Project description
Improving translational research capacity in Portugal
The Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) in Lisbon, Portugal is a biomedical research institute that promotes basic, clinical and translational research in the life sciences field. The EU-funded EXCELLtoINNOV project aims to enhance IMM's excellence in immunity and infection research through the recruitment of an ERA Chair. This will establish a research hub in Lisbon, positioning IMM at the forefront in this field. The strategy involves improvement in staffing and research infrastructure, expanding IMM’s research potential, supporting the formation of innovation clusters with the private sector and improving its international visibility. These efforts will enhance IMM’s competitiveness for research funding and establish new global collaborations.
Objective
EXCELLtoINNOV will provide IMM with the needed means to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis through the recruitment of an ERA Chair in translational biomedical research in immunity and infection. This goal will be strategically achieved by placing IMM in the forefront of Research, Development and Innovation (R&D+I) in immunity and infection, through the establishment of a translational biomedical research hub anchored in Lisbon that will: i. leverage the national potential beyond borders; ii. act as the interface of Europe with America and Africa; iii. and effectively contribute to overcome the health and demographic change societal challenges by potentiating major scientific advancements in this research area through worldwide collaborative efforts. The successful implementation of this strategy will be possible through specific activities, including: 1) the development of a new research field at IMM by the ERA Chair holder, pre-clinical molecular and imaging studies, that will transversally benefit and impact all research areas at IMM; 2) the implementation of structural changes at IMM to successfully support and comply with ERA priorities; 3) the expansion of overseas collaborations in international collaborative R&D+I projects; and 4) an improved integration of IMM in the regional, national and international business community. Through the completion of these activities we will achieve an improved capability to compete successfully for internationally competitive research funding, including but not limited to Horizon 2020, IMI2 and EDCTP2 as well as effectively contribute to the objectives of regional smart specialisation strategies through increased international attractiveness, competitiveness and innovation potential of IMM, Lisbon and Portugal.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-2015
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1649-035 LISBOA
Portugal
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