Table 1 Main Biological and Medical Science topics with high potential and merit for future Horizon 2020 actions.

Integrated disease and phenotype ontologies and supporting tools

Molecular profile reference databases for cells and tissues

European infrastructure for genome research

European animal genomics and phenomics infrastructure

An integrating activity for fish genome resources

Trans-national infrastructure for plant genomic science

European proteomics research infrastructure

Integration of national non mammalian model animal facilities on the European level

European primate network: maintaining and developing best practice, staff education and international standards in biological and biomedical research

Cyber-infrastructure for farmed and companion livestock

An integrated technology platform for high-throughput, multi-level phenotyping research to design robust farm animals for tomorrow

Network of animal biological resources centers

Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in EU fish research

European network of high containment animal facilities to improve control of livestock transboundary and zoonotic infectious diseases

European seed bank research infrastructure

Forest tree genetic resources, a pan-European patrimony to be maintained and developed at the benefit of the scientific community

Improved access of the scientific community to collections of non pathogenic, pathogenic, emerging and clinical human/animal virus isolates (including fish and arthropods) up to biohazard risk group 4

Facilities, resources and services for mining the nature and relevance of biocide resistance

Pan-European resource for gene transfer vectors towards clinical application