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Open Access: the ‘Plan S’
Research and academic groundwork funded with public means should be free and open to everyone. That is the principle behind Open Access that was formulated in 2003 in the Berlin Declaration.
Enabling the spread of good research – a day in the life of an Editor-in-Chief
Most conversations with the Editor of a scientific journal usually revolve around the acceptance (hooray!) or rejection (oh no!) of our research work.
Read moreFUNDING ALERT: Calls published on ATMPs, T cells and cancer research
In recent weeks, two Calls for proposals were published that offer relevant funding opportunities for hematologists:
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Current status of the Clinical Trials Regulation
HemAffairs Article #2 – June 2019
In 2014 the European Parliament approved the Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR) that is supposed to replace the Clinical Trials Directive (CTD) from 2001. Five years later, the regulation has not yet become applicable.
EU Elections and Health Policy
HemAffairs Article #1 – June 2019
2019 will see significant changes within the European institutions.
HARMONY: Big data for better and faster treatment
HARMONY Alliance: A European Network of Excellence for Big Data in Hematology - Enabling Better and Faster Treatment based on Big Data technologies
Despite data being a key driver for modern evidence-based medicine, we have been struggling with the same challenge for…
Mission ‘Gene Therapy’ for Horizon Europe
Mission ‘Gene Therapy’ for Horizon Europe
Advanced therapies, such as gene therapy, hold promise for treating a wide range of chronic diseases and improving patients’ quality of life.
“Who dares wins,” - Elizabeth Macintyre, woman in hematology/EHA volunteer
Elizabeth Macintyre is currently EHA Board Secretary. She got her MD/PhD is Britain, her PhD in France and post-doc in America.
Read moreUptake of CAR T cell therapy in Europe
Gene (editing) therapy continues to break ground in hematology, showing promising results in tackling severe blood cancers. Yet, its uptake in the European Union is slow, with few patients benefiting from it so far.
Read moreIMI2 Call for Research Proposals
The indicative budget for this topic is 40 million Euro, half of which by way of an in kind contribution from Industry Consortium EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations) companies.
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