1)Evaluate/improve the harmonization of individual data on health, lifestyle and other exposures;

2)Develop/implement harmonized definitions of diseases;

3)Improve biobanking and research technologies and develop innovative solutions facilitating high-quality, fair access to samples and data;

4)Provide free transnational access by users, through study proposals selected by an open, pan-European call;

5)In the framework of these studies, generate and provide access to whole genome sequences, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and methylome data;

6)Build new public-private partnerships involving large-scale prospective cohorts, and strengthening existing ones, allowing transparent industrial access to academic expertise;

7) Build a network transferring the expertise of established European large-scale biobanks to new biobank initiatives under development in other countries.