Enhancing and enlarging the European Partnership on Personalised Medicine (EP PerMEd) (Top-up)

Expected Outcome:This topic aims at supporting activities that are enabling or contributing to one or several expected impacts of destination “Ensuring equal access to innovative, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare”. To that end, proposals under this topic should aim to deliver results that are directed at, tailored towards and contributing to all the following expected outcomes:European countries and regions, along with international partners, are engaged in enhanced collaborative research efforts for the development of innovative personalised medicine approaches regarding prevention, diagnosis and treatment.Healthcare authorities, policymakers and other stakeholders develop evidence-based strategies and policies for the uptake of personalised medicine in national or regional healthcare systems.Health industries, policymakers and other stakeholders have access to efficient measures and investments to allow swift transfer of research and innovation into market.Health industries and other stakeholders can accelerate the uptake of personalised medicine through the adoption of innovative business models.Healthcare authorities, policymakers and other stakeholders use improved knowledge and understanding of the health and costs benefits of personalised medicine to optimise healthcare and make healthcare systems more sustainable.Healthcare providers and professionals improve health outcomes, prevent diseases and maintain population health through the implementation of personalised medicine.Stronger and highly connected local/regional ecosystems of stakeholders, including innovators, are in place and facilitate the uptake of successful innovations in personalised medicine, thus improving healthcare outcomes and strengthening European competitiveness.Citizens, patients and healthcare professionals have a better knowledge of personalised medicine and are better involved in its implementation.Stakeholders cooperate better and establish a network of national and regional