States Representatives Group

 

The IMI States Representatives Group (SRG) is an advisory group within IMI and consists of representatives from Member States and countries associated with the EU’s research framework programmes. SRG members represent their national governments.

The role of the SRG

The SRG provides opinions on IMI’s scientific priorities, and is formally consulted on our Annual Work Plans and topic texts before Calls for proposals are launched. By interacting with national/regional stakeholders and authorities, SRG members aim to ensure that our scientific priorities are in line with research programmes on a regional, national and EU level in order to look for potential synergies and prevent overlaps.

Additionally, SRG members:

  • provide opinions on our progress and achievements, and present those achievements at the national/regional level;
  • give recommendations or proposals to the IMI Governing Board on technical, managerial and financial matters in particular when those matters affect national or regional interests;
  • give opinions and advice on the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in our projects.

Members of the SRG also act as an interface with relevant stakeholder groups within their respective countries. In some countries, members give direct support to stakeholders, especially SMEs, giving them advice when applying for our Calls for proposals.

Chair and Vice-Chair

The current Chair is  Marta Gómez Quintanilla (Spain) and the Vice-Chair is Jan Skriwanek (Germany). The Chair and the Vice-Chair are elected for a period of two years.

The SRG Chair attends meetings of the IMI Governing Board as an observer and takes part in the deliberations, but has no voting rights.

More information about the SRG is available in the Rules of Procedure of the IMI2 JU States Representatives Group.

Meetings

The SRG meets at least twice per year, usually at the IMI Programme Office in Brussels.

Agendas of the SRG meetings

9 February 2021 - Agenda 

30 September 2020 - Agenda

26 May 2020 - Agenda

4 February 2020 - Agenda

Cooperation with the IMI Scientific Committee

The SRG collaborates with the IMI Scientific Committee. The two bodies meet once a year to exchange views and discuss common areas of interest, such as IMI’s scientific priorities, and ways to enhance involvement of SMEs and patients in IMI activities. 

View a diagram of how the two bodies interact during their advisory process

Interested in learning more about the role of these advisory bodies in IMI and how they collaborate? Watch our interview with Marta Gómez Quintanilla of the IMI States Representatives Group and Maria Beatriz Da Silva Lima of the IMI Scientific Committee.

 

 

 

EU Member State

Austria

Representative

Hemma Bauer

Contact details

Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW)
https://www.ffg.at/innovative-medicines-initiative-2 

EU Member State

Bulgaria

Representative

Victoria Sarafian

Contact details

Medical University -Plovdiv

EU Member State

Croatia

Representative

Marin Roje

Contact details

Assistant Director
Ruđer Bošković Institute
www.mobilnost.hr/en/

EU Member State

Cyprus

Representative

Stavros Malas

Contact details

Foundation Chair, Veterinary School
University of Nicosia Medical School

EU Member State

Czechia

Representative

Regina Demlová

Contact details

Head of Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

EU Member State

Estonia

Representative

Argo Soon

Contact details

Department of International Research Cooperation, Estonian Research Council
www.etag.ee
www.horisont2020.ee
http://www.horisont2020.ee/struktuur/tehnoloogiate-uhisalgatused/

EU Member State

Finland

Representative

Helena Myllyharju, PhD

Contact details

Adviser
Business Finland, Large companies and public research funding, Health & Wellbeing
https://www.businessfinland.fi

EU Member State

France

Representative

Claire Giry

Contact details

Directrice Générale Délégué
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
http://www.horizon2020.gouv.fr/pid29768/sante.html

EU Member State

Germany

Representative

Jan Skriwanek

EU Member State

Greece

Representative

George Vasilopoulos

Contact details

Executive Consultant, the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry/PEF
Director, Galenica

EU Member State

Hungary

Representative

Klára Horváth

Contact details

National Research, Development and Innovation Office

EU Member State

Ireland

Representative

Martha Cahill

Contact details

Enterprise Ireland
www.enterprise-ireland.com

EU Member State

Italy

Representative

Gianluca Sbardella

Contact details

Università degli Studi di Salerno

EU Member State

Latvia

Representative

Maija Bundule

Contact details

Scientific secretary, Latvian Council of Science

EU Member State

Lithuania

Representative

Solventa Krakauskaitė

Contact details

Researcher of the Health Telematics Science Institute 
Kaunas University of Technology
http://2017.ktu.edu/en/health-telematics-science-institute/

EU Member State

Luxembourg

Representative

Françoise Liners

Contact details

Chargée du Développement des Technologies de Ia Sante
Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur, Direction des nouvelles technologies
https://www.luxinnovation.lu/innovate-in-luxembourg/funding/european-funding-horizon-2020/h2020-related-opportunities/

http://www.Horizon2020.lu

EU Member State

Malta

Representative

Anthony Serracino Inglott

Contact details

Medicines Authority

EU Member State

Netherlands

Representative

Ed Jansen

EU Member State

Poland

Representative

Anna Dziubczynska-Pytko

Contact details

National Contact Point | Global Challenges Section, Horizon Europe, Health
National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
NCBR.gov.pl

EU Member State

Portugal

Representative

Patrícia Calado

Contact details

Vogal da Direção / Member of the Board
Delegate and National Contact Point for Health in Horizon 2020

AICIB - Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica

EU Member State

Romania

Representative

Radu Albulescu

Contact details

National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development

EU Member State

Slovakia

Representative

Michal Novák

Contact details

Neuroimunologicky ustav SAV, Slovenska akademia vied

EU Member State

Slovenia

Representative

Eva Batista

Contact details

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
www.mizs.gov.si/ 
www.mizs.gov.si/en/

EU Member State

Spain

Representative

Marta Gómez Quintanilla

Contact details

EU Programmes Division,
Centre for Industrial Technolgical Development (CDTI)
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

https://eshorizonte2020.es/

EU Member State

Sweden

Representative

Gunnar Sandberg

Contact details

Programme Manager
VINNOVA / Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
https://www.vinnova.se

 

 

 

 

Country

Albania

Representative

To be appointed

Contact details

 

 

Country

Armenia

Representative

Nelly Karapetyan

Contact details

PhD, Associate Professor, Chair of Molecular Physics
Yerevan State University

 

Country

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Representative

Biljana Tubić

Contact details

Assistant Director for Sector for Medicines
Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices

 

Country

Faroe Islands

Representative

To be appointed

Contact details

 

 

Country

North Macedonia

Representative

Emilija Atanasovska (M.D.)

Contact details

Medical Faculty Skopje

 

Country

Georgia

Representative

Maia Rukhadze

Contact details

EAACI board member of Allergy, Asthma & Sports Interest Group
GAACI board member, Head of Specific Diagnostic Unit
Center of Allergy and Immunology
www.imi-georgia.ge

 

Country

Iceland

Representative

Sigrun Olafsdóttir

Contact details

Senior Adviser, International Division
The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS)

 

Country

Israel

Representative

Dr Hagit Schwimmer

Contact details

ISERD - Israel Europe R&D Directorate
www.iserd.org.il
www.iserd.org.il/?CategoryID=347&ArticleID=221

 

Country

Moldova

Representative

Liliana Rusnac

Contact details

Scientific Secretary
Scientific Center of Drug Research, State Representative University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu"

 

Country

Montenegro

Representative

Mrs. Vesna Miranović

Contact details

Director of the Directorate for Quality Control of Health Care and Human Resources Improvement
Ministry of Health, Government of Montenegro

 

Country

Norway

Representative

Nils Olav Refsdal

Contact details

Senior Adviser
Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

 

Country

Serbia

Representative

To be appointed

Contact details

 

 

Country

Switzerland

Representative

Myriam Cevallos

Contact details

State Secretariat tor Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Research and Innovation, International Research Organisations
https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home.html

 

Country

Tunisia

Representative

To be appointed

Contact details

 

 

Country

Turkey

Representative

Ayse Özge Gözay

Contact details

TUBITAK EU Framework Programmes, National Coordination Office
tubitak.gov.tr/en 
https://h2020.org.tr/en 

 

Country

Ukraine

Representative

Volodymyr Redko

Contact details

Association of Pharmaceutical Research & Development (APRaD)