European partnership
for pandemic preparedness

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)

BE READY developed a dedicated SRIA focusing on three main axes. The final version is available to download on the dedicated webpage and will be updated regularly. Joint Transnational Calls (JTC) launched in the Partnership will be based on the output of the SRIA.

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Observatory

The observatory provides an inventory per country of R&I policies and strategies, infrastructures, budget mobilisation mechanisms & funding sources, and R&I actors, authorities & activated processes in case of a health threat, taken in EU Member States and Associated Countries, with respect to pandemic preparedness and response.

Vision & Objectives

The BE READY PLUS project aims to pave the way towards the successful launch and implementation of the European partnership for pandemic preparedness.

European partnership for pandemic preparedness

The envisioned partnership will create a research and innovation ecosystem that can quickly and effectively respond to future health crises. It will also work closely with Europe’s broader health security system to ensure a fast and coordinated response.

Broadening knowledge and cooperation are
BE READY PLUS groundwork

BE READY PLUS aims to support international cooperation to establish common objectives for research and innovation in pandemic preparedness. Through the creation of solid synergies among stakeholders, the European partnership for pandemic preparedness intends to advance anticipation, prevention and emergence mitigation of new epidemics or pandemics.

Our collaboration

Get to know the collective of committed people and organisations making useful and enduring outcomes to support BE READY PLUS objectives

“BE READY is an important initiative to ensure that Europe is adequately prepared for future pandemics. This collaborative project brings together leading scientific, public health and governmental institutions across the EU to develop a framework for creating a European partnership that will allow us to respond to emerging health threats.”
Dr. Michael McConnellAssociate Faculty at the National Center of Microbiology of the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII)
“In this vision and objectives, the CSA brings together Public health organisations, Ministries of Health, Research, Innovation, Research performing organisations from 15 countries from EU and associated countries. The coordination ensures a cross-cutting, interdisciplinary Global Health and One Health approach, involving the EU health institutional actors and relevant stakeholders in order to lay the preparatory groundwork for the foundation of the European Partnership for Pandemic preparedness.”
Dr. Hervé RAOULCoordinator of Be Ready, Deputy head of the ANRS|Emerging Infectious Diseases
“The ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases is in charge of supporting, coordinating and funding the national research community focused on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID). Based on interdisciplinary research and with a One Health approach, the ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases has a unique capacity to contribute to the preparedness and response to EID. The involvement in the CSA BE READY as coordinator is a key component of the European and global strategy of the agency to foster coordination in preparation and response strategy to limit the effects of emerging epidemic events.”
Prof. Yazdan YazdanpanahDirector of the ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases
“In line with the EC objectives, this research agenda should lead to innovations, by developing new preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures. It will contribute to identify the basic molecular processes involved in infections by pathogenic microorganisms and their transmission from one individual to another, to predict, prevent, or control emerging phenomena at the global level, and thus directly or indirectly making our communities even more efficient in responding to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.”
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