BioNH (ERA-HDHL 2016)
Biomarkers for Nutrition and Health (co-funded call)
In February 2016, 14 countries launched the first ERA-HDHL Cofunded joint call for funding multilateral research projects on “Biomarkers for nutrition and health”. This Joint Action funded 12 projects that started in the beginning of 2017 for about 3 years.
Background
A more complete understanding of the relationships between nutrition and health is central to deliver the vision of the JPI HDHL. However, the challenge of establishing these relationships is increased by the difficulties of accurately and objectively establishing dietary intake, nutritional status and the long-term trajectory from health to disease. As “characteristics that are objectively measured and evaluated as indicators of an exposure, biological process, or state of a biological system”, biomarkers can play a crucial role in addressing these difficulties and therefore in developing our understanding how health is related to nutrition. Numerous national and international authorities have presented general concepts for identification of biomarkers of disease. However, clear recommendations on biomarkers of nutrition and health are lacking. Reliable biomarkers or biomarker patterns will be crucial in monitoring key biological processes underlying the relationship between human nutrition and health, and will provide important tools for assessing status and efficacy of interventions. Biomarkers are, in turn, required in the process of substantiating Article 14 health claims through evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority.
Aim of the call
This call focuses on the identification and validation of biomarkers that are modulated by diet and that indicate a change in health status and/or the risk of developing diet-related diseases. Biomarkers of physical activity may be considered alongside diet.
The JPI HDHL aims to create an International Research Network on Biomarkers in Nutrition on Health (BioNH), it is therefore expected that funded project will be actively involved in relevant activities under the umbrella of the JPI HDHL (including workshops, conference, presentation at the Management Board of the JPI HDHL etc.).
Participating countries
| Country | Funding Organisation | Short name |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy | BMWFW |
| Belgium | Public service of Wallonia, Directorate-General Operational for Economy, Employment and Research | SPW-DGO6 |
| Canada | French National Research Agency | ANR |
| Denmark | Innovation Fund Denmark | IFD |
| France | French National Research Agency | ANR |
| Germany | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture represented by the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food | BMEL/BLE |
| Germany | Federal Ministry for Education and Research represented by the Project Management Agency in the German Aerospace Centre | BMBF/ DLR-PT |
| Ireland | Science Foundation Ireland | SFI |
| Italy | Ministry of Education, University and Research | MIUR |
| Italy | Ministry of agricultural, food and forestry policies | MiPAAF |
| The Netherlands | The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development | ZonMw |
| Poland | The National Centre for Research and Development | NCBR |
| Romania | National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation | ANCSI |
| Spain | Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | ISCIII |
| Spain | Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | MINECO |
| Turkey * | The Scientific and Technological Research Council | TUBITAK |
| United Kingdom | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | BBSRC |
* Did not fund research projects in this call
Funded projects
| Project | Coordinator |
|---|---|
| BioFN | Dr. Albert Koulman, Univercity of Cambridge, UK |
| ALHABET | Dr. Catherine Phillips, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| BioNUGUT | Matthias Laudes, UKSH Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| CABALA_Diet&Health | Kieran Tuohy, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy |
| DERIVE | Mary Ward, Ulster University, Ireland |
| FAME | Prof. Matthias Schulze, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany |
| FiberTAG | Nathalie Delzenne, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium |
| HEALTHMARK | Ute Nöthlings, University of Bonn, Germany |
| OXYGENATE | Cecile Gladine, INRA, France |
| SALAMANDER | Martine Morzel, INRA, France |
| SALIVAGES | Massimo Collino, University of Turin, Italy |
| VALID | Helene McNulty, Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, UK |
More Information
- Factsheet project outcomes ERA-HDHL cofunded call on biomarkers
- Updated Factsheet ERA-HDHL cofunded call on biomarkers
- Factsheet ERA-HDHL cofunded call on biomarkers
- Call text
Contact : ANR (France) JPI-HDHLCalls@agencerecherche.fr
