The aim of the Network of Excellence SAFE is to build a network of experts in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and to achieve durable integration of these experts and partners. This will ensure the effective introduction of large-scale non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in Europe. The interdisciplinary nature of SAFE makes it an ideal platform to unite and integrate European scientists, clinicians, psychologists, ethicists and economists.
A range of measures will be developed to enable the building of a network of European experts for NIPD and to ensure integration of the partners. These measures include:
1. Education: PhD studentship program, Fellowship program, delivery of workshops, seminars
2. Information: SAFE website, survey of integration factors
3. Tools: Mobility program, clinical protocols, standardization
Some of these integration activities have already been planned and measures were taken during the first 2 years of the project. Some of the integration activities are newly developed.
Tasks
Program for PhD students: Paal Skytt Andersen (WP4), Tobias Legler (WP3)
Program for Fellows: Andres Lopez Bernal (WP3)
Mobility program: Peter Sedlmayr (WP1), Renate Burgemeister (WP2)
Information (Internet): Stefania Pighin (WP5), Madhulika Kabra (WP6)
These deliverables and milestones are from JPA M49 to 60 (1 March 08 to 28 Feb 09).
Deliverables
D 1.4 Delivery of workshops: Student workshop during the GA 2008, Tarragona ((May 08)
D 1.7 Delivery of workshops: Final PhD Student Workshop (Austria) (Autumn 08)
D 1.8 Participating in EHSG conference and workshop, May- June 2008, barcelona, Spain (June 08)
D 2.1 SAFE Website PhD student area: continuous update of student protocols (Feb 09)
D 2.2 SAFE Website PhD student area: continuous update of reports (Feb 09)
D 2.4 Create a platform for mobility questions ( June 08)
D 2.5 SAFE Website Integration area: continuous update (Feb 08)
D 2.6 SAFE Website workshop area: continuous update of presentations (Feb 09)
D 2.7 Protocols: standardisation (Dep 08)
D 3.2 Mobility program: continuous report of exchange (Jan 09)
D 6.1 Sharing of facilities/equipment/resources/ protocols and information: continuous report (Feb 09)
D 6.2 Joint/grant applications arising from SAFE research: continuous report (Feb 09)
D 6.3 Collaboration between SAFE partners and WPs: continuous report (Feb 09)
D 6.4 Further joint projects between SAFE Partners and/or Non-SAFE partners (Feb 09)
Milestones
M1 Education and Integration (Feb 09)
M2 Information (Feb 09)
M3 Mobility (Feb 09)
M4 Standardization (Sep 08)
M5 Social science integration group and Epigenetic team: cooperation and integration (Feb 09)
M6 Durable Integration (Feb 09)