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)
Rosengasse 2-6
A - 1014 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 53 120 6213
Email: hemma.bauer [AT] bmwfw.gv.at
https://www.ffg.at/innovative-medicines-initiative-2 

EU Member State

Belgium

Representative

Seppe Kelchtermans

Contact details

Policy Advisor
Flemish Government, Dept of Economy, Science & Innovation
Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 10 
1030 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: T +32 2 553 52 08
Email: seppe.kelchtermans[AT]vlaanderen.be
www.ewi-vlaanderen.be
www.fwo.be/en/
www.vlaio.be/english
https://recherche-technologie.wallonie.be/?LANG=en
www.fnrs.be/en/
www.biowin.org
www.belspo.be/belspo/index_en.stm
www.innoviris.be/en?set_language=en

EU Member State

Bulgaria

Representative

Victoria Sarafian

Contact details

Medical University -Plovdiv
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel: +359 888 13 73 85
Email: sarafian [AT] abv.bg

EU Member State

Croatia

Representative

Marin Roje

Contact details

Assistant Director
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Bijenička cesta 54
HR - 10002 Zagreb
Hrvatska/Croatia
Tel: +385 1 4680 251
Cell: +385 99 249 27 31
Fax: +385 1 4680 108
Email: mroje [AT] irb.hr
www.mobilnost.hr/en/

EU Member State

Cyprus

Representative

Stavros Malas

Contact details

Foundation Chair, Veterinary School
University of Nicosia Medical School
21 Ilia Papakyriakou, 2414 Engomi
P.O. Box 24005, CY-1700, Nicosia, Cyprus

Direct: +357 22 471 972
Main:   +357 22 471 900
Fax:     +357 22 471 947
Email: malas.st[AT]unic.ac.cy 

EU Member State

Czechia

Representative

Regina Demlová

Contact details

Head of Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Kemenice 753/5
625 00 Brno
Tel: +420 549 496 526
Email: demlova [AT] med.muni.cz

EU Member State

Denmark

Representative

Kim Kryger

Contact details

Head of section
EuroCenter
NCP for Health and IMI, Programme Committee for Health, IMI SRG
Tel: +45 7231 8288
Email: klk [AT] ufm.dk
https://ufm.dk/forskning-og-innovation/tilskud-til-forskning-og-innovation/eu-og-internationale-programmer/andre-programmer-i-horizon-2020/imi-innovative-laegemidler

EU Member State

Estonia

Representative

Argo Soon

Contact details

Department of International Research Cooperation, Estonian Research Council
Soola 8, 51013 Tartu
Estonia
Email: argo.soon [AT] etag.ee 
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

Kalevantie 2 (Technopolis Yliopistonrinne)
FI-33100 Tampere
Finland
Tel:  mobile +358 40 149 0520
switchboard +358 2950 55000

Email:  helena.myllyharju[at]businessfinland.fi

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)
101, rue de Tolbiac
75013 Paris Cedex 13, France
Email: claire.giry[at]inserm.fr
http://www.horizon2020.gouv.fr/pid29768/sante.html

EU Member State

Germany

Representative

Jan Skriwanek

Contact details

Nationale Kontaktstelle Lebenswissenschaften
Heinrich-Konen-Strasse 1
53227 Bonn (Oberkassel)
Tel: +49 (0) 228 382 1677
Email: jan.skriwanek [AT] dlr.de
www.nks-lebenswissenschaften.de
www.nks-lebenswissenschaften.de/de/354.php
www.nks-lebenswissenschaften.de/de/892.php   

EU Member State

Greece

Representative

George Vasilopoulos

Contact details

Executive Consultant, the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry/PEF
Director, Galenica
Tel: +30 210 52 81 700
Email: general_management [AT] galenica.gr

EU Member State

Hungary

Representative

Klára Horváth

Contact details

National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Kéthly Anna tér 1
Budapest 1075
Tel: +36 1 484 2886
Email: klara.horvath[AT]nkfih.gov.hu

EU Member State

Ireland

Representative

Martha Cahill

Contact details

Enterprise Ireland
Eastpoint Business Park,
Dublin 3,
Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)1-7272838
Email: martha.cahill[AT]enterprise-ireland.com
www.enterprise-ireland.com

EU Member State

Italy

Representative

Gianluca Sbardella

Contact details

Università degli Studi di Salerno
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132
84084 Fisciano, Salerno
Italy
Tel: +39 089 96 97 70
Email: gsbardella [AT] unisa.it

EU Member State

Latvia

Representative

Maija Bundule

Contact details

Scientific secretary, Latvian Council of Science
Akadémijas laukums 1
LV - 1050 RIGA
Latvia
Tel: +371 67227790
Email: maija.bundule[AT]viaa.gov.lv

EU Member State

Lithuania

Representative

Solventa Krakauskaitė

Contact details

Researcher of the Health Telematics Science Institute 
Kaunas University of Technology
K. Barsausko Str. 59
LT- 51423, Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel: +370 67222409
Fax: +370 37 324144
Email: solventa.krakauskaite[AT]ktu.lt
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
19-21 Boulevard Royal
L-2914
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 247 74138
Fax: +352 2478 4311
Email: francoise.liners[AT]eco.etat.lu
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
Sir Temi Żammit Buildings
Malta Life Sciences Park
San Ġwann SĠN 3000
Malta
Tel: +356 2343 9000
Email: anthony.serracino-inglott[AT]gov.mt

EU Member State

Netherlands

Representative

Ed Jansen

Contact details

Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
P.O. Box 20350
NL - 2500 EJ Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 3405939
Email: ej.jansen[AT]minvws.nl

www.rvo.nl/subsidies-regelingen/joint-technology-initiatives/jti-innovative-medicines-initiative

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)
47a Nowogrodzka Str.
00-695 Warsaw
Poland
Cell: +48 502 052 237
Email: anna.dziubczynska-pytko[AT]ncbr.gov.pl  
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 
Parque da Saúde de Lisboa, Av. Do Brasil, 53 – Pav. 17-A | 1749-004 Lisboa
1649-038 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351 217 985 469
Email:  patricia.calado[AT]aicib.pt

EU Member State

Romania

Representative

Radu Albulescu

Contact details

National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development
112, Vitan Av.
RO-031299 Bucharest 3
Romania
Tel: +40 722 697 456
Email: radu_a1[AT]yahoo.com

EU Member State

Slovakia

Representative

Michal Novák

Contact details

Neuroimunologicky ustav SAV, Slovenska akademia vied
Dubravska cesta 9
845 10 Bratislava 45
Slovakia
Tel: +421 2 5478 8100
Fax: +421 2 5477 4276
Email: michal.novak[AT]savba.sk

EU Member State

Slovenia

Representative

Eva Batista

Contact details

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Kotnikova 38
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +386 1 478 47 54
Email: eva.batista [AT] gov.si
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

c/ Cid, 4
28001 Madrid
Spain
Tel:  +34 91 581 5562
Fax: +34 91 581 5586
Email: marta.gomez [AT] cdti.es
https://eshorizonte2020.es/

EU Member State

Sweden

Representative

Gunnar Sandberg

Contact details

Programme Manager
VINNOVA / Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
Mäster Samuelsgatan 56
SE-101 58 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel:+46 (0) 8 454 6445
Email: Gunnar.Sandberg [AT] VINNOVA.se
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
Faculty of Physics
1 Alex Manoogian
0025 Yerevan
Republic of Armenia
Tel: +37491 402524
Email: nelkh [AT] ysu.am

 

Country

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Representative

Biljana Tubić

Contact details

Assistant Director for Sector for Medicines
Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices
Email: b.tubic [AT] almbih.gov.ba

 

Country

Faroe Islands

Representative

To be appointed

Contact details

 

 

Country

North Macedonia

Representative

Emilija Atanasovska (M.D.)

Contact details

Medical Faculty Skopje
St. 50 Divizija no. 6
1000 Skopje
North Macedonia
Office: +38923111828
Email: emilija.atanasovska[AT]medf.ukim.edu.mk

 

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
2/6, Ljubljabna str.
0159 Tbilisi
Georgia
Tel: +995 577 49 59 95
Email: maiarukhadze [AT] gmail.com
www.imi-georgia.ge

 

Country

Iceland

Representative

Sigrun Olafsdóttir

Contact details

Senior Adviser, International Division
The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS)
Borgartun 30
IS-105 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel: +354 515 5800
Fax: +354 552 9814
Email: sigrun.olafsdottir [AT] rannis.is

 

Country

Israel

Representative

Dr Hagit Schwimmer

Contact details

ISERD - Israel Europe R&D Directorate
4 Hayarden st.
Airport City
7019900
Israel
Tel: 972-3-5118119
Email: Hagit.Schwimmer[AT]iserd.org.il
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"
Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
Tel: +373 22 205 238
Fax: +373 22 205239
Email: lrusnac [AT] yahoo.com

 

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

Email: vesmir [AT] t-com.me

 

Country

Norway

Representative

Nils Olav Refsdal

Contact details

Senior Adviser
Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

PO Box 8011 Dep
0030 Oslo

Tel: +47 408 402 93
Email: nor [AT] hod.dep.no

 

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
Einsteinstrasse 2
CH-3003 Berne
Tel: +41 79 609 13 89
Fax: +41 58 462 78 54
Email: myriam.cevallos [AT] sbfi.admin.ch
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
Tunus Cad. 80 Kavaklidere
06100 Ankara
Turkey
Tel: +90 312 298 1893
Fax: +90 312 427 4024
Email: ozge.gozay [AT] tubitak.gov.tr
tubitak.gov.tr/en 
https://h2020.org.tr/en 

 

Country

Ukraine

Representative

Volodymyr Redko

Contact details

Association of Pharmaceutical Research & Development (APRaD)
4-v, Verkhniy Val Street, Office 216
Kyiv, 04071
Ukraine
Tel:+380 (50) 332 8202
Fax: +380 (44) 493 493 9130
Email: aprad.ukraine [AT] gmail.com