Horizon Europe - Work Programme 2026-2027 Health (Opportunity Kick Off)

Event description

Professional and career development

Research Development Opportunity Kickoffs

Research Development Opportunity Kickoff events are introductions to specific funding opportunities or resources that enhance application competitiveness. Introductions provide an overview of requirements, advice and lessons learned from experienced faculty, and a chance to network with others. Sponsored by KE Research Development.

Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027, Health (Opportunity Kick Off)

This call of the Horizon Europe Work Programme focuses on Health and offers funding opportunities for collaborative, international research teams advancing solutions to pressing health and societal challenges. The 2026-2027 program emphasizes transformative research in climate change and health, AI and digital health innovation, mental and cardiovascular health, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, personalized medicine, and next-generation biomedical technologies. The program supports collaborative, interdisciplinary projects designed to strengthen healthcare resilience, accelerate innovation, improve health outcomes, and expand equitable access to care. Funding mechanisms include research and innovation actions, public-private collaborations, and large-scale European partnerships, creating opportunities for researchers to engage in globally connected initiatives.

Open Q&A time will follow the presentation.

Presenters:

Zoë Baker, Director, Research Health Strategy, Knowledge Enterprise
Ira Bennett, Director, Research Engagement Office, Knowledge Enterprise
Sean Kenney, Project Manager, Research Engagement Office, Knowledge Enterprise
Sarah Stabenfeldt, Knowledge Enterprise Fellow and President's Professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering