Up to two research calls per year
Research grants
Currently, the majority of our funding is awareded via research grants to academic institutions, although consortia including industry are welcome to apply.
Usually, two scheduled calls for research proposals are held each year. They can either be ‘All priorities’ calls which means that project topics should fit within one or more of EB-ResNet’s four strategic research priorities. Alternatively, a scheduled ‘Special’ call may be issued to invite proposals to address identified important unmet research questions, technology needs or clinical consequences arising from EB (e.g. chronic inflammation and fibrosis).
Project scope 'Research grants'
- Fundamental to preclinical research, and clinical trials projects in EB
- Research projects must fall into the scope of a current research call; either an 'All priorities' call or a 'Special call' i.e. chronical inflammationa and fibrosis
- Lead applicant: researchers and/or clinicians (cooperation with industry welcome and possible)
- Project duration: 12 to 36 months
- Funding: up to EUR 100.000,00 p.a.
Note that the project leader must have a contract of employment with the lead host institution/organization at least for the time of the project period. Project lead salary and overheads/admin costs are not eligible. All research projects handed in have to be hypothesis driven and have to meet at least one of the EB-ResNet's research priorities. EB-ResNet is not supporting any service provision (i.e. clinical testing) costs.
For applications from research consortia involving industry, but led by an academic partner, additional side-agreements may be required. Please also note our terms & conditions including revenue sharing before submitting any application.
Upcoming calls
The next call for research proposals is planned for spring 2020. Details on scope and submission deadlines will be announced here in due course.
Funded projects
Grant Round/ Call
| Project lead | Organisation/ Institute | Duration | Research area | EB-type | Funder(s) |
| CIF Call 2018 | Prof. Giovanna Zambruno | Bambino Gesu Ospedale, Italy | 3 years | Clinical research RNA-therapy Fibrosis | Dystrophic
| DEBRA Austria DEBRA UK DEBRA Spain |
| CIF Call 2018 | Prof. Ulrich Rodeck | Thomas Jefferson University, USA | 2 years | Clinical researh Small molecules Fibrosis | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria DEBRA Ireland |
| CIF Call 2018 | Dr. Yanling Liao | New York Medical College, USA | 3 years | Clinical research Cancer | Dystrophic | DEBRA UK DEBRA Ireland |
| All Priorities 2019 | Prof. Valerie Brunton | University of Edinburgh, UK | 3 years | Fundamental research Cancer | Kindler | DEBRA Austria DEBRA UK |
| All Priorities 2019 | Prof. Karine Raymond | Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands | 3 years | Fundamental research Pluripotent stem cells | Simplex | DEBRA Austria |
| All Priorities 2019 | Dr. Colin Butler | University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UK | 2 years | Fundamental research Cellular and molecular therapy | Junctional | DEBRA Austria DEBRA UK |
| All Priorities 2019 | Prof. Liam Grover | University of Birmingham, UK | 2 years | Preclinical research Small molecules | Dystrophic | DEBRA UK |
| Grant Round/Call | Project lead | Organisation/Institute | Duration | Research area | EB-type | Funder(s) |
Innovative Research Grant Call 2017 | Dr. Cédric Gaggioli | Association pour le Développement des Sciences Médicales, Faculté de Médicine, France | 1 year | Fundamental research Small molecules | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2018 | Prof. Jouni Uitto | Thomas Jefferson University, USA | 2 years | Fundamental research Molecular diagnostics | Dystrophic Junctional Simplex | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2018 | Prof. Ganna Bilousova | University of Colorado, USA | 3 years | Fundamental research Cellular and molecular therapy | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2018 | Dr. Su Lwin | Kings College London, UK | 2 years | Gene therapy SSC | Dystrophic | DEBRA UK |
All Priorities Call 2018 | Prof. Gareth Inman | University of Glasgow | 1 year | SSC | Dystrophic | DEBRA UK |
| Grant Round/Call | Project lead | Organisation/Institute | Duration | Research area | EB-type | Funder(s) |
All Priorities Call 2017 | Prof. Cristina Has | University of Freiburg, Germany | 1 year | Fundamental research Genetics | Simplex | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2017 | Dr. Antonia Reimer | University of Freiburg, Germany | 3 years | Fundamental research Clinical characterization | Dystrophic Junctional | DEBRA Austria |
Innovative Research Grant Call 2017 | Prof. Margarita Calvo | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile | 1,5 years | Fundamental research Small molecules Symptom relief | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria
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All Priorities Call 2017 | Prof. Daniele Castiglia | IRCCS, Rome, Italy | 3 years | Fundamental research Small molecules Woundhealing | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2017 | Prof. Thomas Magin | University of Leipzig, Germany | 3 years | Fundamental research Small molecules | Simplex | DEBRA Austria |
All Priorities Call 2017 | Prof. Alain Hovnanian | INSERM, Departement of Genetics, France | 2 years | Fundamental research Cellular and molecular therapy | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria |
| CliniCall 2015 | Prof. Peter Marinkovich | Stanford University, USA | 3 years | Clinical trial Phase II Cellular and molecular therapy | Dystrophic | DEBRA Austria |
