Innovation for more individualised prevention in care and social care - International call for collaboration within the partnership Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS JTC2024)

Vinnova's Sustainable precision health area participates in transnational calls for proposals within the framework of the European partnership Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS).

The call for proposals "Innovate to Prevent: Personalised Prevention in Health and Care Services” focuses on more individually tailored prevention in care and social care. The call for proposals supports the implementation of innovative, individually adapted models for prevention in healthcare and social care using existing digital technology and services. Engaging with end users and collaborating with businesses is encouraged.

This text only has supplementary information for Swedish actors who apply to THCS JTC2024.

Vinnova participates in this call for proposals together with Forte. Project with Swedish actors seeking funding from Vinnova must include at least one corporate party with a branch or place of business in Sweden in the international consortium. Vinnova can finance companies, academia, the public sector and healthcare providers, institutes and idea-based organisations.

Vinnova can finance a Swedish party with a maximum of SEK 3 million over three years. If two or a maximum of three Swedish parties are included, Vinnova can finance with a total of SEK 4.5 million.

The call for proposals is a collaboration between around 30 organizations from 20 countries. The European Commission contributes with co-financing and each participating country is responsible for the costs of its own actors in the granted consortia.

All important information such as the full call text, what is funded and how to apply to the international the call for proposals THCS JTC2024 is available on the THCS website.
There you will also find contact details for the international secretariat who can answer questions about the content and focus of the call.

The call for proposals supports actors who want to implement and scale up innovative preventive solutions in healthcare. The solutions must be based on knowledge and experience of successfully integrating digital technology. The focus is on secondary, tertiary and quaternary prevention. The importance of involving end users and company participation is highlighted.

The call for proposals focuses, among other things, on:

• Validation, adaptation and introduction of innovative models for preventive interventions based on the integration of existing digital and medical technology as well as new data sources.
• Demonstration and pilot projects for the implementation, improvement and scaling up of already identified prevention methods.
• Proof of concept that demonstrates the added value of implementing new preventive models in various healthcare environments.

See the international the call text for complete information

• A maximum of three Swedish organizations can participate in an international consortium. Project with Swedish actors seeking funding from Vinnova must include at least one corporate party with a branch or place of business in Sweden in the international consortium.
• Vinnova can finance companies, academia, the public sector and healthcare providers, institutes and idea-based organisations.
• Participant applying for funding must be aSwedish legal person (organization) in Sweden. A Swedish legal person is also equated in this respect with a foreign organization that has a branch or place of business in Sweden.
• Vinnova finances project with a Swedish partyin a consortium with a maximum of SEK 3 million over 12–36 months, that is, approximately SEK 1 million per year.
• If two or three Swedish organizationsare part of a consortium of which at least one is a corporate partner, Vinnova can finance the Swedish participation with a maximum of SEK 4.5 million over 3 years, that is, approximately SEK 1.5 million per year.
• Each consortium must consist of parties from at least three different countries participating in the call for proposals, see the international call page.
• The projects must bring together a wide range of actors between countries, sectors and disciplines to contribute to increased competitiveness and sustainable healthcare.

Activities for which funding can be applied for

Regarding which activities the call for proposals refers to, refer to the full the call text on the partnership's website: THCS

Eligible costs

Our funding takes place through funding.

Non- state aid is granted to parties that do not conduct economic activities. For example, academia, institutes, idea-based organizations as well as the public sector and healthcare providers. If the activities are included in their non-economic activities they can be granted with 100 percent aid intensity.

Funding for organizations that carry out economic activities is covered by rules on state aid. The rules govern, among other things, which types of costs and what proportion of them may be covered by funding. The rules apply to large, small and medium-sized companies.

Funding will be granted with support of § 9 regulation (2015:208) on state aid for research and development and innovation, i.e. as support for research and development projects according to Article 25 of the Commission's EU Regulation No. 651/2014 (GBER). The project's activities must constitute industrial research or experimental development.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can also be granted funding with support § 2 p. 2 regulation (2015:208) on state aid for research and development and innovation, i.e. as support of minor importance (de minimis support) according to EU regulation no. 1407/2013. Such funding can be granted with 100 percent aid intensity. Maximum permitted support of minor importance is 300,000 euros per recipient during the last three tax years. Organizations seeking support of minor importance must therefore attach a certificate with proposal, which shows that this eligibility requirements is met.

Basic prerequisites for a cost to be eligible for support are that it must:

• Carried by the applicant organization.
• Be attributable only to the project.
• Be attributable to the branch's or establishment's activities.
• Have arisen during the project period.
• Be determined in accordance with the company's usual accounting principles and good accounting practice.
• Be in accordance with the company's internal policies and guidelines.

Accounting for the project costs must be separated from the organization's other activitiesin the accounting of the project parties.

All details about support levels for different purposes and organization types can be found in a table in the document "Support levels, definitions and more for funding according to Vinnova" on the website State aid to economic activities. There you will also find the GBER regulation.

See our general terms and conditions for funding and instructions for eligible costs

A maximum of three Swedish organizations can participate in an international consortium. Vinnova finances project with a Swedish company's partner in a consortium with a maximum of SEK 3 million over three years.

If two or three Swedish organizations are part of a consortium of which at least one is a company party, Vinnova can finance the Swedish participation with a total of SEK 4.5 million over three years.

The assessment of the content of the application is handled by the international secretariat, but in order for the project to be financed by Vinnova, they must meet the following national formal eligibility requirements:

• All Swedish project parties are legal persons or organizations and listed in Vinnova's portal. At least one of the applicant must be a corporate party.
• Proposal is written in Swedish or English.
• The maximum requested amount for a Swedish party is SEK 3,000,000.
• The maximum requested amount if more than one Swedish organization is seeking funding is SEK 4,500,000.
• Requested aid intensity must comply with the requirements in section 5. Proposal sent to THCS must be an attached proposal in Vinnova's e-services.
• Proposal has been received by Vinnova no later than 2 p.m. on 23 May 2024.

About our decisions

How much each party in the project is granted in funding is shown in the decision. Funding will be granted according to what is stated in section 4. The basis for support appears in the decision and also governs which costs are eligible for support.

Current term can be found on our website, along with help to understand and comply with the terms

Our decision to grant or reject a proposal cannot be appealed. Regarding the right to appeal the assessment made by THCS.

See the full the call text at THCS

Term for granted funding

For granted funding, our general terms and conditions for fundingapply. The terms contain, among other things, rules about project agreements, conditions for payment, the Swedish coordinator's obligations, follow-up, reporting and utilization of results.

Scientific publication must take place with open access in accordance with Vinnova's instructions.

For everyone who is granted funding in this the call for proposals the following special conditions also apply:

• The condition on Project Agreement, General terms and conditions, is considered fulfilled when a consortium agreement is signed by all parties in the international consortium. The Swedish Coordinator must confirm to Vinnova that the agreement has been signed by all parties.

Supplementary special conditions can be decided for individual project.

If you do not follow our term, you may be liable for a refund. This also applies if you have been granted funding incorrectly or with an amount that is too high.

Applications that are submitted to us become public documents, but we do not release information about an individual's business or operating conditions, inventions and research results if it can be assumed that an individual will suffer damage if the information is disclosed.

Please inform your international consortium that in Sweden the principle of publicity applies and proposal will be made public as above.