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Institute of Biotechnology represents Lithuania in the European Union Baltic Sea Health Region flagship project

Baltic Sea Health Region (BSHR)

Introduction
The EU Commission adopted the "EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region" in October 29, 2009 together with a detailed Action Plan.

The Action Plan specifically indicates a flagship project for the development of the Baltic Sea Region into a globally leading and prosperous "Health Region" using the ScanBalt BioRegion as a model. The flagship is entitled the "Baltic Sea Health Region" (BSHR).

Download the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the accompanying Action Plan following the links to the left in the menu.  

BSHR was launched in October 2009. The activities mentioned below will be crucial in the start-up phase of the project:

  • Identify and motivate partners for participation in the further strategy building process
  • Discuss relationship and possible complementation with other flagship projects
  • Setup Strategic Interest Groups, SIGs, (in a triple helix format) to identify, motivate and recruit partners and interests

Download the BSHR project strategy following the links to the left in the menu. The BSHR project strategy will on a regular basis be reviewed and updated.


Why to Join BSHR?

Joining BSHR brings the following advantages:

- Access to funding.

- EC have already recommended Operational Programmes and funding agencies to give priority to project proposals related to implementation of the EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy and the flagships in the accompanying Action Plan.

- Funding agencies might enquire on the relevance of a given proposal for the implementation of the EU Baltic Sea Region Strategy.

- Ability to promote your research, business, education projects by participating in coordinated cross-border efforts.

- Opportunity to foster regional economic development by engaging in coordinated cross-border efforts.

- Branding and marketing of your products and activities in order to attract human and financial resources.



How to Join the BSHR?


To join the BSHR, you have to do the following:

- Have an innovative idea related to Health and Health Economy based on cross-border collaboration in the Baltic Sea Region.  It could be a research proposition in any field related to human health, it could as well be a business proposal, or it could be an educational project.

- Summarize the idea in a short document, 1-3 pages. Please address the following: (1) Importance and context of your proposal; (2) Specific proposed activities; (3) How the idea relates to the vision, mission and values of the BSHR; (4) Potential partners; (5) Potential financing; (5) Your qualifications.

- Attach your CV and include a list of your publications (only for researchers) and forward the documents to one of members of the BSHR Executive Committee indicated below.

Your application will be reviewed by the BSHR Task Force and members of the ScanBalt Academy and you will hear back within three weeks from the person whom you have contacted.

It is an additional advantage to become a member of ScanBalt as you get access to the ScanBalt BioRegion infrastructure.

For more information on ScanBalt membership, go to http://www.scanbalt.org/members/become+a+member


Contact the BSHR Executive Committee:

Contact the BSHR Secretariat:
Peter Frank, ScanBalt, pf@scanbalt.org, Tel +45 27141078, Skype pfranksb. Mail address: ScanBalt, Arne Jacobsens Alle 15, 2, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark