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On World Obesity Day, check out how EU-funded projects under HaDEA’s remit are helping to fight childhood and adolescent obesity. 

On Rare Disease Day, HaDEA interviewed professor Luca Sangiorgi, Coordinator of ERN BOND, the European Reference Network of Rare Bone Disorders, and Chair of the ERN Coordinators Group, which is the governing board of the 24 ERNs.

On Rare Disease Day, HaDEA interviewed Sarah Zohar, coordinator of the EU-funded project INVENTS, and Florence Guillot, representative of the French National Research Agency in the the ERA-Net E-Rare-3 project, to shed light on their projects.

Watch our latest testimonial videos about innovative solutions and achievements of three Horizon Europe projects managed by HaDEA. The videos feature the projects MULTHEM, RECREATE and SUSPENS, showcasing their cutting-edge work in developing sustainable and lightweight materials.

During the first half of 2025, Poland is holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time. As president, Poland is steering work across all levels of the Council’s operations, aiming to foster collaboration and consensus among EU Member States.

While AI offers many exciting benefits and opportunities, like increased efficiency and the potential for groundbreaking innovations, it also raises serious ethical and societal concerns, especially for children and young people—ranging from data privacy to misuse of AI’s technical capabilities.

HaDEA has published “End-to-end Earth observation systems and services: an overview of EU Space research projects supporting the development of Earth observation”. This publication presents a selection of projects that are bolstering the competitiveness of the European space sector.

HaDEA has published the Prior Information Notice for the EU4Health call for tenders on multiple framework contracts in cascade for legal support services for the compliance assessment of national transposing measures in the health and food safety areas in the context of the enlargement.

HaDEA has published the Prior Information Notice HADEA/2025/OP/0013-PIN for the EU4Health call for tenders to speed up the access to and/or uptake of innovative Mpox vaccines.

The latest report on the Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) is now available, providing crucial insights into the role of advanced materials in critical raw material (CRM) reduction.

Connecting Europe Facility - Digital Call 4 closed on 13 February with a budget of €233 million for 5G Large-Scale Pilots and Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways. It drew an impressive total of 321 partners responding with 85 proposals.

HaDEA is gearing up for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, happening from 3 to 6 March at Fira Gran via in Barcelona. As the world’s biggest event for the mobile communications industry, MWC brings together over 100 000 companies, government representatives, investors, and startups.

HaDEA has published the Prior Information Notice HADEA/2025/CPN/0006-PIN for the upcoming publication of the EU4Health call for tenders on the development of a rapid point-of-care antimicrobial susceptibility testing diagnostic medical device.

Safer Internet Day is all about empowering people, especially children and young people, to navigate the digital world safely and positively. From tackling cyberbullying to understanding social networking and digital identity, the campaign highlights key online challenges and emerging concerns.

On 4 February, World Cancer Day, HaDEA organised a project showcase event on 'Fostering synergies to beat cancer: The impact of EU-funded projects'. 

HaDEA has published the EU4Health Prior Information Notice HADEA/2025/CPN/0008-PIN - Multiple sourcing Framework Contracts to speed up the development of and access to innovative medical countermeasures - Next-Generation Influenza Vaccines.

DigiPass is creating a sustainable platform which includes support for Digital Materials & Product Passport (DMPP) and for collaborative innovation-by-design processes in a circular economy served by advanced materials.

During cervical cancer awareness month, let’s take a closer look at EU4Health projects informing, training and raising awareness among the young populations about the importance of HPV vaccination to prevent and eliminate cervical cancer.

HaDEA signed a new Framework contract (FWC) to support joint clinical assessments and joint scientific consultations under Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 on Health Technology Assessment (HTAR).