BE READY NOW
About BE READY NOW
BE READY NOW aims to implement the European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness. This Partnership will gather 81 organisations from 27 countries, including public funding agencies, public health institutes, clinical networks, ministries, and research infrastructures active in pandemic preparedness. This consortium is aligned around the vision of building a European research and innovation ecosystem optimally prepared for future health crises caused by infectious diseases, therefore contributing to the objectives of the European Research Area (ERA).
To achieve its ambitious vision, BE READY NOW will align stakeholders in pandemic preparedness around shared research priorities to foster a coordinated and efficient research landscape, producing sustainable scientific, health, and socio-economic benefits. Through Joint Transnational Calls, BE READY NOW will help close critical research gaps covering the whole spectrum of pandemic preparedness research (including basic research, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and public health interventions), through an interdisciplinary approach. It will therefore directly address the goals of Horizon Europe’s Cluster 1 Health.
Objectives
Building on the infrastructures, projects and initiatives supported by the European Commission and Member States, BE READY NOW will establish and sustain an 'ever-warm' research ecosystem, capable of pivoting swiftly in response to emerging health threats. This ecosystem will include an innovative, ever-warm EU-wide network of networks of clinical research sites. In the longer term, BE READY NOW will improve the EU's capacity in the areas of prevention, preparedness, surveillance, risk assessment, and response to infectious diseases, ensuring the international visibility of the EU as a recognised actor for pandemic preparedness research and response, and providing resilience for citizens and health systems beyond the Partnership’s duration.
Expected Impacts
- Long-term coordination and alignment in Research and Innovation for Pandemic Preparedness
- Maintain an active research ecosystem including an EU wide
- Network of Clinical Research Sites, which is always ready if a new outbreak occurs
- The Partnership strengthens the Europe’s collective ability to predict, prevent and respond to future health threats
- Reduce the health burden of emerging infectious diseases
Ecraid’s Activities
Drawing on its extensive pan-European experience, Ecraid supports work packages 12 and 17 by strengthening clinical research networks and harmonising data protocols.
- Building an ‘ever-warm’ network of networks: We are coordinating hospital and primary care sites to ensure research readiness at all levels.
- Data Preparedness: We are laying the foundations toward a FAIR data ecosystem for rapid decision-making.
Updates
- January 2026 | Virtual kick-off meeting held.
- January 2026 | First Joint Transnational call published! Explore details here.
Coming Up
- Official launch ceremony 17 February, Paris, France.
