Developing and validating effective healthcare interventions that improve prevention, treatment or management of non-communicable diseases. This briefing highlights the opportunity at a practical level; the official topic conditions remain binding.
Innovative healthcare interventions for non-communicable diseases
Developing and validating effective healthcare interventions that improve prevention, treatment or management of non-communicable diseases.
Core intervention logic
- 1Define unmet needDevelop or optimise innovative interventions for NCDs
- 2Design the interventionGenerate comparative clinical and implementation evidence
- 3Validate effectivenessSupport equitable and sustainable adoption in health systems
- 4Plan health-system adoptionDevelop or optimise innovative interventions for NCDs
How the action works
Define unmet need
Better and more equitable prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.
Who is it for?
Clinical and public-health research consortia; Healthcare providers, patients and implementation experts; Technology developers, SMEs and health-economics teams. The strongest consortia will connect these capabilities around a clearly defined need rather than assemble partners only to satisfy formal eligibility.
What does the call support?
Develop or optimise innovative interventions for NCDs.
Generate comparative clinical and implementation evidence.
Support equitable and sustainable adoption in health systems.
What are the key requirements?
- A well-defined NCD need and patient-relevant outcomes
- Appropriate clinical validation and implementation design
- Stage 1 closes 13 April 2027; invited full proposals close 22 September 2027
- Action type: Research and Innovation Action (RIA) · two-stage.
A competitive proposal must connect the topic’s expected outcomes to a focused intervention logic, credible partners, measurable results and a convincing route to uptake. Scope, eligibility and all special conditions should be checked against the official topic text before consortium commitments are made.
Timeline and next steps
The topic is scheduled to open on 10 February 2027 and the deadline is 13 April 2027 · Stage 1. Prospective applicants should use the preparation period to confirm fit, shape the core concept, identify the capabilities required and build the work plan around the expected outcomes.
EXELIXIS can support call interpretation, concept positioning, consortium architecture, proposal development, impact pathways and coordination of partner contributions.
Official sources
This briefing is an original summary prepared from official EU sources. It is provided for orientation and does not replace the binding call text, General Annexes or Funding & Tenders Portal conditions.