Clinical research and biomedicine - EU's general research and technological development policy: the framework programmes

5 important questions on Clinical research and biomedicine - EU's general research and technological development policy: the framework programmes

Can EU institutions take measures to have impact in the field of clinical research? Which provisions?

There are some provisions related to research
  • Art. 179 TFEU: strengthening scientific and technological basis by achieving a European Research Area
    • this is soft law
    • directives and reg are therefore based on another provisions art. 114

What are the non binding provisions that encourage MS to strengthen the community?

  • Art. 180 TFEU: training, mobility, information dissemination
  • Art. 181.2: linked to OMC, exchange of best practices
  • Art. 182: framework programs
    • it is the legal basis for horizon 2020

How has the union coordinated and funded clinical research over the years?

  • 2007-2013: Seventh Framework Program
  • 2014-2020: Horizon2020
  • °2007: European Research Council
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What are the indirect effect of EU-level funding? (5)

  • It steers researches in the directed of what is funded by the EU
  • EU may have an influence on what is regarded as ethically (not) acceptable research
    • bv. Embryonic stem cell research
  • Convergence by the development of common methodologies in research
  • Promotion of research that might not be viable on a purely national level
    • bv. Orphan disease
  • Influence on legislative developments

What is Horizon 2020?

It is a financial instrument
  • it is the biggest EU Research & innovation program ever with nearly 80 billion of funding
  • it promises more breakthroughs, discoveries

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