This Action consists of 19 academic/research institutes, 5 SMEs and Manufacturing companies/partners, from 8 European countries and 5 COST International Partner-countries, representing a network of expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, textile & paint-research, nano- and micro-technology, mosquito research, vector-borne diseases and mathematics. It is expected that at least 2 other European countries will join in. One major European company showed interest and is expecting to join in the future. The Action also expects that, as the network grows, more SMEs will cooperate with the Action, due to its interdisciplinary nature.

This will also attract a higher number of Early Career Investigators (ECI). At this initial stage already 11 ECIs are included. This network will tackle the lack of interaction and coordination between sectors of mentioned expertise, to provide new solutions for combating vector-borne diseases. The available knowledge generated by this network will also be beneficial for other sectors within vector-borne diseases research, and will create a positive environment for fruitful collaborations and synergies in this research area.