OncNGS – European Call for the future Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) solutions for cancer

European Call for the future Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) solutions for cancer

Pre-commercial Procedure

OncNGS consortium will challenge the market launching a pre-commercial procurement procedure, a competitive process enabling the buyers to compare the developments carried out by the contracted suppliers.

Phase 0 : Curiosity Driven Research

We are currently in Phase 0, a preparation stage. Define the needs by collecting feedback of the buyer’s group during the OMC (Open Market Consultation) and translate them into requirements and specifications to direct analysis and technical dialogue with the industry. The OMC is now closed but a FAQ page has been created to gather and respond all the questions we received during the OMC. A matchmaking page is also available for organisations interested in finding partners to create consortia and jointly participate in the oncNGS PCP tender.

Frequently Asked Questions

Matchmaking page: find a partner!

Phase I : Solution design

Concepts elaboration into the competitive solutions.
Minimum 4 designs will be selected.

Overall duration : 12 months – Execution : 6 months

Phase II : Prototype development

Development of the well outlined and functioning prototypes.
Minimum 3 designs will be selected.

Overall duration : 15 months – Execution : 12 months

Phase III : Clinical validation of a limited set of pre-commercial devices

the functional and technical properties of the selected solutions will be evaluated in an operational environment.
Minimum of 2 pre-commercial devices will be deployed.

Overall duratiob : 18 months – Execution : 15 months

About

The oncNGS consortium groups several buyers in 5 EU countries to challenge the market to develop novel affordable solutions to provide the most advanced NGS tests for cancer patients. We wish to co-develop an EU innovative tender for liquid biopsy diagnostics based on complex NGS-driven DNA profiling within a pre-commercial procurement Horizon-2020 financed project.