EU-funded Projects
The European Union has provided a framework for various research and innovation funding programs since 1984. Following Horizon 2020 (2014-2020), Horizon Europe (2021-2027) was launched as the ninth research framework program. Below, you will find a list of currently within Horizon Europe and EU4Health funded projects at the UMG.

Cluster Health
ESCAPE – Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
Project title: Evaluation of a patient-centred biopsychosocial blended collaborative care pathway for the treatment of multi-morbid elderly patients
Duration: 04/2021-09/2026
Department: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Coordinator: Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Further information: Press release 14.04.2021
INVENTS – Prof. Dr. Friede, Department of Medical Statistics
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Tim Friede
Project title: INVENTS - Innovative designs, extrapolation, simulation methods and evidence-tools for rare diseases addressing regulatory needs
Duration: 01/2024-12/2028
Department: Department of Medical Statistics
Coordinator: Institut national de la sante et de la recherche medicale (Inserm), France
Further information: information in CORDIS; INVENTS website
PAINLESS – Prof. Dr. Andrea Antal, Department of Neurology
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Andrea Antal
Project title: Pain relief in palliative care of cancer using home-based neuromodulation and predictive biomarkers
Duration: 06/2022-05/2027
Department: Department of Neurology
Coordinator: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Further information: Website PAINLESS
REMEDI4ALL – Dr. Lars Schlotawa, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lars Schlotawa
Project title: Building a sustainable european innovation platform to enhance the repurposing of medicines for all
Duration: 09/2022-08/2027
Department: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Coordinator: EATRIS ERIC, Netherlands
Further information: Website REMEDI4ALL
VαMPiRE - Prof. Dr. Tiago Outeiro, Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Tiago Outeiro
Project title: VαMPiRE - Validation of α-synuclein Modifications in Parkinson’s dIsoRder Evolution
Duration: 11/2024-04/2029
Department: Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration
Coordinator: LINKCARE HEALTH SERVICES SL, Spain
Further information: VαMPiRE in CORDIS; VαMPiRE website
Innovative Medicines Initiative
Screen4Care – PD Dr. Jana Zschüntzsch, Department of Neurology
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jana Zschüntzsch
Co-Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Krefting, Institut für Medizinische Informatik und Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Wilichowski, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Project title: Shortening the path to rare disease diagnosis by using newborn genetic screening and digital technologies
Duration: 10/2021-09/2026
Department: Department of Neurology
Coordination of Consortium: Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy
Further information: Website Screen4Care
Cluster Civil Security for Society
HARPOCRATES – Prof. Dr. Dagmar Krefting, Department of Medical lnformatics
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Krefting
Project title: Federated Data Sharing and Analysis for Social Utility
Duration: 10/2022-09/2025
Department: Department of Medical lnformatics
Coordination of Consortium: Tampereen Korkeakoulusaatio SR (Tampere University), Finland
Further information: HARPOCRATES in CORDIS
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
BE-LIGHT – Prof. Dr. Silvio Rizzoli, Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology
Funding action: Doctoral Network
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Silvio Rizzoli
Project title: Improving BiomEdical diagnosis through LIGHT-based technologies and machine learning
Duration: 10/2023-09/2027
Department: Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology
Coordinator: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Further information: BE-LIGHT in CORDIS
OPTOCODE – Dr. Anna Vavakou, Department of Auditory Neuroscience
Funding action: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Vavakou
Project title: In vivo assessment of the optical cochlear implant performance: coding strategy optimization
Duration: 09/2023-11/2025
Department: Department of Auditory Neuroscience
Further information: OPTOCODE in CORDIS
SHARE-CTD – Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sax, Department of Medical lnformatics
Funding action: Doctoral Network
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sax
Project title: Sharing and re-using clinical trial data to maximise impact
Duration: 01/2024-12/2027
Department: Department of Medical lnformatics
Coordinator: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Weiterführende Links: SHARE-CTD in CORDIS; SHARE-CTD website
EU4Health
EUnetCCC – Prof. Dr. Stefan Rieken, Göttingen Comprehensive Cancer Center (G-CCC)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Stefan Rieken
Project title: The European Comprehensive Cancer Centre Network
Duration: 11/2024-10/2028
Department: Göttingen Comprehensive Cancer Center (G-CCC)
Coordinator: Institut National du Cancer, France
Further information: Website EUnetCCC
Further information