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Editorial listing · Sources checked 14 October 2026

ARPA-H · SURPASS · ARPA-H-SOL-26-164

AI and adaptive methods for better clinical trials

ARPA-H seeks multidisciplinary teams to develop adaptive trial platforms, continuous statistical inference and agentic trial operations. The aim is to reduce the time, cost and participant burden of clinical development.

Who can respond: Teams spanning statistics, AI, clinical trial design, operations and regulatory science. This is a US federal research opportunity; applicant and geographic eligibility must be checked in the solicitation.

Deadline & prerequisites: Required solution summary: 30 November 2026. Full proposal: 22 January 2027. The program overview does not state cutoff times; check the solicitation.
Funding or payment: Research funding opportunity. An award amount is not stated in the program overview.

Your next step: Read the solicitation, submit a solution summary and await ARPA-H feedback before proceeding to a full proposal. The program page also links to a teaming directory.

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Editorial listing · Sources checked 14 October 2026

SYSTEMEU · Financial Support to Third Parties

Develop and test digital health solutions across regions

The healthcare strand seeks digital solutions for AI diagnostics, medical imaging, clinical workflows and health platforms, developed and tested in real-world settings.

Who can respond: Consortia from Bavaria (Germany), Romania, Castilla y León (Spain), Tuzla Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Norte (Portugal). Partner requirements vary by project size. Projects must start at technology readiness level 6 or above and reach level 8; review the call's full eligibility rules.

Deadline & prerequisites: 16 November 2026, 17:00 CET (Brussels time).
Funding or payment: Published project ceilings: €750,000 for small, €1.1 million for medium and €2.2 million for flagship projects; up to €600,000 per beneficiary. Funding rates and conditions vary. Awards are competitive.

Your next step: Check regional eligibility and consortium requirements, then use the application portal linked from the official call. This is funding for a project, not a customer purchase order.

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Editorial listing · Sources checked 14 October 2026

Healthcare AI Challenge · Powered by MGB AI Arena

Contribute clinical judgment to AI evaluation

Healthcare professionals assess AI responses in clinical scenarios to contribute evidence about model performance and potential adoption. The program also provides a public demonstration.

Who can respond: Participants must be affiliated with a US healthcare organisation that belongs to the Healthcare AI Challenge collaborative. Organisations outside the membership can contact the organiser about joining.

Deadline & prerequisites: No application deadline is stated on the program page. Confirm participation with the organiser.
Funding or payment: Evaluation participation. Compensation is not stated on the program page; this is not a paid tender or a Medneed engagement.

Your next step: Review participation requirements and the demonstration on the official site. Use the organiser's joining process for your institution.

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