Cluster Health & Mission Cancer Brokerage Event

28 Sept 2026 | Brussels, Belgium

Monday, 28 September 2026 | 13:00 - 15:00

Plenary session

13:00 - 13:15 Welcome speeches: H. E. Mr. Nerijus Aleksiejūnas, Ambassador, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the EU; Prof. Dr. Juozas Augutis Chairman of Research Council of Lithuania; Renata Rycerz, Deputy Director of the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes, NCBR

13:15 - 13:30 Key note: Annika Novak, Head of Sector Cancer Mission Secretariat, European Commission

13:30 - 13:30 Keynote speaker: Annika Novak, Head of Sector, Cancer Mission Secretariat, European Commission

13:30 - 13:55 Pre-commercial procurement: not as boring as it sounds, sexier than you think: Marcin Kautsch, Project Co-ordinator & Consultant, EC Evaluator (Poland)

13:55 - 14:10 Key note: MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) European Parliament, former Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

14:10 -14:30 Intro to CL1&Cancer Mission 2027 calls. Vania Rosas (French NCP, MESRE), Sigita Auvertin (Lithuanian NCP, LMT)