HCP General Meeting

It took place last 6 April 2009, in the auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, the third General Meeting of the Health Cluster Portugal.

The main topics in the agenda were the analysis and voting of the 2008 Annual Report, and the election of the General Meeting President.

The General Meeting was followed by a discussion meeting dedicated to the theme "The relationship between Science and Industry - Creation of opportunities for transforming knowledge into value", which included three presentations:

R&D partnerships      Dr. Manuel Gonçalves      GlaxoSmithKline - Produtos Farmacêuticos, Lda.

The relationship between Science and Industry in Portugal from a scientific institution perspective      Prof.ª Catarina Resende de Oliveira      Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Univ. Coimbra

HCP: next challenges. An "outside" vision.      Prof. Per Belfrage      Medicon Valley Alliance

After the presentations there was a period of debate moderated by Prof. Manuel Sobrinho Simões (IPATIMUP - Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto).