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Health research under FP7 will aim to improve the health of citizens, raise the level of competition in health-related industries and businesses, as well as to address global health issues.

Priority will be given to the following activities:

• Biotechnology, generic tools and technologies for human health - producing knowledge that will be applied in the area of health and medicine
• Translating research for human health - making sure that basic discoveries have practical benefits and improve quality of life
• Optimising the delivery of health care to European citizens - ensuring that the results of biomedical research will ultimately reach the citizens

Overarching issues of the Health theme are child health, health of the ageing population and gender-related health. As translation of basic discoveries into clinical applications is one of the main objectives of this theme. Clinical research is expected to be a major tool used in the funded projects.

Each Call will have it's own specifications.

Inclusion of 'high-tech' SME's in most projects throughout the work program is a priority of the Health theme as well as international cooperation.

Special attention will be given to communicating research outcomes with civil society, in particular with patient groups, at the earliest possible stage of biomedical and genetics research discoveries.

Health is a major theme of the Cooperation programme and the EU has earmarked a total of € 6.1 billion for funding this theme over the duration of FP7. The budget will be devoted to supporting collaborative projects across the European Union and beyond.