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ProgrammesThe Commission has launched BE READY, a new European Partnership for pandemic preparedness. The aim of the partnership is to strengthen the EU's capacity to anticipate, prevent and respond rapidly to epidemics and pandemics. BE READY focuses on advancing research on emerging and re-emerging pathogens and accelerating the development of diagnostics, treatments and vaccines.
The new partnership has already launched its first Joint Transnational Call (JTC 2026) focusing on 'Advancing knoweldge of host and pathogens dynamics to better combat emerging diseases'.
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) participates in this call. More information on available funding for researchers based in Flanders and on how to apply is available on the FWO website. Deadline for the submission of pre-proposals is 13 April 2026. Questions on available funding by FWO? Contact europe@fwo.be.
More information on the call, its conditions and how to apply is available on the BE READY dedicated webpage. Interested in applying? Rewatch the information webinar here.
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The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.
