Announcing Institution:

National Science Centre with JPI AMR network

Subject of the call:

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the major global health and development challenges of the 21st century. The threat of AMR is particularly high in resource-limited and high-risk settings. This is linked to weak human and animal health systems; diverse means of food production, processing and consumption; food safety and food security; water, hygiene and sanitation challenges; and the global movement of people and goods

AMR has become one of the major global health and development challenges of the 21st century. The threat of AMR is particularly high in resource-limited and high-risk settings. This is linked to issues such as weak human and animal health systems; diverse means of food production, processing and consumption; food safety and food security; water, hygiene and sanitation challenges; and the global movement of people and goods.

Scope of the call:

Projects should aim to either:

• Develop strategies, tools, technologies, and methods for the detection, monitoring, profiling and/or surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and dynamics leading to resistance.
• Study ways to facilitate and implement the uptake and use of existing strategies, tools, technologies, and/or methods for the detection, monitoring, profiling and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and dynamics leading to resistance.

Suggested Focal Areas:

• Establish the validity of new or improved diagnostic tools, technologies and methods.
• Evaluate how new or improved diagnostics can promote more prudent use of antibiotics (e.g. narrow spectrum antibiotics) in human and veterinary use
• Rapid diagnostics (essential for optimal antimicrobial selection) and point-of-care techniques, to improve personalised or individual therapies
• Development of new, or more efficient use and accessibility of already existing, tools, technologies and/or methods to detect AMR in multiple reservoirs, for example human, animal and environmental samples

Projects are encouraged to consider the global use of the tools, technologies and methods, including use in low and lower middle income settings (e.g. lack of laboratory facilities, affordable diagnostic tests, unreliable or unavailable electricity supplies or points-of-care-tests).

Participating countries & eligibility

• Full eligibility criteria is included in the Call text, below.
• Consortia of eligible scientists from participating JPIAMR member countries and eligible countries in Africa and Asia may apply to this call.
• Applicants must adhere to the specific regulations of their national funding organisation, see Annex B.
• Consortia must include a minimum of three and a maximum of six project partners from at least three eligible countries.
• Participating JPIAMR member countries include Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain and Sweden.
• China and specified LMICs in Southeast and South Asia (DAC list) will be funded by IDRC (See Annex B).
• Low income countries in Africa will be funded by SIDA (See Annex B).

Information and application:

• Call text. All specific information on the 9th call.
• Proposal Application Form. Mandatory for submitting proposals. No other routes are accepted
• Application website: Applications should be submitted via https://ptoutline.eu/app/JPIAMR2019 
• Pre-eligibility check form for Italian applicants. For more information, see the specific requirements in the call text (Annex B).

Deadlines for application:

• pre-proposal - 18th February 2019 (11:00 CET)
• full proposal – 17th June 2019 (11:00 CET)

More information:

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