ERA-CVD

ERA-CVD: ERA-NET for Research Programs on Cardiovascular Diseases

FCT is a partner inERA-CVD, a project that aims to strengthen transnational cooperation between organizations that fund research into cardiovascular diseases, for a period of five years (2015-2020), extended until 2022. Thisconsortiumis made up of 24 organizations from 19 countries.

In addition to the FCT, the Ministry of Health also participates in this network through the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), which is responsible for implementing theNational Program for Cerebrovascular Diseases (PNDCCV). Recognizing that institutional cooperation is an asset for the promotion and advancement of scientific knowledge and technological development, a Protocol was signed between the FCT and the DGS/PNDCCV to develop the common goal of these entities and better support the national scientific community that conducts research in the field of cardiovascular diseases.

One of ERA-CVD's main objectives is to fund transnational Research and Development (R&D) projects in cardiovascular research. To this end, five Joint Calls (JTC2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020) have been launched annually. The funded projects are presented in the following links:

• Projects funded by the CTC in 2016.
• Projects funded by the CTC in 2017.
• Projects funded by the CTC in 2018.
• Projects funded by the CTC in 2019.
• Projects funded by the CTC in 2020.

This initiative has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 680969.