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The first eight research and development (R & D) projects of Portuguese institutions selected within the framework of the "Iberian Initiative for Research and Biomedical Innovation, i4b" of the Foundation "La Caixa" and the Foundation for Science and Technology will be presented this Wednesday at 11:30 at the Knowledge Pavilion in Lisbon
The initiative of the two foundations intends to jointly stimulate social impact research projects in the field of Biomedicine and health in five areas: Oncology, Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases and Transdisciplinary Projects Impacting Biomedicine.
In this first competition of 2018, 785 projects were applied (167 in Portugal) and 20 projects from Spain and Portugal were selected. The first eight to be presented have been proposed by researchers from Portuguese institutions and cover topics ranging from new therapies, new treatments to eradicate malaria and new treatments for heart failure. The total amount of credits to support these projects amounts to about five million euros
The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, the President of BPI and the curator of the Foundation "La Caixa", Artur Santos Silva. Paulo Ferrão, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Science and Technology, and Ángel Font, Director of Research and Strategy of the "La Caixa" Foundation
"Iberian Initiative for Biomedical Research and Innovation, i4b "February 15, 2018 by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), represented by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), and La Caixa Foundation by a Protocol of Scientific and Technological Cooperation signed under the Program "Go Portugal – Global Partnerships in Science and Technology in Portugal"
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