Table 3.
Examples of Already Existing Large-Scale/Transnational Cooperations in Preclinical Stroke and Stroke-Related Research
| European Stroke Network | A collaborative effort of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program that brings together researchers, government, industry, the nonprofit sector, and patient group associations. It coordinates the research efforts of 29 institutions in 13 countries |
http://www.europeanstrokenetwork.eu |
| Canadian Stroke Network | Established with the help of the Canadian government in 1999. It incorporates >100 researchers at 24 universities at present |
http://www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca |
| InTBIR | A collaborative effort of the European Commission, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the National Institutes of Health. In July the European Commission 2012 issued a call (HEALTH.2013.2.2.1-1) to support InTBIR with ≤30 Mio |
http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/medicalresearch/brain-research/internationalinitiative_en.html |
| Transatlantic networks-Fondation Leducq | Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Research. The program awards grants of up to US $6 000 000 over 5 years to collaborative teams of European and North American scientists, allowing researchers to take advantage of the strengths and resources on both sides of the Atlantic |
http://www.fondationleducq.org |
| SIRIUS: Sustained Investigation of Recovery and Immunologic response after stroke Using neural Stem cells |
The Department of Neurosurgery of the Stanford University and the Translational Center for Regenerative Medicine (University of Leipzig) collaborate to assess safety and efficacy parameters of allogeneic stem cell therapy for stroke in a large animal species before entering a clinical trial. Supported by national funding agencies (the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the German Ministry for Education and Research) |
http://www.trm.uni-leipzig.de/en/research/sirius/research-project-sirius/r-sirius-a-1184.html |
InTBIR indicates International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research.