Call for applications for the selection of members of the Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum as a sub-group of the HERA Advisory Forum

The Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum (ICF) supports collaboration with health-related industrial ecosystems in the area of preparedness and response to health crises. It brings together representatives from Member States and industry, and is co-chaired by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) and the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). Since its launch in 2022, the Forum has made a substantial contribution to EU efforts to ensure access to and availability of medical countermeasures. The Commission is now renewing the membership of the ICF for another three years, as a platform for structured information exchange and knowledge pooling. The Forum will continue to bring together the Commission, Member States and industry to discuss priorities, anticipate risks, and promote innovation and resilience in the supply and development of priority medical countermeasures.

Details

Status: Open

Opening date: 17 September 2025

Deadline: 29 October 2025, 17:00 (CEST)

Target audience:

The present call targets industry organisations (including individual companies) whose activities and expertise cover medical countermeasures in at least one, but preferably several, of the following areas: research, development, manufacturing (including raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other essential inputs), supply, distribution and procurement.

Why we are consulting:

All details, including eligibility criteria, the application procedure and the rules of participation, are available in the following documents:

Respond to the consultation:

Inropaterested organisations are invited to submit their application through the form below.

Organisation's Information

Definitions for organisation types

NGOs

Non-profit organisations which are independent from public authorities and commercial organisations. Some NGOs are organised around specific issues, such as environment, consumer affairs, health and human rights.

Professionals’ associations

Non-profit organisations seeking to further the interests of individuals engaged in a particular profession, such as physicians, nurses, architects, engineers and lawyers. Professionals’ associations are different from business associations, as they promote and defend the interests of individuals carrying on a specific profession, not the interests of companies operating in the business sector.

Other organisations

Organisations which are not possible to classify in any other category.

This application is made as the following type of organisation: (please select only one option, taking into account the definitions indicated above)

NGOs

Professionals’ associations

Other

Name of the organisation

Country of the headquarters

EU Transparency Register Number

An EU Transparency Register Number is mandatory for all applicants except organizations listed in Article 4 of Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 May 2021 (https://europa.eu/!tRD4pp) which are waived from this requirement. This relates in particular to intergovernmental organizations, including agencies and bodies emanating from them, public authorities of Member States and the EU, associations and networks of public authorities, etc. You can register your organisation here.

Information on the main representative to be appointed

Surname

First name

Current function/role in the organisation

Email address

Phone number (with country prefix)

CV of the nominated representative (maximum 3 pages, Europass format)

One file only. 200 MB limit. Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

Information on the alternative representative to be appointed (optional)

Surname

First name

Current function/role in the organisation

Email address

Phone number (with country prefix)

CV of the nominated representative (maximum 3 pages, Europass format)

One file only. 200 MB limit. Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.

Selection criteria

Please describe how the applying organisation fulfil the selection criteria listed in this call (max 300 words per question):

Proven and relevant activities covering medical countermeasures in at least one but preferably several of the following areas: research, development, manufacturing (including raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other essential inputs), supply, distribution and procurement.

Membership, size and European outreach of the applying organisation. Representation of SMEs’ interest is also considered as an asset.

Competence, experience and hierarchical level of the proposed representatives, including good knowledge of the English language allowing active participation in the discussion.

Applicant details and declarations

Surname of the person applying on behalf of the organisation

First name of the person applying on behalf of the organisation

Email of the person applying on behalf of the organisation

I confirm that I am authorised to submit this application on behalf of my organisation and that I have read and understood the call for applications of the Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum, including its objectives and rules of membership.

I hereby confirm that I have read and understood the Privacy statement.

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