Research Projects

This database contains information on EU funded dementia research projects, undertaken since 2007. It is the product of a mapping exercise of European funding programmes for dementia research conducted by Alzheimer Europe in 2020. This database is not an exhaustive resource of information. It contains information about dementia research projects that are funded by European programmes including FP7, H2020, IMI, JPND, AAL and the third EU Health programme. The mapping exercise and database were expanded in 2025, to include projects funded under Horizon Europe (including IHI). For these projects, the database reports the maximum contribution from the European Commission rather than the total project budget, so funding figures may not be directly comparable across all entries.
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Transferring autonomous and non autonomous cell degeneration 3D models between EU and USA for development of effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases (ND)

CROSS-NEUROD

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Dementia, Parkinson’s and motor neuron diseases, are a major and continuously growing worldwide health issue, particularly devastating for patients and their families. Yet, no cures are available, largely due to the lack of knowledge of ND pathogenic mechanisms. Strikingly, co-occurrence of several NDs in...

Funding Programme
EU-H2020
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 693 000
European Countries Involved

TREM2 MICROglia ENGENEering for treating dementiaS (TREM2MICROENGINES)

TREM2MICROENGINES

The project TREM2MICROENGINES aims at demonstrating that raising and restoring TREM2 expression in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Nasu–Hakola disease (NHD) patients, and in particular in their microglia, would result in therapeutic benefit.AD is a severe neurodegenerative disorder that represents the most frequent form of dementia among...

Funding Programme
EU-Horizon Europe
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 150 000
European Countries Involved

TV-based ASSistive Integrated Service to SupporT European adults living with Dementia

TV-Assist-Dem

As Europe’s population is ageing, long-term care for elderly citizens will become an increasing cost for society. To manage this transition healthcare policy in the EU and individual Member States are heavily focused on extending the independent life of the elderly, with the dual aim of increasing their quality of life and reducing the costs of...

Funding Programme
AAL
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 1 115 246
European Countries Involved

Unravelling White Matter Biological Heterogeneity for the Prediction of AD

WHY-AD

White matter (WM) is being increasingly studied in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as a possible key pathological driver. In-vivo, WM health can be measured through several metrics derived from diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). While these metrics provide information about the WM micro- and macro-structural alterations, the biological processes...

Funding Programme
EU-Horizon Europe
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 193 643
European Countries Involved

UpSurgeOn Academy: A multilevel educational platform for neurosurgical training.

UpSurgeOn Academy

UpSurgeOn is an Italian SME established in 2017, by Neurosurgeons for Neurosurgeons, with a focus on creating a educational platform composed by different educational apps, training and simulation devices actually in the Neurosurgical arena. We have 15 employees, including a combination of neurosurgeons, software developers, technicians and...

Funding Programme
EU-H2020
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 71 429
European Countries Involved

VPH Dementia Research Enabled by IT

VPH-DARE@IT

The DementiA Research Enabled by IT project responds to the European Parliament's 2011 resolution for a European Initiative on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and the EU Year of the Brain 2014 Initiative. It delivers the first patient-specific predictive models for early differential diagnosis of dementias and their evolution. Its...

Funding Programme
EU-FP7
Start Date
End Date
Total Funding
€ 17 899 289
 
Acknowledgement
Alzheimer Europe's database on research projects was developed as part of the 2020 Work Plan which received funding under an operating grant from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014–2020).