IMI has involved patients in its projects and activities since the very beginning. Now, IMI plans to create a pool of patient experts to strengthen the role and voice of patients in IMI activities at both strategic and operational levels. Patients who are part of the pool would be invited on an ad hoc basis to:
- provide input on IMI’s scientific strategy (annual priorities, topic development etc.), for example by taking part in early consultations / workshops, SGG meetings, etc.;
- participate in panels to review project proposals;
- participate in reviews of ongoing and closed projects;
- review the content of documents prepared for patients and the general public;
- participate in IMI events.
How to apply
Patients (and family members and carers) who wish to be part of the pool should submit an Expression of Interest via
this form.
Basic information on the pool is given below, but we strongly recommend that you read
this document before completing the form.
The basic criteria for inclusion in the pool are:
- being a patient (or a family member or carer of a patient) with a chronic / lifelong illness or condition;
- being a resident of an EU Member State, a country that is associated with the EU’s research programme Horizon 2020, or the WHO European Region
- having a specific interest in one of the disease areas featured in IMI’s Strategic Research Agenda;
- a working knowledge of English.
