Networking fonds
In Germany, an increasingly visible "scientific community" is emerging in the new field of system medicine. In particular, the efforts for the interdisciplinary networking between basic research groups with clinical research groups as well as with bioinformatical and modeling groups are showing initial achievements. The BMBF is further promoting this interdisciplinary networking and supports networking activities within the funded projects of e:Med module I (consortia), II (demonstrators), III (junior research alliances, junior research groups), IV (LiSyM, i:DSEM, de.NBI) and V (german funded research groups within ERACoSysMed and ERASysAPP).
Six alliances have been funded through the networking fonds since end of 2017: