Horizon Europe

National Contact Points

National Contact Points (NCPs) are responsible for providing support, advice and assistance to the whole scientific and relevant business community on all aspects of the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe).

The main responsibilities and activities of the Health NCPs are:

 

  1. Inform and raise awareness in the national community about Horizon Europe and associated programmes in the area of Health.
  2. Disseminate general and specific information about Horizon Europe and associated programmes in the area of Health, including open calls, rules of participation, and proposal submission.
  3. Provide specific assistance to researchers and organizations in order to improve national participation in Horizon Europe: call identification and topic framing, action types, partner search, rules of participation, role and responsibilities of consortium members, ethical aspects, etc.
  4. Organise promotional events (infodays, seminars, conferences, newsletters, workshops) and training events (e.g. proposal writing).
  5. Raise awareness of innovation activities in Horizon Europe, in particular with regard to the participation of businesses and public administration.
  6. Inform about other European research and innovation programmes relevant to Health (European Health Programme, COSNIE, Eureka, future Digital Europe, etc) and establish collaboration networks with their support services.
  7. Collaborate in the preparation of the national position on the Health Committee Programme, associated programmes and partnerships, through consultation with the national community and strategic coordination within the PERIN network.
  8. Systematically monitor the results of tenders in the area of Health, contributing to the update of the “Observatory of National Participation in European Programmes”, supervised by the PERIN network.
  9. Elaborate periodic analyses and reports on the national participation in the health area, defining improvement strategies.
Anabela Isidro

Anabela Isidro

Member of the Board
National Contact Point and National Delegate for Health in Horizon Europe

anabela.isidro@aicib.pt

+351 910 700 176
Call to a Portuguese mobile

Isabel Carvalho-Oliveira

Isabel Carvalho-Oliveira

National Contact Point and National Delegate for Health in Horizon Europe

isabel.oliveira@aicib.pt

+351 910 502 378
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Ana Rita Pinto

Ana Rita Pinto

National Contact Point and National Delegate for Health in Horizon Europe

National Contact Point for Health in the Digital Europe Programme

ana.rita.pinto@aicib.pt

+351 910 499 123
Call to a Portuguese mobile

For more information about the NPCs of the various areas of Horizon Europe see the Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network – PERIN Website.