Infect-ERA partners

Austria

FWF

Austrian Science Fund

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria's central body for the promotion of basic research. It is equally committed to all fields of science and the humanities and in all its activities is guided solely by the standards of the international scientific community.

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Belgium

IWT-Flanders

Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology

IWT (Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology) is a governmental agency established by the Flemish Government. Since innovation policy is a regional matter in Belgium, IWT-Flanders is the key organisation for support and promotion of R&D and innovation in Flanders. IWT-Flanders provided 300 million Euros in funding (2012).

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Denmark

InnovationsFonden

InnovationsFonden was established as of 1 April 2014 by bringing together research, technology development and innovation grants from the Danish Council of Strategic Research, the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation and the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation into one new powerful foundation. The overall aim of InnovationsFonden is to support the development of knowledge and technology, including advanced technology, in order to strengthen research and innovative solutions that may benefit growth and employment in Denmark.

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France

ANR

French National Research Agency

ANR was founded in 2005 and is a funding agency that aims to increase the number of research projects from the entire scientific community, and to provide funding based on calls for proposals and peer review selection processes. The ANR targets both public institutions and industries to produce new knowledge and promote partnerships between public and industrial laboratories.

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Germany

PtJ BMBF

Project Management Jülich for Federal Ministry of Education and Research

With expertise in research and innovation management, Project Management Jülich (PtJ) supports its clients in the German Federal Government such as the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the federal states as well as the European Commission in implementing their research policy goals with a focus on project funding and setting their course of research.

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Hungary

OTKA

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund

OTKA has been the major funding agency of basic science and scholarship since 1986. Upon a government decree, OTKA has been operating as an independent non-profit organization within HAS budget since 1991. It is established to provide independent support to scientific research activities and infrastructure, to promote scientific achievements of international standards, and to assist young researchers.

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HAS

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

The HAS is a national institution that functions as a public-law association in keeping with Academy Law No. XL of 1994 as amended in 2009. The Academy comes under a separate heading in the central budget of the Government. To perform its duties, the Academy shall establish and operate a publicly funded research network.

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Israel

CSO-MOH

The Chief Scientist Office, Israeli Ministry of Health

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) through its Medical Research Administration is a pivotal organization in Israel for managing and funding of bio-medical and medical research. The strategic approach is to support investigator-initiated, health-related research projects performed in hospitals, universities and research institutes.

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Poland

NCBR

National Centre for Research and Development

The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) is a national legal person established to perform the tasks within science and innovation policy. The main task of NCBR is to manage and implement strategic scientific research and development programmes, that translate directly into innovation development.

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NCN

National Science Centre

The National Science Centre (NCN) is an agency established to fund basic research. We are inspired by the best practices in research funding and we follow a strictly bottom-up approach. Our funding portfolio includes 8 funding schemes for researchers at every stage of their career.

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Portugal

FCT

Fundaçãopara a Ciência e a Tecnologia

The FCT is the Portugal’s main funding agency for research in Portugal. It is a public autonomous institute under the aegis of the Ministry Education and Science, which covers all fields of science, from natural sciences to humanities, normally in a responsive mode, aiming at capability enhancement and research excellence.

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Romania

ANSCI

Autoritatea Nationala Pentru Cercetare Stiintifica Siinovare

The national authority for scientific research and innovation (ANSCI) is the specialized organization of the central public administration applying the strategies and programmes of the Romanian Government in the field of R&D, being also responsible with the implementation and promotion of the 7th Framework Programme in Romania.

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Spain

MINECO

Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

MINECO is responsible for elaborating and implementing government policies on scientific research, technological development and innovation in all sectors, as well as for coordinating state-owned research institutions. In particular, it is responsible for the proposal, management and monitoring of the national programmes and strategic actions of the national plan for scientific research, development and technological innovation.

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ISCIII

The National Institute of Health Carlos III

The National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII) is the main funding body for Biomedical and Health Research in Spain, as it manages the Strategic Action for Health Research (AES) of the National R&D Plan. In 2012, ISCIII allocated over 6.7 M€ to fund extramural infectious disease research.

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