The following provides an overview of the main objectives and tasks of the different research areas implemented under BIOMED 2 during the period 1994-1998.
I. Objectives and Research Tasks
Area 1 Pharmaceuticals Research
Area 2 Research on Biomedical Technology and Engineering
Area 3 Brain Research
Area 4 Research on other Diseases With Major
Socio-Economic Impact - From basic research into clinical practice.
4.1 Cancer Research
4.2 Research on Aids, Tuberculosis, and other Infections Diseases
4.3 Research on Cardiovascular Diseases
4.4 Research on Chronic Diseases, Ageing and Age-Related Disease
4.5 Research on Occupational and Environmental Health
4.6 Rare Diseases
Area 5 Human Genome Research
Area 6 Public Health Research, Including Health Services
Research
Area 7 Research on Biomedical Ethics
Area 8 Horizontal Activities
8.1 Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects
8.2 Demonstration Activities
