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Activity Funded
Comprehensive Health Research Centre - Research, Education, Training and Innovation in Clinical research and Public Health
Centro de investigação Integrada em Saúde - Investigação, Educação e Inovação em Investigação Clínica e Saúde Pública
Details
Reference
UID/PRR2/06291/2025
UID/PRR2/06291/2025
Project Start Date
2025-01-01
2025-01-01
Project End Date
2026-06-30
2026-06-30
AE18-DA10-460C 
0000-0003-2046-8017
Scientific Area
Medical and health sciences
Medical and health sciences
Funding Program
EQUIPAR +2 - UID.PRR2
EQUIPAR +2 - UID.PRR2
Abstract
CHRC is a translational, clinical and public health research unit. It is a consortium coordinated by NOVA Medical School managed with National School of Public Health, Evora University, Lisbon Institute of Mental Global Health and Fraunhofer. In the period of 2025-2029, CHRC is investing in a transformative growth, capitalizing recent organizational enhancements including building new campi, integration with the ToxOmics Unit, expansion into specialized Nutrition research, and a strategic partnership with Fraunhofer. The center will reinforce its leadership in translational research, public health promotion, and technology innovation through strategic collaborations with academia, healthcare entities, industry stakeholders, and government agencies.
Key Objectives for 2025-2029:
1. Research Excellence: Excel CHRC's scientific reputation by pioneering multidisciplinary health research, aiming for a significant presence in open-access and top-tier journals with accessible lay language summaries.
2. Funding Diversification: Increase international research funding to support projects across diverse areas including oncology, cardiology, musculo-skeletal, and infectious diseases, health promotion, nutrition, physical activity and health policies.
3. Collaborative Research Culture: Foster interdisciplinary teamwork and international partnerships, driving 60% of projects from international collaborations.
4. Product Development: Translate research into impactful healthcare products with at least 5 reaching Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 8-9 for clinical use.
5. Education Expansion: Develop innovative educational programs with 8 new courses, attracting 600 yearly applicants and supporting 300 master's and 50 PhD completions annually.
6. Career Development: Establish a dedicated department to support career pathways, aiming for 15 new permanent positions and robust mentorship for early PhD researchers.
7. Global Influence: Extend global collaborations with 6 new institutional collaboration protocols for research and training with international top level research institutions (CMU, Harvard, Sheba), and top level national institutions, and adoption of shared best practices in health policy and practice.
8. Health Equity and Community Engagement: Address health disparities and promote health literacy through evidence-based interventions, including collaborations with FIOCRUZ in Brazil and initiatives in African Portuguese-speaking countries and Rwanda.
Strategies for Success:
- Funding and Infrastructure: Reinforce internal funding mechanisms to support extensive international collaborations, improve CHRC funding office’s efficiency, and invest in state-of-the-art research facilities
- Comprehensive Training Programs: Expand scholarships, exchange programs, and specialized training initiatives
- Partnerships with the Technology Industry
- Focus on Intellectual Property and Commercialization
- Community Engagement: Deepen ties with global and local com
Institutions
Main Institutions
- Comprehensive Health Research Center - Research, Education, Training and Innovation in Clinical research and Public Health (CHRC_2025/UNL)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)
Other Institutions
- ASSOCIATION LIGMH - LISBON INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
- Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research (Fraunhofer)
- Universidade de Évora (Uévora)
Funding 433.503,92 €
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal
0,00 €
União Europeia - Estrutura de Missão Recuperar Portugal (UE - EMRP)
433.503,92 €