Learn about the projects and the campaigns we are currently working on. If you are interested in involving Lungs Europe in a project, please get in touch.
ELF and ERS collaborate on a number of EU-funded projects that look at unmet medical and societal needs in the respiratory field. The projects address different aspects in the translational process and how observations in the clinic, laboratory or community turns into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public.
Both ELF (headquarted in Sheffield, UK) and ERS (headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland) can be partners in HORIZON EUROPE projects. Both organistions are also able to contribute to EU4HEALTH projects through Lungs Europe.
Current projects we are involved in:
The “Co-designing a Core Outcome Set for and with patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis” (COCOS-IPF) project aims to develop a Core Outcome Set (COS) and their corresponding measures for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) care in Europe. We are contributing to sharing results of the project with a wider audience.
EUREST-RISE is a project that includes a series of research studies that will make it easier for researchers to examine tobacco products, specifically: the devices used; their purpose; how key design characteristics interact; and assessing groups of people who use them. We are responsible for training researchers in advocacy activities and policy, organizing training in peer-to-peer communication, and on communication to the media and the public with a focus on high-risk groups.
SOLACE (Strengthening the Screening of Lung Cancer in Europe) is an EU project funded under the EU4Health programme. The aim of the project is to create clear, concise and practical guidelines on implementing a lung cancer screening programme at a national level. We are responsible for dissemination and outreach activities, communicating about the project with a wider audience.
FRESHAIR4Life (FA4Life) is a four-year implementation science research programme that commenced in January 2023 in five countries with 13 partners. It aims to implement evidence-based strategies to prevent the harm caused by air pollution and tobacco in young people in disadvantaged populations. We are supporting on building capacity for youth advocacy and dissemination and communication about the project.
EU PAL-COPD is a five-year research project funded by Horizon Europe. It aims to advance the integration of palliative care in the treatment routine of people with advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in different healthcare systems in Europe. We contribute to communication and dissemination about the project and coordinate a Patient Advisory Group to input into the project.
LungHealth4Life is an EU4Health-funded project that brings together lung function testing, health promotion and disease prevention in schools. We are supporting project management and coordination, along with leading on communications, dissemination, policy and sustainability.
Funded by EU4HEALTH, INTERACT aimed to improve cancer patient outcomes and the quality of their care across Europe by improving multi-disciplinary care.
DRAGON (The RapiD and SecuRe AI enhAnced DiaGnosis, Precision Medicine and Patient EmpOwerment Centered Decision Support System for Coronavirus PaNdemics) was an Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)-funded EU project that used artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver a decision support system for precise coronavirus diagnosis using CT scanning.
If you are interested in working together, we can collaborate with you in different ways:
If you are interested in involving us in your project, then please complete this form:
Healthy Lungs for Life is a global public awareness campaign. It raises awareness of the importance of lung health through a range of events, projects and promotional activities.
The campaign is aimed at everyone whether you have a lung condition or not. It focusses on five key themes to raise awareness of the best ways we can keep our lungs healthy and reduce the amount lung disease experienced by people worldwide:
ELF and ERS, through Lungs Europe, received an EU operating grant in 2024 to support our mission of promoting good lung health throughout member states.
The grant covers our workplan for the year and will support activities including capacity building and training, expert collaboration and networking, and communication and dissemination on a variety of healthcare topics.
We aim to cascade the key messages of the EU through their networks of healthcare professionals and patients, patient associations and the public. They could also provide opportunities for the EU to receive patient, public and professional viewpoints, needs and experiences. Since COVID-19, which hugely impacted the lives of people living with lung conditions and respiratory health professionals, the need for Lungs Europe has rapidly increased, as Europe looks for new ways to ensure cross-border collaboration, wider data collection, increased communication and improved healthcare systems.
The operating grant will promote good lung health in Europe and beyond and provide input from patients and healthcare professionals to inform and support EU policy covering a range of health topics. All activities aim to improve public and professional knowledge on topics including, but not limited to, cancer, smoking cessation, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nutrition, and the digitalisation of healthcare systems.
This will in turn help member states with health policy implementation and ensure new MEPs in 2024 are quickly brought up to date on lung health priorities.
The Lungs Europe enterprise number is 0738.383.695
