Portuguese doctors decry poor biomedical R&D vision
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Portugal must do more to incentivise biomedical R&D and to cultivate a closer relationship between the research and clinical sectors. So argues Joao Lobo Antunes, president of the national academy of medicine (APM). In an interview with Diario Economico (January 30), he noted, however, that important research into biomedical and IT-related medical technologies is underway: he highlighted the fields of neuroscience, genetics and the role of the various research facilities attached to the ministry for science and technology.
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