In the latest newsletter form EU-JAMRAI, Laura Marin, JPIAMRs Head of Secretariat, is interviewed. The topic is international AMR initiatives and the need of a One Health Approach.
This fits well with JPIAMR’s focus. Our Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda is based on a One Health approach, and the initiatives created by JPIAMR is often centered on global collaboration and coordinating public AMR funding.
The interview was made earlier this year at ECCMID in Spain.
The Call on Diagnostics and Surveillance 2019 will fund joint transnational research projects addressing the development of diagnostic and surveillance tools, technologies and methods to detect antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Projects should address the diagnosis of AMR infections in clinical and veterinary settings, or the surveillance of AMR in humans, animals and the environment. The call promotes projects with impact in low and middle income countries (LMICs) in Asia and Africa.
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.
In response to these challenges, the JPIAMR is pleased to launch this joint transnational call for proposals for innovative research projects on new or improved diagnostic and surveillance strategies, tools, technologies and methods. The call will support research projects that also have the potential for impact in areas where the risk and burden of AMR is greatest, such as in LMIC settings in Asia and Africa. Projects are encouraged to use a One Health approach where relevant.
The total call budget is approx. 20 million Euro.
For full information about the call and the application process, please visit the call page.
The two-step application process (pre-proposal, full proposal) will have the following targeted timetable:
| November 15 2018 | Preannouncement: Antibiotic Awareness Day 2018 |
| December 5 2018 | Publication of the JPIAMR ERA-NET 2019 Call |
| February 18 2019 (11:00 CET) | Submission deadline for pre-proposals |
| Mid April 2019 | Full proposal invitations sent to project coordinators |
| June 17th 2019 (11:00 CET) | Submission deadline for full proposals |
| Last week September 2019 | Final funding decision taken by the CSC |
| Mid October 2019 | Final funding decision announced to applicants |
| End of 2019/Early 2020 | Start of funding |
This is the second global conference on AMR that Wellcome Trust is co-hosting, this time together with the governments of Ghana and Thailand and the United Nations Foundation. The conference takes place in Accra on November 19-20. The Call to Action on AMR 2018, is organised in partnership with the Inter-Agency Coordination Group (IACG) on Antimicrobial Resistance, bringing together stakeholders and pioneering projects.
The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) is a growing global collaborative platform, with 27 nations working to curb antibiotic resistance (AMR) with a One Health approach. In that spirit, being a partner is a natural fit.
At the conference, JPIAMR is putting focus on the recently pre-announced AMR Call on Diagnostics and Surveillance. Being included, as a partner in the program and via activities within the conference, the call is communicated together with facts about JPIAMR.
Follow the conference via #CalltoAction18 on Twitter.
JPIAMR is pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational research call for proposals for innovative research projects on new or improved diagnostic and surveillance strategies, tools, technologies and methods. The call will support research projects that also have the potential for impact in areas where the risk and burden of AMR is greatest, such as in LMIC settings in Asia and Africa. Projects are encouraged to use a One Health approach where relevant.
The projected call budget is approx. 20 million Euro.
To read more about the call, please click here.
The 2018 G20 Health Ministerial Meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, concluded on October 4th with a joint declaration on concrete health policy proposals.
The document considers health a key aspect for sustainable development and calls for a further strengthening health systems. It also recommends concrete actions to address global issues such as antimicrobial resistance, and with commitments for “increasing the level of awareness on the prudent and responsible use and disposal of antibiotics of all healthcare providers, veterinarians, farmers and food producers and of the general public.”
In the declaration, the G20 also mentions JPIAMR together with GARDP, UNITAD, CARB-X and the TB-Alliance, welcoming the work of these leading international initiatives.
Please view the full declaration here.
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.
In response to these challenges, the JPIAMR will launch a joint transnational call for proposals for innovative research projects on new or improved diagnostics and surveillance strategies, tools, technologies and methods. These research projects should address diagnosis of AMR infections in clinical and veterinary settings, or the emergence, surveillance, and/or detection of AMR in humans, animals and the environment. This Call will support research projects that also have the potential for impact in areas where the risk and burden of AMR is greatest, e.g. in LMIC settings in Asia and Africa. Projects are encouraged to use a One Health approach where relevant. The projected call budget is approx. 20 million Euro.
Projects should aim to either:
List of participating countries is provisional.
Consortia of eligible scientists from participating JPIAMR member countries and eligible countries in Africa and Asia may apply to this call. Full eligibility criteria will be included in the Call launch. Participating JPIAMR member countries include Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Consortia must include a minimum of three and a maximum of six project partners from at least three eligible countries.
The Netherlands has the intention of joining the call but no funding is guaranteed yet. Updates on the progress will be shared.
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Update of the JPIAMR Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda 2018
The JPIAMR recognises that innovation is critically important in the field of AMR, as there is a strong need of new therapeutics, diagnostics, and innovative infection prevention and intervention measures. The JPIAMR is therefore currently refreshing its JPIAMR Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) to take account of recent research findings and to extend the JPIAMR SRA into a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA).
The research objectives and research priorities of the JPIAMR SRIA are now open for public consultation. We welcome feedback on the research topics from the AMR community from the 9th of July to the 15th of September (12.00 CET).
For more information and instructions for providing feedback, please click here.
In March researchers gathered in Frankfurt am Main in a final workshop, Maximising Existing and Future Research Efforts and Resource Alignment to Combat AMR, to share some of their activities and findings from research that was supported by funding within the JPIAMR call for networks. Here we present the full workshop report and filmed interviews with some of the funded networks.
The fourth JPIAMR call for networks closed on June 6, 2016. Participating countries in the network call were JPIAMR members: France, Canada, Belgium Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The coordinators from the countries participating in the call created networks of researchers from many different countries and fields of research.
JPIAMR has the One Health approach as an integral part of the Strategic Research Agenda. This is one of the key strengths of JPIAMR and it is reflected in the diversity of the network topics.
The full workshop report can be downloaded here.
The assembled networks had emphasis on needs at a National and International level to address AMR, within these areas:
The networks spanned all of the JPIAMR pillars and were mostly multidisciplinary (spanning at least two pillars). A range of sizes of the networks were represented at the workshop.
Surveillance networks are essential to monitor the threat of AMR and guide public health policy. The JPIAMR call for networks aims to create networks to enhance resource alignment and efforts in the field of AMR surveillance.
In partnership with ten member countries; Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, JPIAMR is launching the seventh joint call for transnational networks. The total budget of the call is approximately € 1.1 million.
This network call “Working to Improve Surveillance” aims to create networks to enhance resource alignment and efforts in the field of AMR surveillance. Surveillance is a prerequisite for assessing the success of AMR stewardship measures, infection prevention and control, and the effectiveness of new therapeutic and diagnostic options. The overarching goal of JPIAMR research on surveillance is to standardise, improve and extend surveillance systems on antibiotic use and on AMR in humans, animals, food, and the larger environment.
In this network call up to 21 networks will be funded with up to € 50 000 each to maximise existing and future efforts to combat AMR by pushing forward new ideas in AMR surveillance. Note that JPIAMR networks calls do not fund research projects.
Call procedure
The Network Call on Surveillance 2018 has a one-step procedure. The final funding decision will be announced in September / October 2018.
Deadline
The proposal submission deadline is June 12th, 2018, (14.00h CET).
The Network Call Secretariat and National Points of Contact
The Network Call on Surveillance is hosted by the Swedish Research Council. All questions about the call should be sent to: call7.jpiamr@vr.se
To download Surveillance Network Call folder, please click on: Folder_Working to Improve Surveillance
Download the press release in here: Working to Improve Surveillance
More detailed information about the call is here: JPIAMR 2018 Network Call on Surveillance
About: The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance, JPIAMR, coordinates national programmes, funding and supports collaborative action for filling knowledge gaps on AMR with a one health approach. Today, 27 nations, from four continents, are members of JPIAMR. More than 300 research groups have received funding from JPIAMR. Since its launch in 2011 JPIAMR has coordinated total budget of € 65 million. The JPIAMR Secretariat is hosted by the Swedish Research Council.
JPIAMR recognises a need to reinforce alignment of AMR research. To promote this, the JPIAMR will establish a Virtual Research Institute in AMR – a global network connecting research performing organisations, including institutes, centres, and infrastructures.
In partnership with ten member countries; Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, JPIAMR is launching the 8th joint call for transnational Networks. The total budget of the call is approximately 1.1 million Euro. This Network Call “Building the Foundation of the JPIAMR Virtual Research Institute” aims to identify research community needs and develop ideas to form the foundation for the JPIAMR-VRI. Networks of motivated groups should develop catalytic ideas and strategic plans to help bring the JPIAMR-VRI to life!
Up to 22 Networks will be funded with up to €50 000 each coordinator to connect experts from research performing organisations and establish expertise clusters in the AMR community. The formation of larger, multi-coordinator Networks is possible according to national rules. This is an ERA-NET JPI-EC-AMR additional activity. Note that JPIAMR Network calls do not fund research projects.
Call procedure
The JPIAMR-VRI Network Call has a one-step procedure. The final funding decision will be announced in October / November 2018.
Deadline
The proposal submission deadline is July 4th, 2018, (17.00 CET).
JPIAMR-VRI Network Call Secretariat and National Points of Contact
The JPIAMR-VRI Network Call Secretariat is hosted by the Italian Ministry of Health, It-MoH.
All questions on the pre-announcement should be sent to: secretariat.jpiamr@vr.se
For more detailed information on the JPIAMR-VRI, please see here.
To download PIAMR-VRI Network Call folder, please click here.
Download the press release in English here: Press Release_JPIAMR-VRI
Download the press release in French here: JPIAMR-IRV_Press Release_FRENCH
More detailed information to be found here: JPIAMR 2018 Network Call: Building the foundation of the JPIAMR-VRI
About
The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance, JPIAMR, coordinates national programmes, funding and supports collaborative action for filling knowledge gaps on AMR with a one health approach. Today, 27 nations, from four continents, are members of JPIAMR. More than 300 research groups have received funding from JPIAMR. Since its launch in 2011 JPIAMR has coordinated total budget of 65 million Euros. The JPIAMR Secretariat is hosted by the Swedish Research Council.
