Alliance4Life_BRIDGE

Work packages

About work packages

Alliance4Life organizes its efforts through carefully designed work packages, each addressing a specific aspect of research management and innovation in life sciences.

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These work packages focus on areas such as advancing human resources and mobility, enhancing research evaluation, strengthening technology transfer, fostering open science practices, and supporting core facilities. Additionally, they ensure effective project coordination, dissemination, and the development of best practice guidelines to create sustainable outcomes.

This structured approach allows Alliance4Life to tackle complex challenges systematically, enabling member institutions to achieve tangible progress and drive lasting impact in the European Research Area.

WP1 Assessing Research Culture

Responsible person:

Silvia Pastoreková

e‑mail:

Lead:

http://www.biomedcentrum.sav.sk/?lang=en

Period: 3/2024 5/2025

Objectives:

  • Assess the individual prerequisites for open peer evaluation of research in CEE
  • Collect, assess and introduce best practices in HR management
  • Perform audit of Green Lab practices and introduce improved approaches for environmentally-friendly behaviour

Description of work

  • Open Peer-Evaluation Pilot
  • Best Practices in HR Management
  • Green Lab Audit

Current status: In progress

WP2 Advancing Research Culture

Responsible person: 

Toivo Maimets

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://ut.ee/en

Period: 6/2025 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Develop a training course on research integrity and ethics
  • Promote Gender equality and Diversity policies across CEE
  • Implement open peer-evaluation as a key instrument for improvement of institutional activities and practices

Description of work

  • Training in Ethics and Research Integrity
  • Promote Gender Equality and Diversity
  • Implementing new research governance strategies


Current status: Not started

WP3 E-Learning Platform

Responsible person:

Ester Jarour

e‑mail:
social and academic networks:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/

Period: 3/2024 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Build a project web portal as a gateway to all Alliance4Life partners and Virtual Research Centres

  • Launch an E-Learning platform with an accredited system of online courses

  • Provide a central point of communication with All Alliance4Life’s services

Description of work

  • User Requirements Microcredentials Pilot
  • E-Learning Platform Pilot
  • E-Learning Content Integration

Current status: In progress

WP4 Mentorship Model

Responsible person:

Filip Sedlić

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://mef.unizg.hr/en/

Period: 3/2024 5/2025

Objectives:

  • Provide framework of developmental mentoring process for both mentors and mentees 
  • Support the professional advancement of mentees by relaying experiences and knowledge of mentors
  • Increase the quality of PhD studies by facilitating institutional collaboration

Description of work

  • Best Practices in Mentorship
  • Database of Thesis Committee Members
  • Participation in thesis committee meetings in partner institutions

Current status: In progress

WP5 Creating the Platform for Joint Research Agendas

Responsible person:

Sergej Pirkmajer

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.mf.uni-lj.si/en_GB

Period: 3/2024 2/2026

Objectives:

  • Create virtual research centre
  • Map patient associations as collaborators
  • Map international professional and scientific associations

Description of work

  • Setting-up virtual research centre
  • Mapping the patient associations
  • Mapping the international professional and scientific associations

Current status: In progress

WP6 Applying Joint Research Agendas

Responsible person:

Sergej Pirkmajer

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.mf.uni-lj.si/en_GB

Period: 3/2026 – 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Design joint research strategies, co-created by patient advisory group, leading to joint grant proposals
  • Organise virtual meetings, mini-conferences, mini-courses
  • Organise events for patients in collaboration with patient advisory group

Description of work

  • Joint research strategies co-created with patient advisory group as the basis for joint grant applications
  • Virtual meetings, Mini-conferences, and Mini-courses
  • Organization of events for patients

Current status: Not started

WP7 Skills Academy

Responsible person:

Ivana Sekaninová

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/en

Period: 6/2025 – 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Implement training programmes to support career development of both academic and non-academic staff
  • Support drive towards entrepreneurship and innovation through targeted training
  • Professionalise research management and administration through sharing mutual expertise

Description of work

  • RMA Academy
  • Soft and Transferable Skills
  • Trainings on technology transfer

Current status: Not started

WP8 Internships

Responsible person:

Karolis Ažukaitis

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.vu.lt/en/

Period: 6/2025 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Develop global mindset and specific research skills among ESRs through experiential learning
  • Foster knowledge exchange and sustainable development of joint research agendas between Alliance4Life members
  • Encourage targeted professional development of non-academic staff

Description of work

  • Short on-site internships
  • Ghost-shadowing of non-academic staff
  • Mobility of thesis committee members

Current status: Not started

WP9 Open Collaboration

Responsible person:

Judit Jánosi

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/en

Period: 6/2025 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Explore the potential of ESIF-funded Research Infrastructures to forge new scientific collaborations
  • Stimulate formation of consortia with a participant core and leadership in CEE

Description of work

  • Open access to infrastructures
  • Call for Seed Fund

Current status: In progress

WP10 Unlocking Data Potential

Responsible person:

Michal Janota

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.fnusa-icrc.org/en/we-create-the-future-of-medicine/

Period: 3/2024 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Identify barriers in bringing clinical data to research community and professional networks
  • Create data availability map focusing on potential for AI projects
  • Stimulate formation of consortia for upcoming HEU-HEALTH calls with commercial partners

Description of work

  • Mapping Data Assets and Demand
  • Analysing Legal Framework and Technical Infrastructure Towards FAIR

Current status: In progress

WP11 Technology transfer opportunities

Responsible person:

Kinga Zel

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://en.umed.pl/

Period: 3/2024 8/2025

Objectives:

  • Collect and analyze the internally available TT expertise and skills
  • Identify the assets and create a database to facilitate the development of academia-industry cooperation
  • Explore the potential TT partners to forge new collaborations for innovation.

Description of work

  • Mapping of internal experts for trainings on technology transfer
  • Mapping of Alliance4Life assets
  • Mapping of potential TT partners

Current status: In progress

WP12 Industry relationship platform

Responsible person:

Maija Dambrova

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.osi.lv/en/

Period: 9/2025 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Develop academia-industry collaborations for technological advancement and innovation/entrepreneurship drive
  • Support career development and increase the business-relevant competences through intersectoral secondments
  • Identify barriers to successful academia-industry relationships in CEE countries

Description of work

  • Events/Roundtables with industry
  • Short internships with industry

Current status: Not started

WP13 Dissemination for the 1st Reporting Period

Responsible person:

Ester Jarour

e‑mail:
social and academic networks:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/en

Period: 3/2024 5/2025

Objectives:

  • Establish and regularly update A4L_BRIDGE’s CDE strategy tailored for each target group
  • Facilitate and boost the dissemination and update of A4L_BRIDGE’s results
  • Reinforce and propagate the image of Alliance4Life as a key driver of excellence and innovation in CEE

Description of work

  • Management of CD tools and channels
  • International dissemination to professional events
  • High level policy events/roundtables
  • Impact creation

Current status: In progress

WP14 Dissemination for the 2nd Reporting Period

Responsible person:

Ester Jarour

e‑mail:
social and academic networks:

Lead:

https://ut.ee/en

Period: 6/2025 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Establish and regularly update A4L_BRIDGE’s CDE strategy tailored for each target group
  • Facilitate and boost the dissemination and update of A4L_BRIDGE’s results
  • Reinforce and propagate the image of Alliance4Life as a key driver of excellence and innovation in CEE

Description of work

  • International dissemination to professional events
  • High level policy events/roundtables
  • Impact creation
  • Webinars with EC

Current status: Not started

WP15 Dissemination for the 3rd Reporting Period

Responsible person:

Ester Jarour

e‑mail:
social and academic networks:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/en

Period: 9/2026 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Establish and regularly update A4L_BRIDGE’s CDE strategy tailored for each target group
  • Facilitate and boost the dissemination and update of A4L_BRIDGE’s results
  • Reinforce and propagate the image of Alliance4Life as a key driver of excellence and innovation in CEE

Description of work

  • International dissemination to professional events
  • High level policy events/roundtables
  • Impact creation
  • Webinars with EC
  • Showcasing success stories and role models

Current status: Not started

WP16 Management and Ethics

Responsible person:

Ivana Sekaninová

e‑mail:

Lead:

https://www.muni.cz/en

Period: 3/2024 2/2028

Objectives:

  • Coordinate the project consortium by maintaining effective communication, foresee and mitigate potential risks.

  • Manage all administrative, financial, technical and legal aspects of the project.

  • Ensure compliance with the respective institutional and EC’s Ethics requirements for health research.

Description of work

  • Day-to-day management, risk management and reporting
  • Scientific Committee
  • Strategic steering of the project
  • Ethics requirements

Current status: In progress

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