-02-two-stage (page 187)

Advancing bio-printing of living cells for regenerative medicine
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03-TOOL-02 (page 166)

In Work Programme 2026 and 2027 the calls below are planned.

Call texts for below topics are found in this document: 
Horizon Europe, Work Programme 2026-2027, 12. Missions (PDF, 3 MB, new tab)

When open, calls are published through the EU Funding and Tenders Portal:
EU Funding and Tenders Portal

2026

Calls with deadline 15 September 2026. 

The links below will direct you to the correct page in the Mission document, unless you are using Microsoft Edge or if you are using another browser with an Adobe Acrobat extension. In those cases, either disable the extension or manually look up the page number after the link. The links will be opened in a new tab.

Virtual Human Twin (VHT) Models for Cancer Research
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-01 (page 67)

Microbiome for early cancer prediction before onset of disease
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-02 (page 70)

Pragmatic clinical trials to optimise immunotherapeutic interventions for cancer patients with refractory cancerHORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-03 (page 72)

Earlier and more precise palliative care
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-04 (page 73)

Boosting mental health of young cancer survivors through the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC)
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-05 (page 75)

Development of a capacity building programme on cancer research with and for Ukraine 
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-06 (page 76)

Improve the Quality of Life of older cancer patients
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-07 (page 78)

2027

Call texts for the topics below are found in this document: 
Annex XII Horizon Europe, Work Programme 2026-2027, 12. Missions (PDF, 3 MB, new tab)

Leveraging functional genomics to reveal novel targets for cancer treatment
HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-01

Clinical research by Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures for the benefit of patients with common cancers 
HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-02

Phase 1 including first-in-human clinical trials to test biomarker-guided medicines or multi-modal treatment interventions for patients with rare or very rare cancers or cancer subtypes
HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-03

Improving equitable health outcomes and added value for and with cancer patients through health-economics research, health systems research and outcomes research HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-04

Pre-commercial procurement of affordable solutions for healthcare systems in the areas of cancer technologies, cancer medical devices, or cancer medicines 
HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-05

Support a Young Cancer Survivor Quality of Life (QoL) research programme by cancer charities and funding agencies HORIZON-MISS-2027-02-CANCER-06

Below you find the European Partnerships and links to their websites where their opportunities can be found. 

EIC Pathfinder Challenge - Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing 

To develop biotechnology-based or pharmaceutical interventions that prevent, delay, or reverse age-related diseases. The Challenge will focus on advancing biotechnology for healthy ageing, promoting personalised care through molecular profiling, guiding policymakers and developers on regulatory approaches, and raising public awareness about healthy longevity. Deadline October 2026.

Go to EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 (EIC website)

EIC Bottom-up funding

Research infrastructures (Pillar I)

The Research Infrastructures programme (RI) is thematically broad, but several topics may provide direct support to medical research, especially through access to data, biobanks, advanced instrumentation, or EU’s major medical research infrastructures (for example EBRAINS).

List of call topics and call texts are found in this document:
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 3. Research Infrastructures (PDF, 914 kB, new tab) 

Three examples of calls

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Widening (Pillar IV)

List of call topics and call texts are found in this document:
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 11. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (PDF, 1 MB, new tab)

Contact

More information about EU's framework programme and contact details (Staff Pages)

Mailing list Horizon Europe

Register for their Horizon Europe mailing list (Research Services' blogg)

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