European Partnership One Health – Antimicrobial Resistance launches its first Call

The first Call the European co-funded partnershipOne Health – Antimicrobial Resistance(EUP OHAMR) has been launched, with the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) participating as the national funding entity. Applications are open until February 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (Mainland Portugal time).

This Call, under the theme "New Treatments to Tackle AMR," aims to support transnational research and innovation projects focusing on one of the following topics:

1. identify and develop new combination treatments, using existing or innovative antimicrobials or using a combination of antimicrobials with complementary treatments, with the aim of prolonging the effectiveness of medicines and combating resistance;
2. develop tools and methods to improve adherence to treatment protocols;
3. assess the impact of antimicrobial use in veterinary medicine and agriculture on the risk of antimicrobial resistance transmission to humans and the environment, with a view to informing policies restricting the use of certain antimicrobials in human medicine.

For further information, please consult the page dedicated to this Call the FCT website and the Call page Call EUP OHAMR website.

The EUP OHAMR Partnership is co-funded under the Horizon Europe Framework Program and promotes collaboration between funding agencies in the European Research Area, with a view to financing joint transnational R&I projects in priority areas of Antimicrobial Resistance, following the One Health approach. EUP OHAMR brings together 53 organizations from 30 countries, including Portugal, represented by FCT and the Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation (AICIB).

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