The One Health concept recognizes that the human health is tightly connected to the health of animals and the environment, i.e. that animal feed, human food, animal and human health and environmental contamination are closely linked.

The study of infectious agents (bacteria and microbiological toxins, viruses, ..) that may cross these barriers is the main focus of our / the new European Joint Programme (EJP), which is a relatively novel H2020 instrument promoted by the EU. Typically, perparticipating member state, one organisation from the public health / medicine domain and one from the food / veterinary domain dealing with infectious diseases are associated within this network of 41 reference laboratories and research centres, allocated in 19 member states.

These laboratories represent a solid framework for an integrated research community and target to reach significant advances in the fieldsof foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging threats. Consistent with the “Prevent-Detect- Respond” concept, the One Health EJP aims at reinforcing collaboration between institutes by enhancing transdisciplinary cooperation and integration of activities by means of dedicated Joint Research Projects, Joint Integrative Projects and through education and training activities. While alignment and harmonization with on-going EC-funded research projects will also beconsidered, deliverables from the One Health EJP should feed the approach of evidence based risk assessment and therefore the management of risks by the competent national authorities. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to efficiently andregularly update the dissemination of knowledge between the research communityand major International and European stakeholders, national authorities and others.The One Health EJP will also aim at developing sustainable programs and projects beyond its lifespan, through the production of a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (2021-2030) and a European P2P One Health Cooperative Joint Initiative.

The network will be managed by the constitution of three bodies, i.e. a Programme Managers Committee (PMC), a Scientific Steering Board (SSB) and the EJP Project Management Team (EJP-PMT), supported by a Support Team (ST) for the daily follow-up of the science and a Support Team for the daily follow-up of administrative financial and legal matters. The French agency for food, environmental andoccupational health & safety is coordinator. The EJP consortium will be interacting with the ministries of authority (Programmeowners) of the partners, an External Scientific Advisory Board and a Stakeholder Committee (ECDC, EFSA…).

The project is planned to start in February 2018, with a cost of 90 million euros 50% co-financed by the European Commission.

Participants

	Anses - Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail - France
	AGES - Österreichische Agentur für Ernährungssicherheit - Austria
	CODA-CERVA - Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie / Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques - Belgium
	WIV-ISP – Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid / Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique - Belgium
	NCIPD - National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases - Bulgaria
	BFSA – Bulgarian Food Safety Agency - Bulgaria
	SZU - Statni Zdravotni Ustav - Czech Republic
	VRI – Veterinary Research Institut - Czech Republic
	BfR - Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung - Germany
	FLI - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit - Germany
	RKI - Robert Koch Institut - Germany
	DTU – Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - Denmark
	SSI – Statens Serum Institut - Denmark
	UT – Tartu Ülikool - Estonia
	VFL – Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory - Estonia
	INIA - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria - Spain
	UCM-VISAVET – Universidad Complutense Madrid / Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria VISAVET - Spain
	MVNA - Med-Vet-Net Association de recherche sur les zoonoses - Europe
	INRA – Institut national de la Recherche Agronomique - France
	IP – Institut Pasteur - France
	APHA - Animal and Plant Health Agency - United Kingdom
	PHE - Public Health England United Kingdom
	SURREY – University of Surrey - United Kingdom
	NCE - National Centre for Epidemiology (Országos Epidemiológiai Központ) - Hungary
	NUIG – National University of Ireland, Galway - Ireland
	TEAGASC – Agriculture and Food Development Authority - Ireland
	ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanita - Italy
	IZS AM Teramo - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "Giuseppe Caporale" - Italy
	IZS LER Brescia - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna “Bruno Ubertini” - Italy
	RIVM – Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu - The Netherlands
	WBVR - OnderzoeksinstituutWageningen Bioveterinary Research – The Netherlands
	FHI - Folkehelseinstituttet - Norway
	NVI - Veterinaerinstituttet / Norwegian Veterinary Institute - Norway
	PIWET - Panstwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny – Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy - Poland
	INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária - Portugal
	INSA - Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge - Portugal
	INCDMIC - Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Microbiologie si Imunologie „Cantacuzino” - Romania
	IISPV - Institutul De Igiena Si Sanatate Publica Veterinara - Romania
	SLV – Livsmedelsverket / National Food Agency - Sweden
	FoHM - Folkhälsomyndigheten / The Public Health Agency of Sweden - Sweden
	SVA – Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt / National Veterinary Institute - Sweden