Applications are now open for Grant Period 1  within the TEAR-Precision COST Action. The Action offers funding to support collaboration and mobility through: Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)  – institutional research visits Conference Grants  – support for Young Researchers and researchers from Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) to attend international conferences We encourage senior researchers to share this opportunity with their PhD candidates and PostDocs. All app

The first TEAR-Precision newsletter has just been released and is now available to read online . It brings together key updates on the launch of the Action, upcoming activities, and ways to get involved. You can read the newsletter on our website, and if you would like to stay informed about future updates, you are welcome to subscribe  to receive upcoming issues.

Registration is now open for the First Annual Meeting of the TEAR-Precision COST Action , taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 26–28 March 2026 . Please register via the online form on the event webpage by 31 January 2026 ..

Our COST Action TEAR-Precision (CA24112)  is looking for a new logo  — and we invite all creative minds to take part! We are announcing an open Logo Design Contest  to create a visual identity that will represent TEAR-Precision throughout the four years of the Action. Participation is open to everyone – members of the Action, researchers, clinicians, students, professors, professional designers, or enthusiastic amateurs, as well as anyone from the scientific or general public

Today marks the official start of the TEAR-Precision COST Action (CA24112) and the beginning of its first Grant Period, running until October 2026. During this first year, the Action plans a wide range of networking and capacity-building activities, including thematic Training Schools and Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs). A joint meeting for all Working Groups is also planned to take place in an Inclusiveness Target Country (ITC). If your institution is interested in ho

21 October 2025 marked the official launch of the COST Action CA24112 – TEAR-PRECISION ( Implementation of Tear Fluid Biomarkers in Precision Medicine ), an international network dedicated to advancing tear fluid research and its clinical applications. The Kick-off Management Committee Meeting took place in Brussels and brought together researchers and clinicians from across Europe and beyond to begin four years of collaboration funded by the COST Association – European Coope