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WP1 - Management

Activity type: 
MGT
Lead partner: 
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Work package leader: 
Janet Thornton
Objectives: 
  • Manage the BioMedBridges project from Year 1-4
  • Organise the management meetings for the entire project including: the Annual General Meeting for all partners; the Executive Steering Committee meetings (up to twice per year) and the regular meetings of the Technical Coordination Committee (up to 3 times per year)
  • Organise the Scientific Advisory Committee and their annual meeting, including reporting back to all partners
  • Provide good communication between all partners, through a professional web site
  • Ensure timely and appropriate reporting to the commission and completion of deliverables in all Work Packages
  • Develop metrics to assess the progress of the grant and its impact on the BMS community
  • Develop with all partners a plan for sustainability of the infrastructure built during the project, following completion of the grant
  • Ensure that ethics issues are addressed
Description: 

The project is coordinated by Professor Janet Thornton at EMBL-EBI on behalf of ELIXIR. The management structure consists of an Executive Steering Committee, made up of the coordinators of the individual ESFRI BMS projects, and a Technical Coordination Committee. Janet Thornton chairs both committees. The Technical Coordination Committee reports to the Coordinator and Executive Steering Committee on a regular basis.

The tasks of this WP are:

  • Overall coordination of the project
  • Organisation of Management Meetings
  • Organisation of Scientific Advisory Board
  • Provision of a professional web site
  • Reporting on the project to the Commission
  • Developing and monitoring progress and impact
  • Developing a Sustainability Plan
  • Establish an Ethical Governance Committee.
Start month: 
1
End month: 
48

Partners

EMBL
UOXF
KI
STFC
HMGU
VU-VUMC
BBMRI-ERIC
INFRAFRONT

Documents

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Deliverables

Deliverable no Title Lead partner Due month Status
1.1 Website European Molecular Biology Laboratory 12 Completed
1.2 Devise Metrics to measure progress and impact of construction European Molecular Biology Laboratory 12 Completed
1.3 1st Periodic Report European Molecular Biology Laboratory 24 Completed
1.4 2nd Periodic Report European Molecular Biology Laboratory 36 Completed
1.5 Final Report & Sustainability Plan European Molecular Biology Laboratory 48 Ongoing
1.6 ED1: The Ethical Governance Framework for BioMedBridges European Molecular Biology Laboratory 18 Completed
1.7 ED2: Progress of Compliance with Requirements of the Ethics Review Report European Molecular Biology Laboratory 36 Completed
1.8 ED3: External Independent Ethics Advisors Report European Molecular Biology Laboratory 48 Completed