A socially sustainable Nordic region

There is a great need for new knowledge about vaccines, methods of treatment and the different ways in which the Nordic countries are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nordic region is now launching new initiatives to enhance research collaboration and prepare the region for any future pandemic.

NordForsk, the Norwegian Cancer Society and the Research Council of Norway are collaborating to fund research in the area of personalised cancer treatment for children.

The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova), the Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNÍS), Innovation Fund Denmark, Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland and the Research Council of Norway, in collaboration with NordForsk, are launching a call for proposals for funding of trans-Nordic projects aimed at implementation of personalised medicine in health care.

NordForsk's Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare is announcing a new call on Nordic Graduate Education Courses within register-based research. Applications for funding of Nordic PhD education courses in the area of register-based research are invited as specified below.

NordForsk is now announcing a call under the Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare. The call is targeted towards Nordic register-based research. Application deadline is 5 October 2016

NordForsk is now announcing the third call under the Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare. This call is targeted towards establishing infrastructures based on Nordic registers of socio-economic and health–related data in order to facilitate cross-border research that addresses societal challenges.

Society has much to gain from enhancing the effectiveness of the health sector, and funding is now available for research projects aimed at developing innovative products, services and concepts that can be implemented in a practical manner in the health and welfare systems.

The Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare seeks to meet the need for increased Nordic research cooperation within health and welfare. Funding is available for research projects addressing inequalities in the distribution of health and welfare.

Nordic Trial Alliance aims to increase the number of clinical trials in the Nordic region. A call has been issued with 6 million Norwegian kroner aimed to support ongoing Nordic clinical research studies or expansion of ongoing national studies into Nordic ones.