Cooperation India - New Medical Devices for Affordable Health

The aim of the call for proposals is to stimulate sustainable Indo-Dutch research collaboration by funding joint research projects on the topic medical devices that have the explicit goal to reduce the costs of health care either in India or in the Netherlands. An additional goal is to stimulate the Dutch and Indian research field of medical devices on five topics:

1. Minimally invasive techniques;
2. Medical optics and acoustics;
3. Medical image processing;
4. High precision instrumentation;
5. Safe extramural care.

Who can apply

Eligible research teams are composed of Dutch and Indian researchers, with active involvement in the project of a senior Principal Investigator on both the Indian and the Dutch side. Researchers should be affiliated to a public body.

Researchers from abroad may apply

What can be applied for

Joint research projects with a duration of 3 - 4 years.

When can be applied

• Closing date for submitting proposals is 6 May 2010, 15:00 hrs CET

Criteria

Full information about the target groups, procedures and guidelines can be found in the brochure 2010.

Procedure

Applications must be submitted electronically, and in accordance with the guidelines, via ZonMw ProjectNet system. More information about the procedure can be found in the brochure 2010 and the instructions on the website.

Budget

The budget covers funding for a minimum of four indo-dutch projects, jointly funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST, India) and NWO/ZonMw.

Financiers

Department of Science and Technology (DST, India), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands organisation for health research and development (ZonMw)

Contacts

• Ms Denice Moi Thuk Shung (ZonMw)
  phone: +31 (0)70 349 52 42, e-mail: moithukshung@zonmw.nl
• Ms Saskia Matheussen (NWO)
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 49, e-mail: s.matheussen@nwo.nl
• Mr Rajiv Sharma (DST)
  email: rajivdst@nic.in