What public health challenges and unmet medical needs would benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration in the EU? A survey and multi-stakeholder debate

In the past decade, significant European calls for research proposals have supported translational collaborative research on non-communicable and infectious diseases within the biomedical life sciences by bringing together interdisciplinary and multinational consortia. This research has advanced our understanding of disease pathophysiology, marking considerable scientific progress. Yet, it is crucial to retrospectively evaluate these efforts' societal impact. Research proposals should be thoughtfully designed to ensure that the research findings can be effectively translated into actionable policies. In addition, the choice of scientific methods plays a pivotal role in shaping the societal impact of research discoveries. We present the results of an extensive multistakeholder consultation involving a survey and a roundtable discussion to identify potential research gaps or needs for consideration in the EU research and policy agenda. This includes addressing unmet public health issues and medical needs and proposing research initiatives with aligned policy strategies to tackle these challenges.

PISTOLLATO Francesca;  BURKHART Gregor;  DECEUNINCK Pierre;  BERNASCONI Camilla;  DI VIRGILIO Sergio;  EMILI Luca;  FAUVEL Anne-Charlotte;  FERREIRA BASTOS Luisa;  GASTALDELLO Annalisa;  GERARDI Chiara;  HABERMANN Jens K.;  HANES Ioan;  KYRIAKOPOULOU Christina;  LANKA Uma;  LAURIOLA Paolo;  LAVERTY Hugh;  MAISONNEUVE Benoit G.C.;  MENNECOZZI Milena;  PAPPALARDO Francesco;  PASTORINO Roberta;  RADVILAITE Vilma;  ROGGEN Erwin L.;  CONSTANTINO Helder; 

2024-08-27

Frontiers Media S.A.

JRC137792

2296-2565 (online),   

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417684/full,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC137792,   

10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417684 (online),