Who is eligible to form part of the applicant consortia?
Applicant consortia can comprise academics, SMEs, patient groups, regulators, non-profit bodies and intergovernmental organisations. There must be at least two independent legal entities within the applicant consortia at stage one, although in order to cover all requirements of the call topics, applicant consortia are likely to be larger than this. The applicant consortia at stage one does not include EFPIA members. At stage two at least two EFPIA companies must join the consortia.
The above-mentioned organisation types are eligible for funding from IMI only if they will carry out the research in an EU Member State or a country associated to the framework programme.
Organisations that are not eligible for funding from IMI (for example, non-EFPIA companies that are not classified as SMEs) can participate in the applicant consortia, but must bear their own costs.
Members of the applicant consortia who are eligible for IMI funding will be permitted to claim up to 75 per cent of their research costs and 100 per cent of their management costs. Indirect costs can be claimed at maximum flat rate of 20 per cent of the direct costs.
Full eligibility requirements are available in the Guide for Applicants and Rules for Participation documents on the IMI website