New EU4Health calls: €57 million for prevention, health data, and medical innovation

The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has published the new calls under the EU4Health 2025 Work Programme with an overall budget of EUR 56.816.810.

EU4Health is the fourth and largest EU health programme designed to improve the resilience of European healthcare systems. Specifically, the EU4Health programme aims to promote health in the EU, strengthen capacities to address cross-border health threats, improve the availability of medicines, medical devices, and other essential products for crises, and strengthen healthcare systems, making them more resilient, efficient, and sustainable.

Based on DG SANTE's political priorities, the calls are as follows:

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-01 – Call for proposals for pilot programmes gastric cancer screening (CR/CV&NCD -g-25-12);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-02 – Call for proposals for pilot programmes lung cancer screening (CR/CV&NCD -g-25-13);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-03 – Call for proposals for pilot programmes prostate cancer screening (CR/CV&NCD-g-25-14);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-04 – A European flagship initiative leveraging theartificial intelligence and health data for health cardiovascular and related non-communicable diseases: promote risk prediction, prevention, treatments, personalized care and rehabilitation (CR/CV&NCD-g-25-16);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-05 – Call for proposals on the permanent prevention for a healthy life with particular attention to diseases cardiovascular (CR/CV&NCD-g-25-18);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-06 – Call for proposals to support the development of a system of monitoring of prices, reimbursements and access to medicines through the EURIPID database (HS-g-25-20);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-07 – Call for proposals for a programme on devices orphan doctors, particularly aimed at pediatric patients (HS-g-25-24);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-08 – Call for proposals for health data for biotechnological innovation leveraging the European Health Data Space (DI-g-25-31);
EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-09 – Call for proposals to contribute to the organisation of conferences (OA-g-25-33)

You can apply by January 6, 2026 on the EU Funding & Tenders portal.

For more information: info@iniziativa.cc

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Business Process Reengineering intervention aimed at the upgrade and technological development of the company's IT assets; support in the design of the company performance monitoring system and in the optimization of organizational processes

Sector: Textile Company
Turnover: €36.081.512
Date: 2022

Business organization

Intervention to modernize and optimize the company's organizational and management structure, with consequent updating of the Organization Regulations and the Organization Implementation Regulations, aimed at making management more efficient

Sector: Computer programming activities
Turnover: €16.392.207
Date: 2022

SAMBA

Development of an aeronautical seat with the use of innovative technologies and materials for additive manufacturing and proposal of an innovative, sustainable and integrated Business Model in the industry 4.0 perspective

Contract: Smart Factory, Agrifood and Life Sciences
Project cost: €2.121.216,25
Contribution to spending: €870.099,88
Concessionary Financing: €424.243,25
Date: April 2023

PUBLICAPP

Revolutionize and enhance citizen engagement through a unique dedicated public platform compassing in general aviation and unmanned aircraft applications equipment in the area of homeland security

Program: Horizon - SME Instrument
Project cost: €70.000
Contribution: €50.000
Date: 2016

Be.CULTOUR

Beyond CULtural TOURism: human-centred innovations for sustainable and circular cultural tourism

Program: Horizon
Project cost: €4.097.203,75
Contribution: €3.993.328,75
Date: February 2021

RAILROAD TO 4.0

Efficiency of the production cycle by significantly reducing processing times thanks to the purchase of new railway vehicles equipped with innovative technology.

Project cost: €1.111.600,00
Non-refundable contribution: €555.800,00
Date: December 2022

MAGYCO

MEMS based appliance for gyro compassing in general aviation and unmanned aircraft applications equipment in the area of homeland security

Program: Horizon - SME Instrument
Project cost: €70.000
Contribution: €50.000
Date: 2016

Evolutionary upgrading of the models in the assortment

Contract: Innovation Agreement
Project cost: €6.164.816,25
Contribution to spending: €2.073.702,19
Date: July 2022

100% Transfer

Iniziativa, as financial advisor, assisted Medinok in the sale of 100% of its capital to Telebit and in the reinvestment of a minority stake in the latter's capital.

Acquisition transaction: 100% sale
Sector: Telecommunications Services & Facility Management
Deal: Undisclosed
Date: 2022

ARACNE

Advocating the role of Silk Art and Cultural Heritage at National and European scales

Program: Horizon
Project cost: €2.999.634,50
Contribution: €2.999.634,50
Date: March 2023

Management control

Development of the Investment Plan and the economic-financial plan for the opening of Mignon brand sales points of the company business in the main Italian cities and railway stations

Sector: Bars and other establishments
Turnover: €3.918.453
Date: 2018

NASUM

Innovative nanotech-based detection equipment in the area of homeland security

Program: Horizon - SME Instrument
Project cost: €70.000
Contribution: €50.000
Date: 2016

Business Process Reengineering

Reorganization of the activities and processes of the offices in which the organization is organized with the aim of improving the offer of services provided to users with a view to optimizing the available resources and the digital transition

Sector: Local authorities - Organizational and process reengineering
Date: 2022

Engineering SpA

Consultancy and support for economic-financial and procedural aspects in all phases of the procedure relating to a PPP initiative (pursuant to paragraph 15 art. 183 Legislative Decree 50/2016) relating to an intervention of "Implementation of the Physical and IT infrastructures for the management of the drug cycle, treatment aids and physical and information flows for the Ragusa ASP"

Sector: Hospital
Date: 2019

Business organization

Support in perfecting the business model, optimizing the organizational structure and company functions, assessing skills and plan to increase professionalism for listing on Euronext Growth Paris

Sector: Telecommunications
Turnover: €1.425.000
Date: 2022

NeZAPoB

Nearly Zero Air Pollution Building

Contract: Smart Factory, Agrifood and Life Sciences
Project cost: €1.950.188,75
Non-refundable contribution: €956.868,13
Concessionary Financing: €390.037,75
Date: December 2023

Medaarch

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Acquisition transaction: Demerger of the business unit and entry of a new investor
Sector: Architecture and design
Deal: Undisclosed
Date: 2024

FAST TRACKS

Fast radio technologies for uninterrupted train to trackside communications

Program: Horizon - SME Instrument
Project cost: €2.370.625,00
Contribution: €1.659.437,50
Date: July 2017

Santa Maria Terni Hospital

Technical assistance for the economic-financial and management evaluation relating to a project financing proposal pursuant to art. 183, paragraph 15, of Legislative Decree 50/2016 for the "Construction and management of the new Terni hospital"

Sector: Healthcare company PPP
Date: 2021

SEGLUCO

“Eating well and gluten-free: development of a gluten-free croissant (already cooked and frozen) with valuable nutritional characteristics

Contract: PON Horizon2020
Project cost: €2.336.625,00
Contribution to spending: €812.156,25
Concessionary Financing: €467.325,00
Date: June 2021

Cantu Next

“Construction of the new multifunctional arena of Cantù” through the procedure provided for in paragraph 304 art. 1 of the 2014 stability law – Technical assistance to the proposer with particular reference to the drafting activities of the Economic and Financial Plan.

Sector: Sports facilities
Date: 2020

Business Process Reengineering

Technical support in the analysis and optimization of processes with a view to upgrading the company information system and modernizing logistics activities

Sector: Soft drinks, mineral water and other bottled water industry
Turnover: €110.516.083
Date: 2020

Immobiliare S. Angelo SpA

Expansion of production capacity through the structural modernization of 10 hotel and accommodation facilities in the medium-high and high segment, the optimization of existing spaces and the expansion of the offer.

Contract: Development Contract
Project cost: €21.530.135,11
Non-refundable contribution: €7.647.698,00
Concessionary Financing: €6.445.084,00
Date: March 2024

Business Process Reengineering

Business Process Reengineering intervention aimed at perfecting the business model, optimizing the governance and Internal Audit structure and improving processes with a view to upgrading the company information system and controlling performance

Sector: Home care and social care
Turnover: €103.882.395,00
Date: 2022-2024/XNUMX/XNUMX

MUNICIPALITY OF GIUGLIANO – SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Technical assistance to the Grantor in the evaluation of a Project Financing proposal presented pursuant to paragraph 15 of the art. 183 of Legislative Decree 50/2016 concerning the intervention of "realization of the modernization of sewage systems and management of monitoring and emergency services"

Sector: Facility Management PPP
Date: 2020

Beste SpA

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Acquisition transaction: Transfer of majority stake
Sector: Fashion & Apparel
Deal: Undisclosed
Date: 2023

MUNICIPALITY OF LUCCA – PORTA ELISA STADIUM

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Sector: Sports Facilities PPP
Date: 2021

Comesvil SpA

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Acquisition operation: Entry into the capital by Auctus Capital Partners
Sector: Railway Construction
Deal: Undisclosed
Date: 2023

INTEN-T

Study for the creation of the integrated intermodal logistics system in Port of Taranto back area

Program: TEN – T
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Contribution: €932.500,00
Date: October 2014

Management control

Design and support for the implementation of the management control system, the design of a KPI dashboard for monitoring company performance and the optimization of organizational processes

Sector: Production of pastry products
Turnover: €3.947.216
Date: 2019

€1.9 billion Production investments supported | €435 billion Investments in Research & Innovation subsidized | 200 active customers with hundreds of completed transactions | 100 Project Financing/PPP Operations Supported | €1.9 billion Production investments supported | €435 billion Investments in Research & Innovation subsidized | 200 active customers with hundreds of completed transactions | 100 Project Financing/PPP Operations Supported |