HDHL-INTIMIC

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HDHL-INTIMIC (INtesTInal MICrobiomics) aims to coordinate national and regional programmes in the area of diet, intestinal microbiomics and health as well as nutrition and health in general, thereby contributing to the implementation of Healthy Diet, Healthy Life (HDHL) objectives.

Mission

HDHL-INTIMIC builds further on the Joint Action Intestinal Microbiomics and aims to combine and strengthen efforts to support research and implement a transnational Knowledge Platform on the interrelation of the intestinal microbiome, diet and health. There is increasing scientific evidence that the intestinal microbiome and its composition greatly influence metabolic processes and thereby affecting the onset and development of lifestyle-related diseases. However, the underlying mechanisms of these interrelations are still largely unknown.

Aim

The overall aim of HDHL-INTIMIC is to build a solid knowledge base for the development of new strategies and products for health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases through diet-dependent modulation of the intestinal microbiome.

Who?

Fourteen funding organisations from nine HDHL partner countries combined their efforts to fund excellent research projects and support the establishment of a transnational and transdisciplinary Knowledge Platform.

Partner Organisations

Partners

Country	Funding Organisation	Abbreviation	Website
Austria	Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research	BMBWF
Belgium	Flanders’ Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Fund for Scientific Research	ILVO FNRS	www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/
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/
Israel	Ministry of Science, Technology and Space	MoST
Italy	Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Ministry of Universities 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
Spain	National Institute of Health Carlos III State Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación)	ISCIII AEI	www.isciii.es
Sweden	The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning	Formas	www.formas.se/

The responsible organsation for the coordination of the HDHL-INTIMIC ERA-NET is Project Management Agency in the German Aerospace Center (DLR-PT) - Health Research.

Dr. Kristina Foterek (Coordinating Officer)
T: +49 228 3821 1161
E: kristina.foterek@dlr.de (cc: nutrition-hdhl@dlr.de)

Dr. Felicitas Bosen (Scientific Officer) Dr. Ann Siehoff (Scientific Officer)

E: Felicitas.Bosen@dlr.de E: Ann.Siehoff@dlr.de

Management Framework

Network Coordination Unit (NCU)

The NCU is the intermediary between the Consortium and the European Commission and is responsible for the overall coordination of the HDHL-INTIMIC Action. It is composed of the coordinating officer, two project managers and a financial and administrative project officer, located at the Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR-PT).

Network Steering Committee (NSC)

The Network Steering Committee is the highest body responsible for the execution of the HDHL-INTIMIC Action. It is composed of one representative from each HDHL-INTIMIC partner organisation.

Executive Board (EB)

The Executive Board is composed of one representative from each ERA-HDHL partner organization. It is the general executive body of the consortium and oversees the timely execution of all work packages. It is composed of the work package leaders and the NCU.

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. The Call Steering Committee makes all decisions related to the implementation of the calls, including the scoping of the call, the evaluation process and monitoring of funded projects.

Joint Call Secretariat (JCS) / Joint Funding Action Secretariat (JFAS)

The Joint Funding Secretariat/ Joint Funding Action Secretariat serves as a central contact point for applicants, evaluators and funders for the cofunded call or for the additional Joint Funding Activities. The JCS/JFAS is the central contact point for all joint call activities.

Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC)

The Scientific Evaluation Committee is a panel of internationally recognised scientific experts without conflict of interest, who are responsible for the evaluation of submitted proposals.

Reseach Activities

A joint transnational call on the "Interrelation of the Intestinal Microbiome, Diet and Health" cofunded by the European Union was launched on the 26th of January 2017. This call aimed on gaining knowledge on the basic understanding of the gut microbiome and it's causal relation to health, the impact of dietary components and strategies for preventive and therapeutic applications.

Complementary to this research call, a comprehensive "Knowledge Platform for Intestinal Microbiomics, Diet and Health" will be implemented as an additional networking action. It is aimed to support networking between research consortia funded under HDHL-INTIMIC as well as the ones funded through previous joint actions such as "Intestinal Microbiomics" or other relevant initiatives. It will be open to scientists from all relevant disciplines as well as stakeholders and will aim at fostering cooperation in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and method standardisation.

Calls

Cofunded Call

Interrelation of the Intestinal Microbiome, Diet and Health (HDHL-INTIMIC 2017)

Additional Call

Knowledge Platform (HDHL-INTIMIC 2018)

METADIS (HDHL-INTIMIC 2019)

PREPHOBES (HDHL-INTIMIC 2020)

STAMIFY (HDHL-INTIMIC 2021)

Other activities

In addition, the INTIMIC coordination unit at DLR-PT, Germany, represents HDHL in the CSA “MicrobiomeSupport - Towards coordinated microbiome Research and Innovation activities in the food system to support European and international bioeconomy goals” that runs from November 2018 until October 2022.