ERA-HDHL

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ERA-HDHL aimed to provide a robust platform for implementing Joint Funding Activities that address the research challenges that are identified and described in the Strategic Research Agenda and Implementation Plans of Healthy Diet, Healthy Life (HDHL) through improving coordination and reducing the overlap between national and European funding.

Mission

ERA-HDHL was the first ERA-NET Cofund of HDHL. The ERA-NET ran for a period of six years, from February 2016 to January 2022. The first Joint Funding Activity of ERA-HDHL was to support research in the field of Biomarkers of Nutrition and Health cofunded with the European Commission. Its aim was to fund multidisciplinary transnational research consortia that used innovative and scientific approaches to increase knowledge on the development and validation of biomarkers for nutrition and health and to create a transnational network of researchers collaborating in these fields, well integrated at the international level. Five additional Joint Funding Activities were implemented based on the Implementation Plans of the HDHL. ERA-HDHL welcomed the participation of new funders, not belonging to ERA-HDHL consortium, and facilitated the collaboration between HDHL, FACCE JPI, and JPI OCEANS on nutrition and food security.

Management Framework

HDHL Bodies

Steering Committee and secretariats of the Management board, Scientific advisory board and Stakeholder advisory board.

European Commission (EC)

Coordination Unit (CU)

It is composed of a coordinator, a project manager and a financial and administrative officer, located at the French National Research Agency (ANR).

Network Steering Committee (NSC)

It is composed of one representative from each ERA-HDHL partner organization.

Executive Board (EB)

The Executive Board is composed of the Work package leaders and the Coordination Unit is the general executive body of the consortium. It oversees the timely execution of all work packages.

Call Steering Committee (CSC)

It is formed for each joint call and composed of those Network Steering Committee members taking part in the joint call (“variable geometry” principle), and additional partners outside the consortium which may join the calls.

Joint Call Secretariat

The Joint Call Secretariat serves as a central contact point for applicants, evaluators and funders involved in Joint Funding Activities.

Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC)

Partners

Country	Funding Organisation	Abbreviation	Website
Austria	Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research	BMBWF	www.bmbwf.gv.at
Belgium	Public service of Wallonia, Directorate-General Operational for Economy, Employment and Research	SPW-DG06	http://recherche-technologie.wallonie.be
Canada	Canadian Institutes of Health Research	CIHR	www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Denmark	Innovation Fund Denmark	IFD	http://innovationsfonden.dk
France	French National Research Agency	ANR	www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr
Germany	Federal Office for Agriculture and Food Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture	BLE BMEL	www.ble.de www.bmelv.de
Ireland	Science Foundation Ireland Dept. of Agriculture, Food & the Marine	SFI DAFM	www.sfi.ie www.agriculture.gov.ie
Italy	Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Ministry of University and Research	MIPAAF MUR	www.politicheagricole.gov.it www.ricercainternazionale.miur.it
The Netherlands	The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development	ZonMw	www.zonmw.nl
Poland	The National Centre for Research and Development	NCBR	www.nauka.gov.pl
Romania	National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation	ANCSI	www.ancs.ro
Spain	National Institute of Health Carlos III The State research Agency of Spain	ISCIII AEI	www.isciii.es www.aei.gob.es
Turkey	The Scientific and Technological Research Council	TUBITAK	www.tubitak.gov.tr
United Kingdom	United Kingdom Research Innovation	UKRI	www.ukri.ac.uk