The Salamanca Institute for Biomedical Research (IBSAL), the Cancer Research Center (CIC), the Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics (IBFG), and the University of Salamanca (USAL) are organizing the regional Infoday on the European calls for proposals under the Health Cluster and the Cancer Mission of the Horizon Europe Framework Program 2021–2027.
The event is aimed at research staff throughout the region, as well as professionals from the regional and national health systems and companies in the sector.
It will be streamed on YouTube on the Cancer Research Center’s channel.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/hcTn8xnjW6FHgYNF8
This activity is part of the Excellence Plan funded by the extraordinary grants for the development of excellence strategies under the MAX-CSIC 2024 project, awarded to the CIC and the IBFG to promote the scientific development of CSIC research centers and institutes. In addition, it is also funded through Grant GPE2025-001666-P.
Program
11:00 a.m. Introduction to the conference
Dr. Xosé R. Bustelo, Director of the CIC
Dr. Olga Calvo García, Director of the IBFG
Dr. Luis García Ortiz, Scientific Director of the IBSAL
Dr. José Miguel Mateos Roco, Vice Rector for Research at the USAL
11:10 a.m. Funding Opportunities for 2026–2027 Health Projects under Horizon Europe: Health Cluster and Cancer Mission
Dr. Marta Marín, National Contact Point (NCP) for Health Cluster 1—Horizon Europe, FECYT European Office, Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities
12:40 p.m. Break—coffee and networking
1:30 p.m. Open discussion with researchers. Formation of consortia
Moderator: Dr. Julia Almeida Parra, Principal Investigator at CIC, Professor at USAL, and Co-Principal Investigator of the CANC-11 group at IBSAL
Participants:
• Dr. Ricardo Canal, Professor at USAL, directs the InFoAutismo group and the Center for Comprehensive Autism Care at the University of Salamanca (IBSAL)
• Ms. Montse Fernández Chimente, Manager of the SIVI Cluster
• Dr. Manuel Ángel Franco, Chief of the Psychiatry and Mental Health Department at the Zamora Healthcare Complex and Director of the Psychosciences Research Group (IBSAL)
• Dr. Narciso Martín Quijada, Group Leader. Bioinformatics and Data Science Unit at the IBFG
2:15 p.m. Bilateral meetings to discuss finalized project ideas ( advance registration required)
