These links are external sites that are potentially useful to those interested in respective issues. These include ERA-Nets, European Commission sites, governmental organisations and non-governmental organisations.
Health related ERA-Nets
Further useful links
Funding agencies
Governmental Organisations
Non Governmental Organisations
Patient Organsiations
European Research Area in Ageing (ERA-AGE) is a four year project funded by the European Commission, under the Sixth Framework Programme. The aim of ERA-AGE is to promote the development of a European strategy for research on ageing and, thereby, to enable Europe to gain maximum added value from investment in this field.
http://era-age.group.shef.ac.uk/
ERASAGE is an ERAnet, funded under the EC's sixth framework programme, comprised of nine funding bodies from seven countries all of whom fund research into the ethical legal and societal aspects of Genomics.
http://www.erasage.org/
ERA-NET PathoGenoMics (Trans-European cooperation and coordination of genome sequencing and functional genomics of human-pathogenic microorganisms)
A Coordination Action (CA) supported by the European Commission with the aims to strengthen the European scientific base and to support the structuring of the European Research Area (ERA). http://www.pathogenomics-era.net/
Science to Society (work package of ERA-Net PathoGenoMics). A teaching aid aiming to deliver to the general public issues in genomic research of pathogenic microorganisms. http://www.ict-science-to-society.org/Pathogenomics/index.aspx
E-Rare (ERA-Net for research programs on rare diseases) is a network of nine partners - public bodies, ministries and research management organisations from eight countries - responsible for the development and management of national/regional research programs on rare diseases. http://www.e-rare.eu/
CORDIS News is a daily online news service provided by the European Union's official research and innovation information service, CORDIS. The News Service, staffed by an in-house team of journalists and editors, provides up-to-date and accurate coverage of a broad range of issues related to European research and innovation, with a particular focus on EU research and innovation policies and activities. http://cordis.europa.eu/news/home_en.html
The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) is the European Union´s chief instrument for funding research over the period 2007 to 2013. CORDIS is the official portal for participating in FP7 and following related developments in European science and technology. http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html
Funding agencies
FWF Austria www.fwf.ac.at
Academy of Finland www.aka.fi
Fonds National de la Recherche - Luxembourg www.fnr.lu
MRC-The Medical Research Council www.mrc.ac.uk/
Projektträger des BMBF im DLR - Germany www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de
Swedish Research Council www.vr.se/
The Research Council of Norway www.forskningsradet.no/
National Institute for Health and Medical Research, INSERM www.inserm.fr
French National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS www.cnrs.fr/
Fund for Health Research - Spain www.isciii.es
Agence national recherché (ANR) - France www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/
Governmental Organisations
Ministry of Health - Israel http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/Engoffices/EngMinistries/EngHealth/
Ministry of Health - Romania http://www.mct.ro/
Ministry of Science and Education - Spain http://www.mec.es/
Ministry of Health - Italy http://www.ministerosalute.it
Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Poland http://www.eng.nauka.gov.pl
Russian Ministry of Education and Science http://www.seun.ru/
Federal Ministry of Education and Research - Germany http://www.bmbf.de
Non Governmental Organisations
FENS, the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, represents a large number of national European neuroscience societies and several monodisciplinary societies. FENS was founded in 1998 at the Forum of European Neuroscience in Berlin and is the successor organisation of ENA, the European Neuroscience Association. http://fens.mdc-berlin.de/about/
The Society for Neuroscience mission is to: 1. Advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system. 2. Provide professional development activities, information, and educational resources for neuroscientists at all stages of their careers, including undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral fellows. 3. Promote public information and general education about the nature of scientific discovery and the results and implications of the latest neuroscience research. 4. Inform legislators and other policymakers about new scientific knowledge and recent developments in neuroscience research and their implications for public policy, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress. http://www.sfn.org/
The German Neuroscience Society has the goal to support neuroscience in research and education.
The National Neurosciences Society of Romania is intended to provide the frame for research, education development in the area of structure and function of the nervous system and also for the development of medical care related to the nervous system pathology. http://www.snn.ro/
ENRAH is a patient-driven non-profit organization founded in Vienna, Austria in April 2003 to forward research on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) and other related rare pediatric neurological diseases by bringing together patients and their families with competent clinicians and relevant researchers.
The Society for Fighting Pain, Israel, http://www.fightingpain.co.il
Atlas - Society for ALS/ MND, Israel, http://www.atlasals.org.il
Eyal - Israel Epilepsy Association, Israel, http://www.epilepsy.org.il
S.T Gilles de la Tourette Association, Israel, http://users.tapuz.co.il/toret/default.asp
Society for Multiple Sclerosis, Israel, http://www.mssociety.org.il
Israel Parkinson Association, Israel, http://www.parkinson.org.il
Ne'eman Association for Stroke Survivors, Israel, http://www.neeman.org.il/
Myasthenia Gravis Organization, Israel, http://www.solgar.co.il/mgi/index.html
Israeli Dysautonomia Foundation, Israel, http://www.fd-israel.org.il
Alzheimer Association of Israel, Israel, http://www.alz-il.net/
Association of Israel Huntington Patients, Israel, http://www.huntington.org.il
Israeli Mental Health Association, Israel, http://www.enosh.org.il
Meshi- Muscular Dystrophy Diseases, Israel, http://www.meshi-nmd.com
ISR-ALS, Israel, http://www.israls.org/
Alzheimer Angehörige Austria (Alzheimer relatives Austria), Austria, http://www.alzheimer-selbsthilfe.at/
Patientevertriedung, Luxembourg, http://www.patientevertriedung.lu
The Israeli NEURON partner, Chief Scientist Office of the Ministry of Health (CSO-MOH), produced two educational videos.
One centers around Parkinson's disease and the other is about medical cannabinoids.
