TRANSCAN-4: Preliminary Announcement

TRANSCAN-4 pre‑announces the First Joint Transnational Call (JTC 2026) on the topic of:

“Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment”

TRANSCAN-4, in continuity of the preceding ERA-NET TRANSCAN-3, has the goal of

coordinating national and regional funding programmes for research in the area of translational cancer research.

AIMS OF THE CALL:

  • Enabling better cancer diagnostics and monitoring through metabolic biomarkers
  • Intercepting metabolic vulnerabilities to improve precision medicine

By Resolution No. 57, dated August 14, 2025, the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences allocated a budget of €120,000 for the upcoming call to fund a maximum of 1 project for a period of 36 months.

TIMELINE OF THE CALL:

Call announcement: 20 May 2026

Deadline for pre-proposal submission: 21 July 2026 at 12:00 (CET)

Deadline for full-proposal submission: 13 January 2027 at 12:00 (CET)

Expected project start: October 2027

Full details are available at:

https://transcan.eu/news-and-resources/updates/preliminary-announcement-upcoming-call-jtc-2026.kl

CONTACT PERSON

Katarína Bibová

T: 02/ 57510 136

@: katarina.bibova@urad.sav.sk