The ISIDORe II project, funded by the European union, invites applications for free-of-charge Transnational Access (TNA) to research infrastructure services supporting Andes virus (ANDV) and ANDV-relevant hantavirus research.

This call is open to researchers from:

• academia
• public research organisations
• public-health-linked research bodies
• industry & SMEs
• all relevant research-performing organisations

Priority research areas

• Therapeutic and non-vaccine prophylactic candidate evaluation
  • This area covers proposals seeking service-based evaluation, comparison or characterisation of existing therapeutic or non-vaccine prophylactic candidates against ANDV or ANDV‑relevant hantaviruses.

• Diagnostic tools, assays, reagents and reference materials for ANDV-relevant research
  • This area covers proposals seeking service-based development, adaptation, analytical evaluation, benchmarking or characterisation of diagnostic tools, assays, reagents, reference materials or related research tools for ANDV or ANDV-relevant hantaviruses.

• ANDV-relevant models, experimental systems and readouts
  • This area covers proposals seeking service-based use, comparison or characterisation of models, experimental approaches or readouts for ANDV or ANDV-relevant hantavirus research.

Access to cutting-edge imaging technologies

Euro-BioImaging is involved in ISIDORe ii, by providing advanced imaging tools that support ISIDORe ii user projects. Here’s an overview of the Euro-BioImaging services:

• Optical and intravital in vivo imaging
• PET/CT MRI
• Fluorescence microscopy (incl. live cell imaging, high-content screening, mesoscopic imaging, and other specialised approaches)
• Mass Spectrometry based Imaging
• Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (Nanoscopy)
• Cryo-Electron Microscopy
• Volume Electron Microscopy (RT and cryo)
• Image analysis

Practical informations

How to apply

• Please make sure that you have read (and comply with) the call criteria and eligibility conditions.
• Prepare your ORCID number. If you do not have one yet, please go to orcid.org to obtain your own in a few clicks.
• Select the service you want to apply for from our catalogue.
• Follow the prompts to login or create a new profile in the ISIDORe Access Management System (AMS)
• You will be asked to fill in and submit your pre-application form briefly describing your research proposal.
• After your pre-application is submitted, you will receive an ISIDORe ID number (ISID_xxxx). Please ensure that you include this ID number in all future enquiries regarding your application and service provision.
• You will receive follow up instructions from the relevant ISIDORe partner for how to submit your full application.
• Depending on the service request details, you may be asked to provide further information regarding ethical and security aspects.
• Your application will be first evaluated for compliance with eligibility criteria, then reviewed for feasibility and peer reviewed by an independent panel of external evaluators. You will be notified of the outcome.
• Successful applicants will be contacted by ISIDORe and will then agree on the next steps and timeline for implementation in the laboratory identified as the most appropriate for your service request. Users of ISIDORe services will be required to agree to our terms and conditions of service before service provision begins.

For more information about the call criteria and eligibility conditions you can visite ISIDORe official website.

You have until December 11, 2026 to submit your application.