Granada consolidates its position as the epicentre of biomedical innovation with the celebration of the III PTS Research Congress
The PTS Granada Foundation, a public entity with the support of the Ministry of Universities, Research and Innovation, is organizing its III Research Congress together with thirty public-private institutions that make up Granada Salud, an initiative to make the city visible and position it as a benchmark for innovation in health.
The III PTS Granada Research Congress , which will be held from February 3 to 5 at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada (UGR) , is consolidating itself as one of the main forums for the exchange of knowledge and transfer in the science sector. of life and health. This key event in the regional and national scientific calendar will bring together researchers, healthcare personnel, students and representatives of research centres and companies to learn about the most outstanding and current lines of research in biomedicine and biotechnology, share progress, possible synergies and collaborations between the different agents of the PTS Granada innovation ecosystem.
In its previous edition, the congress brought together more than four hundred researchers and more than twenty companies, and generated three hundred communications. A precedent of success and participation that is expected to be repeated this year with a full agenda of plenary conferences, thematic sessions, meetings B2B among attendees, sessions with patient associations and informative conferences.
The III PTS Granada Research Congress promises to be a meeting point for professionals dedicated to science and technology in health. It will fulfill the mission of promoting the transfer between the academic field and the biomedical industry, promoting innovation and technological development, thus contributing to economic progress and the improvement of the quality of life in Andalusia.
Thematic lines
During the three days of the congress, a diverse range of scientific communications will be addressed in the following thematic lines: Neurosciences; Oncology; Inflammatory Diseases; Infectious Diseases; Nutrition and Food Technology; Physical Activity and Sport for Health; Rare Diseases; Epidemiology and Health Public. One Health; Cardiovascular Diseases. Dermatology. Transplants. Advances in Clinical Research; Personalized Medicine and Advanced Therapies; ICT for Health; Transfer and Provision of Services and Support for Health Research.
The period for submitting proposals for any of the parallel sessions of the congress will open in September. The prestigious speakers who will give a keynote lecture at the opening and closing sessions will also be announced.
Granada, Andalusian benchmark in health sciences and technology
Biomedicine and biotechnology play an increasingly important role due to their ability to improve diagnoses, design new treatments and optimize existing ones. The city of Granada has more than thirty public and private actors in the sector, most of them established in the PTS. And it has an enormous and growing potential both in business research and development, as well as in healthcare and training. With the aim of making this ecosystem of biosanitary innovation visible, and promoting it as a driver of economic and social development for the province, the The PTS Granada Foundation is organizing the congress together with the member entities of Granada Salud, and the management of the Biomedical Research Center of the University of Granada (CIBM), responsible for coordinating the Scientific Committee.
The Granada Salud institutional strategic collaboration alliance has a network of resources for the development of the health sector available to any company, researcher, entrepreneur or citizen. The congress will be an exceptional platform to promote the transfer of knowledge and collaboration between researchers, companies and the public sector. It will therefore have broad representation and institutional support, and the sponsorship of the most cutting-edge companies in the health and healthcare technology sector.
About Granada Health
Granada Health is part of the key objectives of the Ministry of University, Research and Innovation to promote and coordinate scientific and technical research, the transfer of knowledge, support for technological innovation and business investment in technology, as well as the development of entrepreneurial culture and technological entrepreneurship in the region.
Granada Salud is made up of entities such as UGR emprendedora, OTRI-UGR, the Biomedical Research Centre (CIBM), the López-Neyra Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine (IPBLN), the MEDINA Foundation, the Pfizer Centre for Genetics and Oncology (GENYO), the IAVANTE Foundation, Biobank of the Public Health System of Andalusia, Joint University Institute of Sport and Health (IMUDS), San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Biosanitary Research Foundation of Eastern Andalusia (FIBAO), Biosanitary Research Institute (ibs.GRANADA) , the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP), Zaidín Experimental Station (EEZ-CSIC), Granada Confederation of Entrepreneurs (CGE), Association of Young Entrepreneurs (AJE), Science Park, Biological Air Quality Unit (UCBA) -UGR), onTech Innovation, Granada Technology Circle, Granada Chamber of Commerce and Andalusia TRADE. And recently, IFMIF-DONES has joined as new partners; AI Granada Foundation, DaSCI Institute, CIDAF Technology Centre, CITIC-UGR, and Andalucía Emprende Foundation.
Source: PTS Granada