Division Article 1 Tasks

The IMI2 Joint Undertaking shall carry out the following tasks:

1. (a)

   mobilise the public and private sector resources needed to achieve the objectives of the IMI2 Joint Undertaking;

2. (b)

   regularly review and make any necessary adjustments to the Strategic Research Agenda of the IMI2 Joint Undertaking in light of scientific developments occurring during its implementation;

3. (c)

   establish and develop close and long-term cooperation between the Union, other Members, Associated Partners, and the other stakeholders such as other industries, regulatory bodies, patient organisations, academia and clinical centres, as well as cooperation between industry and academia;

4. (d)

   facilitate coordination with European, national and international activities in this area, and to communicate and interact with the Member States and the countries associated with Horizon 2020;

5. (e)

   effectively support pre-competitive research and innovation in life sciences mainly through grants; if clinical trials are necessary, priority shall be given to phases I and II; phases III and IV shall be funded in justified cases where it is demonstrated that unmet medical needs exist, and if they are either non-competitive or pre-competitive;

6. (f)

   define and carry out the IMI2 Joint Undertaking annual work plan mainly through competitive calls for proposals;

7. (g)

   initiate competitive calls for proposals and any other necessary procedure for funding, evaluate proposals, award funding to projects according to the applicable rules, within the limits of available funds;

8. (h)

   publish information on the projects, including participating entities and the amount of the financial contribution of the IMI2 Joint Undertaking per participant;

9. (i)

   engage in information, communication, exploitation and dissemination activities by applying mutatis mutandis Article 28 of the Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, including making the detailed information on results from calls for proposals available and accessible in a common Horizon 2020 e-database;

10. (j)

    liaise with a broad range of stakeholders including research organisations and universities;

11. (k)

    organise regular communication, including at least one annual meeting with interest groups and with its stakeholders via the Stakeholder Forum to ensure openness and transparency of the research activities of the IMI2 Joint Undertaking;

12. (l)

    any other task needed to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.