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  • Human health and disease
  • Clinical tool development

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  • Growing evidence links the human microbiome to various diseases.
  • Significant challenges remain in understanding disease mechanisms and causality.
  • The European Union recognizes the therapeutic potential of microbiome research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To fund high-impact research projects focused on the human microbiome.
  • To support the development of validated clinical tools for end-users.
  • To advance the application potential of human microbiome research in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Funding three selected H2020 projects: ONCOBIOME, MICROB-PREDICT, and GEMMA.
  • Initiating projects in January 2019 with a total EU funding of €44 million.
  • Focusing on research with the potential for clinical translation.

Main Results:

  • The EU has funded three major microbiome research projects.
  • These projects aim to bridge the gap between microbiome research and clinical application.
  • Significant investment (€44 million) underscores the importance of this field.

Conclusions:

  • Human microbiome research is a rapidly expanding field with vast healthcare potential.
  • Further investigation is crucial to overcome current limitations in understanding microbiome-disease links.
  • Funded projects are expected to yield practical clinical tools for end-users.