{"id":1908,"date":"2025-12-19T10:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:33:47","slug":"pre-call-announcement-cardiovascular-grand-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1908","title":{"rendered":"Pre-call announcement: Cardiovascular Grand Challenge (AI-powered transformation in cardiovascular health)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHF-large-logo-1024x450.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHF-large-logo-1024x450.webp 1024w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHF-large-logo-300x132.webp 300w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHF-large-logo-768x338.webp 768w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHF-large-logo.webp 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for innovative research programmes that aim to have a significant positive impact on patients. This may be through improved understanding, prevention, diagnosis and\/or treatment of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme for the 2026 competition is <strong>AI-powered transformation in cardiovascular health: from discovery to clinical practice<\/strong>, with priority given to proposals addressing significant unmet needs or opportunities in one or more areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research programmes should aim to deliver AI-powered transformational progress in one or more areas such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>understanding disease mechanisms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>determining disease risk and implementing preventive measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>early and accurate diagnosis of evolving disease (when medical intervention is likely to be more effective)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discovery and development of new drugs and other innovative treatments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>delivery of improved clinical care and information to patients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams entering the competition need to mobilise knowledge, talent and resources from multiple fields and sectors, working on a scale that goes above and beyond conventional research programmes. Engagement of partners from multiple disciplines and sectors is expected, particularly where such engagement advances a translational trajectory. Partnership with small or medium-sized enterprises and industry is encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As dictated by the specific area(s) that they address, proposals should aim to integrate a range of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>complementary research approaches, such as discovery, translation, clinical validation and epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>disciplines, such as biomedical\/non-biomedical researchers and clinicians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>technologies, in particular, AI and complementary data science approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sectors, such as academia, biotechnology and pharma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The funder will make at least one award of up to \u00a310 million over five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=7yadrlOna0-i1EjhWrAe2-x5zNVggFREmyUPIhzf_WZURUtQSkdQQTFaWTE3TDE3RkxEMU9EMElIWC4u&amp;route=shorturl\">Webinar<\/a> and guidance on outline applications: 24 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outline application portal opens: April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outline application deadline: September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>More information, including an outline of the decision process and key criteria, can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\/for-professionals\/information-for-researchers\/what-we-fund\/grand-challenge\">full pre-call announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for innovative research programmes that aim to have a significant positive impact on patients. 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