TRANSCAN-3 - International Networking Event focusing on JTC 2021

The event was organized by TÜBİTAK within the scope of Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase-II Project, with the support of co-organizers FCAECC, FICYT and the TRANSCAN-3 network

 

 

TRANSCAN-3 - International Networking Event focusing on JTC 2021
TRANSCAN-3 - International Networking Event focusing on JTC 2021

TRANSCAN-3 International Networking Event focusing on JTC 2021 “Next generation cancer immunotheraphy: targeting the tumour microenvironment” was held online on April 22nd 2021. The event was organized by TÜBİTAK within the scope of Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase-II Project, with the support of co-organizers FCAECC, FICYT and the TRANSCAN-3 network. Around 250 participants from 18 countries received first-hand information about the JTC 2021 in the morning session and approximately 100 one-to-one meetings were held in the networking session, giving the participants a unique opportunity to connect with a variety of stakeholders across the EU, Turkey, Israel and Taiwan.

COUNTRIES

VALIDATED

MATCHMAKING

Belgium

3

1

France

17

10

Georgia

1

0

Germany

19

10

Hungary

1

1

Ireland

4

2

Israel

4

1

Italy

35

17

Latvia

2

1

Netherlands

1

0

Poland

2

2

Portugal

11

6

Romania

3

2

Slovakia

4

3

Spain

83

48

Taiwan

2

1

Turkey

74

65

Ukraine

1

1

The event commenced with the speeches of Ms. Özge Gözay from TÜBİTAK and Aleksander Bakowski, Team Leader of Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase – II Project.  Emphasizing the importance of the event and drawing attention to the ERA-NET TRANSCAN-3 Cofund Call, they gave the floor to Dr. Silvia Paradisi from the Ministry of Health of Italy (TRANSCAN-3 Coordination Unit) for her speech on the TRANSCAN-3 network, JTC 2021 and procedures. Information about TRANSCAN-3 Project in general framework, the objectives of the JTC 2021 and the application procedures was given.

Participants’ questions about the call and partnership structures were answered extensively. After Dr. Paradisi's session,   Ms. Anne-Charlotte Fauvel, the representative of the European Research Infrastructure for Translational Medicine - EATRIS shared valuable information about EATRIS and delivered a detailed explanation on how to collaborate and utilize the platform for TRANSCAN-3 proposals.

Researchers and private sector representatives presented their project ideas in the pitch-presentation session, in which they had the opportunity to network and answer questions regarding their research. The event concluded successfully with virtual one-to-one meetings to discuss project proposals for the JTC 2021.

The event received positive feedback with several participants indicating that they found the event informative and helpful in forming consortia for the call. The full morning session recording and the presentation slides are available in the following website.