The JUMPAHEAD project is a coordination action that supports the implementation of the Joint Programme initiative to combat neurodegenerative diseases.
It is a three year project funded by an FP7 2 million euro grant GA no. 260774.
There are five workpackages in the project which are carried out by 13 different organisations.
The participating organisations are:
| Name | Short name | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institut National de la Sante et de La Recherche Medicale | INSERM | France |
| 2 | Medical Research Council | MRC | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Federal Ministry of Education and Research | BMBF | Germany |
| 4 | Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft - und Raumfahrt | EVPT-DLR | Germany |
| 5 | Health Research Board | HRB | Ireland |
| 6 | The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development | ZonMw | Netherlands |
| 7 | Ministero Dell'Istruzione, Dell'Universita'E Della Ricerca | MIUR | Italy |
| 8 | The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey | TUBITAK | Turkey |
| 9 | Instituto De Salud Carlos III | ISCIII | Spain |
| 10 | Institute of Neuroimmunology - Slovak Academy of Sciences | NUI-SAV | Slovakia |
| 11 | National Office for Research and Technology | NKTH | Hungary |
| 12 | Inserm-Transfert SA | IT | France |
| 13 | Swedish Research Council | V-SRC | Sweden |
The five work packages are
| Number | Name | Lead organisation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work package 1 | Management & coordination | INSERM | |
| Work package 2 | Development of the Strategic Research Agenda | MRC | |
| Work package 3 | Implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda | BMBF | |
| Work package 4 | Communications and dissemination | HRB | |
| Work package 5 | Framework for monitoring and evaluation of JPND | ZonMw |
JUMPAHEAD will build the foundations for the JPND initiative by supporting the development and implementation of a Strategic Research Agenda, as well as its dissemination and evaluation. This will be achieved under the direction of the JPND Management Board.
The output of JUMPAHEAD over its 36 month duration will include innovative ways of pooling national expertise and resources and the establishment of closer and robust research collaborations among the participating states in the field of neurodegeneration research.
JUMPAHEAD will contribute to the European Research Area by addressing the existing fragmentation of national research programmes. It aims to improve to improve integration and co-ordination amongst research funders and research activities.
By doing so, it hopes to ensure the maximum benefit for all European citizens from our research efforts into neurodegenerative diseases.
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