EU4Health call for next-generation respiratory protection (HERA) - CP-g-24-11

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Reference

EU4H-2024-PJ-01-2

Opening date

23 May 2024

Deadline model

Single-stage

Deadline date

5 September 2024

Call for proposals for next-generation respiratory protection (HERA) - CP-g-24-11

EU4H-2024-PJ-01-2

Topic

Call for proposal

General information

Programme

EU4 Health Programme (EU4H)

Call

HERA Action Grants - first wave (EU4H-2024-PJ-01)

Type of action

EU4H-PJG EU4H Project Grants

Type of MGA

EU4H Action Grant Budget-Based [EU4H-AG]

Open For Submission

Deadline model

single-stage

Opening date

23 May 2024

Deadline date

05 September 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time

Topic description

Objective:

Through this action, HERA will support the development of next-generation respiratory PPE that addresses and/or mitigates the above-mentioned issues (see section 1.2), ending a 30-year period of no significant innovation in the field and ultimately ensuring a more effective response to future cross-border health threats, with an all-threats approach. In this context, it implements the EU4Health general objective of improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicinal products and medical devices, and crisis-relevant products in the Union, and supports the innovation of such products (Article 3, point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/522) through the specific objectives defined in Article 4, points (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/522.

The objective of this action is to foster innovation and support the development of next-generation respiratory PPE that overcomes the limitations outlined above and result in increased availability of enhanced medical countermeasures for pandemic preparedness and response.

Scope:

Applicants might develop completely new technologies or rely on reformulated designs and novel applications of existing materials and technologies. Applicants need to propose a detailed plan to design, prototype, validate, and CE-mark innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable next-generation respirators. To overcome the limitations outlined above, they need to offer higher levels of protection than FFP2 respirators while being universally fitting, enabling comfortable multi-hour use.

Different solutions may target different populations (e.g., clinicians, critical workers, the public, etc.). Proposals should include a dissemination and market readiness plan that ensures a market for the product in preparedness times - e.g., through stockpiling or active use. This plan should generate sufficient demand to set up production.

Importantly, developers also need to demonstrate feasibility for a rapid production scale-up once a public health emergency materialises, possibly relying on distributed manufacturing solutions and use of accessible raw materials. Products should demonstrate the potential to be at a cost that will allow for a switch from the currently used PPE. To encourage sustainability, products should be reusable, less harmful to the environment and ideally foster environmentally friendly production. Proposals need to take into consideration that next generation respiratory devices should be easy to store (e.g., occupying minimum space in stockpiles and having long expiry dates) and simple to use by the target population.

Expected Impact:

This action will support bringing next-generation PPE to the market to provide sustainable, universal and effective choices for the personal protection of healthcare and other essential workers, patients and the public. Superior respiratory protection will be available for stockpiling, scale-up and uptake by healthcare systems and the public in response to future pandemics or epidemics. The reduction of the use of single-use products will make the EU less vulnerable to supply chain disruptions.

Cost-effective and user-friendly next-generation respirators will slowly replace regular respirators and be deployed at national, regional, and local levels, ensuring better preparedness for future pandemics and other cross-border health threats. Widely incorporating improved respirators into clinical practice will also lead to better protection for healthcare workers and patients already in preparedness times, and overall improved health outcomes.

Topic conditions and documents

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: described in section 5 of the call document

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System

2. Eligible countries: described in section 6 of of the call document

3. Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document

5. Evaluation and award:

Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document

Submission and evaluation processes: described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual

Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document

Documents

Call documents:

Call document

Standard application form ([ToA])

Detailed budget table ([ToA])

EU4Health Programme General MGA v1.1

EU4Health Work Programme 2024

EU4Health Regulation 2021/522

EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046

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EU4H Project Grants [EU4H-PJG], EU4H Action Grant Budget-Based [EU4H-AG]

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(BE) Poziv za predlaganje projekata u okviru EU4Health programa-respiratorna zaštita nove generacije (HERA) - CP-g-24-11

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