Project description DEENESFRITPL Training in biomedical research The Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of Copenhagen is a Centre of Excellence. Supporting innovative basic biomedical research in an open and diverse environment, it provides excellent research training for young scientists and renders societal value out of research discoveries. The EU-funded DISCOVER project will offer a doctoral programme to 24 exceptional international researchers to perform their PhD programmes in BRIC’s pioneering laboratories. The project aims to allow researchers to connect basic and clinical research. Based on a BRIC and clinical partner organisations collaboration, DISCOVER will facilitate building a bridge across ‘bed and bench’, discovering methods and tools stimulating creativity and translation of research, and the implementation of sustainability in biomedical research. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective DISCOVERing treatment from biomedical research (DISCOVER) is a doctoral programme, to be led by the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of Copenhagen. BRIC is a Centre of Excellence, with a primary goal of performing cutting-edge basic biomedical research in an open and diverse environment fostering interdisciplinarity and collaboration. Further, BRIC aims to offer outstanding research training of young scientists and translate research findings into societal value. In DISCOVER, we will recruit 24 outstanding international fellows to perform their PhD-projects in our state of the art laboratories in collaboration with a number of clinical environments. Our VISION is to empower diverse research talent to become creative and responsible researchers, with an ability to translate their biomedical research into clinical value. The past decades have presented great breakthroughs in the fundamental knowledge required for understanding and diagnosing many diseases. However, the ability to move basic discoveries towards new treatments is lagging behind the pace of discovery. DISCOVER’s ambition is to inspire and enable fellows to a research career bridging basic and clinical research. This will be done as a joint venture between BRIC and a number of clinical partner organisations. Three programme CORNERSTONES are central to pursue the vision: • Build bridge across ‘bed and bench’ • Discover approaches and tools to stimulate creativity and translation of research • Explore and implement sustainability in biomedical research With DISCOVER we will address an unmet need for closer ties between basic research and the clinic, through education of translational researchers with abilities move basic biomedical research findings down the path towards treatment. To widen their career perspectives, fellows will reflect on own competences and career goals and individually choose translational skill training and career activities to reach their goals Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.4. - Increasing structural impact by co-funding activities Topic(s) MSCA-COFUND-2020 - Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-COFUND - Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Coordinator KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Net EU contribution € 1 952 640,00 Address NORREGADE 10 1165 Kobenhavn Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 3 905 280,00
