KCE Trials Newsletter – October 2026
In this issue:
- New funding opportunity for multinational studies with ERA4Health
- Results of our 2026 Calls
Register now for our Symposium on 26 November
New funding opportunity: IICS4all 2027 call opens on 27 October – €1.5 million for Belgium - Info session on 10 NovemberTogether with the ERA4Health partnership (Fostering a European Research Area for Health Research), KCE Trials is pleased to announce that the “IICS4all 2027” call will open on 27 October 2026. This call will fund multinational, comparative effectiveness or drug repurposing Investigator-Initiated Clinical Studies (IICS) in cardiovascular, autoimmune, metabolic and non-communicable respiratory diseases that include underrepresented populations. Through this new funding opportunity, KCE Trials aims to strengthen Belgium’s role in international clinical research by enabling local researchers to join or lead ambitious studies. Belgium contribution to the call is €1.5 million. To be considered eligible, the Belgian partner, whether acting as Sponsor or Belgian Coordinating Center (BCC), must be a Belgian non-profit institution or research organisation with proven expertise in conducting non-commercial multicentre clinical trials. An online info session will be held on 10 November 2026 for interested researchers. No registration is needed; a connection link will be available soon on the ERA4Health website. More information on the ERA4Health partnership, the call (scope, timetable, info session), and the participating countries/regions and funding organisations is available on the ERA4Health website. Specific information for interested applicants in Belgium is available on the KCE Trials website. Prior the submitting of the proposal, it is required to get in touch with KCE Trials (trials@kce.fgov.be) to clarify the specific requirements of this call. Interested researchers should know that sponsors must complete some preparatory actions before 30 November 2026 to secure EU funding for certain sponsor tasks (ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network). More information will be available in the call text. Key dates IICS4all 2027
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Submissions to the 2026 CallsThank you to all the research teams that submitted a proposal to our 2026 Calls. We received 39 submissions requesting a total of €60 million: 3 submissions in the themed call palliative care, 5 submissions in the drug repurposing call and the rest in the comparative effectiveness call; no submissions were received in the themed call addiction care. This is an exceptionally high number compared with previous years, so the selection process will be highly competitive. We will keep all applicants informed of the progress of their application. |
| KCE Trials 10-year Symposium – 26 November – register now!Join us on Thursday 26 November in Brussels to celebrate 10 years of KCE Trials. Key topics include dose-optimisation studies, decarbonisation of healthcare, registry-based RCTs and, of course, the evaluation of the KCE Trials programme after 10 years! It’s a great opportunity to connect with trialists, policy makers, academic researchers, clinical research professionals and the KCE Trials team. We look forward to seeing you there! The programme and (free) registration are available here.
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