Open call with SSH aspects in Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) - Call 10

Deadline

Deadline for short proposal submission: 23 April 2025

Deadline for full proposal submission: 14 October 2025

Short Call Abstract

This call seeks to fund projects aimed at testing, validating, and advancing digital labels for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs). 

The call contains three topics: 

• Topic 1: Digital label: one source of comprehensive information for medical technology products

The overall aim of this topic is to establish a consensus-based digital label concept applicable to all types and classes of medical devices and IVDs, making use of existing technologies that will be further improved to suit medical technology products specifically.

To fulfil the overall aim, the action funded under this topic must:

generate evidence on the acceptability and usability of digital label solutions through testing in a variety of use environments that will be defined by the full consortium. This will include user feedback on behaviour changes in a variety of use environments.

The first stage applicant consortium is expected , to address the scope and deliver on the expected outcomes of the topic, this may require mobilising the following expertise and/or resources: (…) legal, patient literacy, health literacy, ethical, social science.

 

• Topic 2 : Enabling and safeguarding innovation in secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space (EHDS)

This topic must contribute to all of the following outcomes:

• comprehensive frameworks, processes, policies and guidelines
• recommendations to inform EHDS governance
• recommendations for enabling dialogues between health data holders
• materials, guidance, recommendations, training and other support tools to educate interested parties

The pre-identified industry consortium and contributing partner(s) expect to contribute to the IHI JU project by providing the following expertise and assets: (…)Legal, paralegal experts and advisors/consultants specialised in IP & trade secrets protection in the digital and medical environments; Governmental affairs and policy experts; Communication expertise for webinars & workshops; Public affairs experts.

• Topic 3: Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, emissions, and end of life management in the healthcare sector
  
   

SSH aspects

Sociology, Law, Political Science, Behavioural Science,  Psychology.

Countries

EU Member States, Associated Countries, and other countries eligible under Horizon Europe.

*All information are based on a pre-announcement. More information on the rules and procedures of the call are published on the IHI website and will be shared during the Info Day to be held from 7 to 16 January 2025, more information here.