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Abbott creates breakthrough products -in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and branded generic pharmaceuticals -that help people lead healthier lives with full unlimited possibilities. Today, we are 99,000 people working in more than 150 countries to generate a long-lasting impact on health. Abbott develops sciencebased nutrition products for people of all ages. We partner with healthcare professionals worldwide to offer the most trusted names in nutrition products for every stage of life. Areas of specialization: Abbott Nutrition R&D in Spain: adult nutrition, infant nutrition, therapeutic nutrition, mobility, metabolic health, early programming.

The UMCG is a large university medical center focused on patient care, education, research and innovation aiming at societal impact and economic growth. The UMCG focuses on healthy ageing in all priority areas: research, clinical care and education.

Insurance company since 1811 with co-operative background. We serve about 8 million customers in 6 in Europe countries and in Australia. Gross written premium was 20 billion in 2013. There are 15,000 employees in The Netherlans and 4,000 elsewhere.

The Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia is a public legal entity subject to private law, under the auspices of the Generalitat of Catalonia’s Health Services Department which serves public policy. The mission of AQuAS is to promote knowledge and know -how aimed at improving the quality, safety and sustainability of the Catalonian healthcare system.

Amgen is a values-based company, deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious illnesses. We use cutting-edge science and technology to study the subtlest biological mechanisms in search of therapies that will improve the lives of those who suffer from serious diseases. In everything we do, we aim to fulfill our mission to serve patients.

Atos is a leader in digital services with almost 100,000 employees in 72 countries with a focus on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations create their firm of the future. We rely on our vast experience in health standards (HL7, CEN/ISO EN13606, openEHR archetypes) and privacy & security in digital health; and the creation of Big data for: (1) Omics Technologies and data analysis; (2) services within the healthcare domain; as well as the design and development of decision support systems. Areas of specialization: Big data, EHR interoperability, HIS business development.

The Barco Healthcare Division develops a wide products portfolio of high-precision visualization solutions to bring accuracy and efficiency to a broad range of healthcare disciplines, including radiology, mammography, surgery and clinical review.

Biocat is the organization that champions the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem in Catalonia working to transform science and technology into regional economic growth as well as social impact. Biocat focuses its strategy on different key points: • Raising awareness and promoting the ecosystem, creating tools and strategies for improving the knowledge of the Catalan healthcare sector and increasing its projection both at home and abroad, with the aim of positioning the BioRegion as an international reference. • Providing innovative training and developing talent, by designing and executing programs and initiatives to improve talent and entrepreneurship considered essential factors for the growth of the sector. • Accelerating technology transfer and business growth by supporting and carrying out activities for increasing the value of the sector, placing special emphasis on the added value of research, knowledge and technology transfer, internationalization and access to capital. Areas of specialization: Entrepreneurship, training and talent, internationalization, scientific debate, strategic projects.

BioM is a not-forprofit service company located in Martinsried/Munich that aims to foster Bavaria's Biotech. BioM offers several services, in particular for small and medium-sized biotech enterprises to help accelerating biomedical innovation.

The Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC) is the biggest Portuguese hospital having a comprehensive research, teaching and patient-centred care approach. Our mission is to deliver high-quality clinical care in a context of pre and postgraduate training with a strong focus on research, scientific knowledge and innovation. The hospital offers comprehensive care across all the leading medical and surgical specialties. CHUC´s excellence centres ensure high standard healthcare services. (e.g. between 1992 and 2014 CHUC performed 1,114 liver transplants). It is the medical institution in Portugal with more accredited reference centres. Key healthcare figures : 1,848 acute beds 7,289 professionals 896,239 medical consultations 41,533 surgical patients 61,816 inpatients 282,919 emergency cases 146 ongoing clinical trials 1,408 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals (SCI) (2012-2014)

The North Lisbon Hospital Centre was created on 1 March 2008, by Decree-Law Nr. 23/2008, on 8 February 2008, from the amalgamation of Santa Maria Hospital and Pulido Valente Hospital. These are two important University Schools are worth being mentioned in the Portuguese National Health Service. The North Lisbon Hospital Centre has considerable abilities in human resources, applied technologies and accumulated know-how, along with the support it gives to populations from its area of direct influence. It offers a differentiated reference in multiple clinical areas, both regionally and nationwide, including in Portuguese-speaking African countries (the PALOP).

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is one of the largest business schools in Europe and hosts more than 20,000 students and 1,500 employees. CBSaims to become a world-leading business university with teaching and research excellencein classical management disciplines and in disciplines that place business in a wider social, political and cultural context. CBS has extensive research and teaching activities in the management and economics of innovation in health care

DTU focuses on engineering sciences and technology and is renowned for its business-orientation in research and education. DTU is a leader in innovation and offers a strong profile within all stages of the innovation chain on campus.

The EPFL Nutrition Center creates multidisciplinary projects through Grand Challenges in engineering, material science, bioengineering, big data and life science. We have a diverse portfolio in Food, Nutrition and Health research projects.

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice.

E-Seniors is an NGO whose objective is to bridge the digital divide by providing seniors with training on ICT. In research projects the association represents the end-users and has the role to test innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing

Since 1984, GEM has helped shape the future of business around the world through our expertise in technology and innovation. Our fourth decade as a business school is marked by a new ambition: becoming an influential "School for Business."

Founded in 1743, FAU has a rich history. It is a strong research university with an international perspective and one of the largest universities in Germany, with 39,780 students, 265 degree programmes and 4,000 academic staff. At Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (the university hospital), 7.400 employees promote health and cure disease. With up-to-date equipment and science-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the 24 departments of the FAU, 25 clinical departments, 19 institutes, and 21 independent departments at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen comprehend every field of modern medicine.

FLC supports innovation programmes to bring ground-breaking ideas in Health and Life Sciences from the lab to market, using the principles of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). FLC also supports Scientific Research in fields such as Oncology, Neurosciences and Infectious and Cardiovascular diseases through open calls, (Caixaimpulse and Health Research Call for Proposals) plus collaboration with Universities and research institutes in Portugal and Spain. FLC also offers a doctoral and a postdoctoral fellowship programme (INPHINIT - mSCA Co-Fund and Junior Leader) devoted to bring international researchers to top Spanish research centres in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Bio and Health Sciences. Specialist areas include: Banking foundation, Social outreach.

The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedical research center established in 2004. Its stakeholders are Bellvitge University Hospital and Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, University of Barcelona and the town council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.

GLINTT has become a major contributor for innovation in assisted living technologies and intelligent systems in healthcare, with a major projection in Portugal and Spain but increasingly worldwide. In fact, Glintt, or Global Intelligent Technologies, is a multi-national technology services, consulting and outsourcing group. It is one of the biggest Portuguese IT companies, listed in the NYSE Euronext Lisbon, under the symbol GLINTT. As of 2015, the company reported revenues of €69,5 M, with over 900 employees, directly operating in Portugal, Spain, Angola and Brazil and serving additional clients across more than eight countries.

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is a university hospital founded in 1906 that belongs to the Catalan Public Hospital Network (XHUP).We include almost all medical and surgical specialties, and are active in the areas of ​​Patient Care, Research and Education, either directly or through related companies.

SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital is a private, non-profit institution that is dedicated to public service. It is a member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, which manages more than 300 healthcare centres in 50 countries around the world and serves the most vulnerable groups in hospitals, health centres, social services and religious communities.

Imperial College London is a world leading, science-based university that develops the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.

Inria, the French National Institute for computer science and applied mathematics, promotes scientific excellence for technology transfer and society. 3000 researchers, nearly 200 teams, 20+% dedicated to life sciences and healthcare questions. Inria, the French National Institute for computer science and applied mathematics, promotes “scientific excellence for technology transfer and society”. Graduates from the world’s top universities, Inria's 2,700 employees rise to the challenges of digital sciences. With its open, agile model, Inria is able to explore original approaches with its partners in industry and academia and provide an efficient response to the multidisciplinary and application challenges of the digital transformation. Committed to assisting innovators, Inria provides the ideal conditions for fruitful relations between public research, private R&D and industry. Inria transfers its expertise and research results to startups, SMEs and major groups in fields as diverse as healthcare, transport, energy, communications, security and privacy protection, smart cities and the factory of the future. Inria has also fostered an entrepreneurial culture that has led to the creation of 120+ startups.

The Universitat Politècnica de València is an institution with the capacity to take a lead in these changes and the meeting of the demands which face us, characteristics which underline its great value but which also mean the adoption of specific organisational and functional processes, all of which justified the need to draw up a new Strategic Plan, as a tool for the management of the institution, the definition of lines of action, and to support decision-making.

The Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is a non-profit private organization, which promotes innovation and the transfer of technology, establishing the interface between the scientific and technological environment and the production sector. Created in 1991 through an initiative of the University of Coimbra, IPN has currently a team of almost 100 permanent staff to support start-ups and researchers in these activities. With a self-sustained business model that gives the flexibility and capacity to accompany business sector needs, IPN operates in three complementary areas: Highly specialized training, Research and technological development, and Incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises. In terms of applied research and technological development, IPN’s technological infrastructure includes a set of six laboratories in diversified technological areas which, along with its established connections with higher education institutions, R&TD organizations and both national and international companies, place IPN in a privileged position for jointly conducting R&TD activities with enterprises. As for the incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises, IPN assists start-ups with technical guidance in the establishment and early stages of business development, tutorial follow-up for developing business plans, support for attracting investment and securing funding, intellectual property and legal assistance (e.g. technology transfer contracts and the registration of patents or brands), access to and contact with various national and international research centres, knowledge institutions and sources of funding.

Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine NIOM is a highly specialized scientific research unit dealing with the issues of, broadly understood, occupational health care as well as issues related to public and environmental health. The quality of research conducted in the Institute is confirmed by the obtained and systematically extended accreditations for specific examinations and calibrations. Currently, laboratories of NIOM have accreditations of the Polish Centre for Accreditation and they also meet the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice – GMP as well as of Good Laboratory Practice – GLP. The objective of NIOM’s activity is to provide the best possible practical systemic solutions that improve conditions of life and work. NIOM carries out a range of activities the aim of which is to prevent or alleviate the risks of occupational or environmental diseases. NIOM takes a leading role in postgraduate training of medical professionals, particularly of physicians in occupational medicine. NIOM has won the Crystal Brussels Prize for the best Polish research institute in the 6 UE Framework Programme and received the WHO prize for the studies on health promotion. Since 1975 the Institute has been WHO Collaborating Center in Occupational and Environmental Health. Several international seminars, training courses and conferences were jointly organized, and the Institute participated in the implementation of a number of research projects e.g. coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, International Agency for Research on Cancer etc.

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical Universities. Our mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education. Our research covers the entire medical field, from basic molecular biological research, to clinical epidemiology and nursing science. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. With our close relationship to the clinical world, a well-established infrastructure, a unique innovation system and financial stability, Karolinska Institutet has excellent prerequisites for sustaining high-quality research and education.

KU Leuven (together with University Hospitals Leuven) is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out excellence-driven research in health and care and is dedicated to build bridges between science, society and industry.

With over 40,000 students and more than 9,500 employees, UCPH – founded 1479 – is among the largest comprehensive universities in Europe. It is ranked No. 7 in Europe and no. 39 in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015. The University has an international environment where ambitious researchers and students strive for new knowledge and insights. UCPH is placed at the centre of a stimulation entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Greater Copenhagen Area.

KTH is Sweden's largest technical university with education and research spanning from natural sciences to all branches of engineering, including life science, mathematical and computational sciences, infrastructure in health, and medical devices.

The mission of the LUMC is ‘to be an innovator improving both healthcare and population health’. LUMC is a university medical center for research, education and patient care with a high quality profile and a strong scientific orientation. It has a unique research practice, ranging from pure fundamental medical research to applied clinical research. LUMC wants to perform ground-breaking innovation. Researchers, educators and healthcare providers at LUMC work together around 3 societal outreach topics, Oncology, Regenerative Medicine and Population Health. Furthermore 10 themes for innovation are defined Academic Pharma, Neuro Science, Cancer, (auto)Immunity, Cell, Tissue & organ, Cardio-Vascular, Genetics, infection, Life course and prevention and Lifestyle. https://strategie.lumc.nl/en/

Founded in 2005, the Medicen Paris Region global competitiveness cluster aims to position the Paris Region as a European industrial leader in diagnostic and therapeutic innovation and leading-edge health technologies, thus enabling it to become one of the global centres for translational medicine. Medicen Paris Region’s partnership approach is based on the concept of economic value creation in the Paris Region stimulated by innovation, which forms the very basis of the creation of competitiveness clusters and sets three main priorities: Developing growth and employment in profitable markets in a successful dynamic relationship between YICs/SMEs, large firms and academic laboratories, clinical centres and educational establishments, promoting transfer of innovative technologies; strengthening international competitiveness for the French “health and leading-edge health technology” sector promoting those involved and stimulating the Paris Region’s capacity for innovation; Helping to increase the attractiveness of the Paris Region and the vitality of its healthcare sector

During the six decades of its existence, Medtronic’s mission has been to contribute to human welfare through the application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.

The Oxford Academic Health Science Network brings together universities, industry and the NHS to improve health and prosperity in our region through rapid clinical innovation adoption.

RWTH Aachen University and its hospital (focus on patient-oriented medicine & nursing care) provide leading research, innovation and education within the core themes of EIT Health. Our industry-need-driven competence centres foster entrepreneurship

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a network of research and technology organizations. In global cooperation with academia, enterprise and society, we create value, growth and competitiveness through research excellence and innovation.

As a comprehensive university, Heidelberg offers, in collaboration with its university hospital, a fertile ground for innovations in the different action fields of healthy living & active ageing by drawing on insights from all academic disciplines.

IRCCS S.D.N. SpA is an Italian leading provider of medical imaging and laboratory diagnostic services with five centres located in Napoli, in the South of Italy. One of the primary purposes of S.D.N. is the integration between Diagnostic Imaging and Molecular Diagnostics applied in four research areas: oncology, cardiology, neurology, nutritional doisorders and endocrine metabolic diseases. The Institute has also the capability to perform all diagnostic imaging procedures (PET, SPECT, TC, MR, Ultrasound optical imaging, bone densitometry) in small animal models.

With over 240-year-old tradition, Semmelweis University (SU) is one of Europe’s leading centres for research and innovation in biomedical sciences and related fields. Based on the R&D index the SU is one of the country’s best Elite Research-Universities employing more than 1100 staff scientists in 140 active research teams. As the largest independent health care provider in Hungary, SU is providing excellent capacities for high quality testing and for the implementation of research results. SU is an international specialized public university with five faculties: Dentistry, Health and Public Services, Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy. Study programs range from undergraduate to doctorate level and are offered in three languages at five faculties. The SU Innovation Centre was established in 2013 as a central university department in charge of R&D administration and support. It deals with technology transfer, third party funding, fundraising, knowledge management and entrepreneurship.

Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS) is attached to the Regional Ministry of Health, which holds the Andalusian Public Healthcare System leadership. It is a public network providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare services ensuring accessibility, user satisfaction and efficiency. It now has more than 1500 primary care centres, 33 PHC Districts, 49 hospitals (eight Regional, eight Provincial, 18 Rural and 15 High Resolution), eight coordination centres for health emergencies, one School of Public Health, 95600 employees and a budget for 2017 of €9.3 billion.

Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) is the public health provider of the region of Madrid with a budget of 7.867 M € for 2018. SERMAS belongs to the Spanish National Health System and provides services to more than six million citizens, it is integrated by more than 35 hospitals and approximately 400 primary care centres. SERMAS is an international reference for high-specialized medicine; it is equipped with state-of-the art stage technologies and characterized by high-qualified health professionals distributed in three domains: Primary Care, Hospitals and health emergencies 112. SERMAS has one of the best public primary care systems in good coordination with social services in order to provide integrated care and achieve real impact on patients and families. SERMAS participates and coordinates several European Reference Networks (ERN), in integrated rare diseases platforms, even leading some of these collaborative units. In order to improve health research management and coordination, SERMAS works with more than 12 Research Foundations located in university hospitals and in primary care, covering all areas of specialties, including public health, emergency and communication and information technologic departments. These public research foundations are focused on translational research and innovation activities, seeking for real outcomes in healthcare. SERMAS is committed to ensure the continuous improvement of quality. Areas of specialization: Active ageing, frailty, big data, primary care, precision medicine.

Sorbonne University is a multidisciplinary, research-intensive and world-class academic institution. Firmly rooted in the heart of Paris, it is committed to the success of its students and devoted to meeting the scientific challenges of the 21st century. Sorbonne Université is a multidisciplinary research university created on January 1st 2018 by the merging of the Universities Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre et Marie Curie. It is made of three faculties, in Sciences, Medicine and Humanities, and trains 54,000 students, among who 4,700 PhD students and 10,200 international students.

Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu is population based biobank, consisting of samples and rich eHealth data (from national registers) of 52 000 gene donors with genomics core-facility and strong competence in genomics, metabolomics etc.

The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, is a science and technology research university dedicated to the creation of knowledge and the development of human capital and leadership for the advancement of all humanity. The Technion is at the forefront of today's developments in the merger of engineering, life sciences, molecular analysis, and other leading topics in modern research. This is combined with the latest developments in fields of molecular biology in general, and the development of new drugs and medical technologies, backed by the rapid expansion in nanotechnology and the exponential increase in computing power. This position allows it to realize opportunities in accelerating the development of new imaging and analytical tools, new compounds, bridging between biological systems and technology, developing new biotechnological products, inventing diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and leading in the advance toward a better understanding of life processes in general. The Technion applies creative thought and deep scientific knowledge towards advancing Israel's life science industry for the good of the planet and mankind.

TUM is one of Europe's top Universities. It is committed to excellence in research and teaching, interdisciplinary education, and the active promotion of promising young scientists.

TU Delft is the largest technical university in the Netherlands and covers practically the entire spectrum of engineering sciences. An important characteristic of TU Delft is that we not only strive to be good at what we do, but also that we want to be good for something. At Delft University of Technology, we aim for a balance between pursuing world-class academic excellence, providing high quality education and developing expert solutions for societal challenges. Also key at TU Delft is the integration of research, education and innovation. Technical-scientific knowledge is a breeding ground for our education and innovation. Conversely, the interaction with students, companies and societal partners leads to new and unexpected research questions. Research, education and innovation inspire each other.
Our vision: Delft University of Technology contributes to solving global challenges by educating new generations of socially responsible engineers and expanding the frontiers of the engineering sciences.
Our misson
• We perform world-class research by combining science, engineering and design in a socially responsible manner. Thus, we advance and share the benefits of technology.
• We develop and enhance the expertise of tomorrow’s engineering leaders and educate professional, high-level and responsible engineers throughout their careers.
• We help to develop and deliver technology-driven, innovative solutions to societal problems through collaborations with leading national and international partners whilst being firmly rooted in Delft.
• We continuously improve our collective effectiveness, performance and organisational resilience through the principles and practice of professionalism, collaboration and openness.

TU Eindhoven is the world?s best performing research university in the field of R&D cooperation between universities and high-tech industry. We focus on translating research results into innovative products and services.

Newcastle University has always focused on academic excellence and the impact of their academic work. They seek to address some of the key global societal issues through research in 3 areas: ageing; social renewal; sustainability. Newcastle University collaborates with a range of partners and strategic initiatives. These partnerships help to extend the University’s influence and reinforce their ties with the city, the region and beyond.

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid health activities cover a wide variety of topics, being the Biotech initiative its flagship: a stable interdisciplinar environment grouping UPM research groups with high expertise and qualified infrastructure to address major challenges in Biomedicine and Health. With special focus in ICT for health, UPM has capabilities and R&D results in all EIT Health areas in order to transfer advanced ICT and Health solutions and technologies to the Industry partners, to validate those solutions in our Living Labs, to promote the start-up of new ventures issued by UPM community and regional Health ecosystem, and to offer high quality and experienced educational programmes.

University of Coimbra (UC) is a reference in higher education and R&D in Portugal, due to the quality of the courses taught at its eight colleges and to the advances achieved in pure and applied research in various scientific domains and on technology related areas. The offer in technological research makes UC an undeniable reference in R&D in Portugal, which highlights the excellence of work developed by the R&D units of UC, namely in the fields of life sciences. UC offers advanced entrepreneurship education trainings programs in different areas that bind to technology, where it was considered by EC as one of the 20 most inspiring cases in Europe. UC stands out also on technology transfer being involved in the promotion of several successful initiatives, like IPN Incubator, TECBis- Business accelerator unit, Biocant, and in the creation of more than 200 technological spin-offs, the majority of them healthcare related businessess. UC U-Multirank scored “very good” (the maximum classification) on Research, Technology Transfer and Internationalisation.

The University of Lisbon (ULisboa) is the largest and most prestigious University in Portugal (ARWU), bringing together areas of knowledge such as science, technology, art studies, humanities, including a broad and multidisciplinary cluster of research units. It has almost 50 000 students (4000 are in doctoral programmes), about 470 programmes and 3720 academic staff and researchers across 18 faculties and institutes, as well as 76 research units. ULisboa reaches about 1/3 of the competitive funding for research within Portuguese higher education institutions. It holds a reputed participation in H2020, within all areas of research. ULisboa is committed to promote the learning mobility of young people. Entrepreneurship as a success key for university education and research has been put into practice through the creation of innovation and entrepreneurship courses involving enterprises. Recently, incubation structures within ULisboa have successfully promoted 95 start-ups.

The Federico II University (UNINA) was founded in 1224. More than 80,000 undergraduate students and several hundred post doctorates attend UNINA. The buildings of the University are located in the historical centre of the city (the humanity disciplines), in the Flegrean area (Polytechnic and Economy) and the large Medical School campus, which includes the University Polyclinic. UNINA has developed into four Schools: (Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine, Human and Social Science, Medicine Polytechnic and basic science) and 26 departments with the following teaching areas: Agriculture, Architecture, Economics, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Humanities. UNINA's international connections lie in developing research projects (only for FP6 and FP7 more than 200) and higher education activities. UNINA is a reference point for business activity in Italy and abroad.

The main research areas related to EIT Health at the University of Barcelona are: life and medical sciences, the experimental sciences (physics, mathematics, geology and chemistry), economics, business, law, humanities and educational and behavioural sciences. The University of Barcelona has a strong focus on Medical and Health Sciences (3,244 articles were written on this topic in the last six years, half of them in the first quartile, and 48 patents in the same period). UB has also a diverse network of University hospitals such as Hospital Clínic, Bellvitge Hospital and Sant Joan de Déu, and over 10 associated hospitals in the area of Barcelona. Additionally, there are several associated Research Institutes such as IDIBAPS, IDIBELL, ISGlobal, among others. Specialist areas include: nutrition, cancer, genetics, medicine (all specialities), nursing, pharmacy, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, prevention, drug discovery, bioengineering, law, economics and business development.

The Universitat Politècnica de València is an institution with the capacity to take a lead in these changes and the meeting of the demands which face us, characteristics which underline its great value but which also mean the adoption of specific organisational and functional processes, all of which justified the need to draw up a new Strategic Plan, as a tool for the management of the institution, the definition of lines of action, and to support decision-making.

UoC is one of the leading German research universities with strong international reach. Awarded the status of "Excellence University" in 2012, it currently has > 50,000 students enrolled in six faculties offering many disciplines.

Up-to-date equipment, optimal nursing, science-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: At Universitätsklinikum Erlangen you can have confidence in medical expertise and care of the highest standard.

Heidelberg University is the oldest university in Germany. The first medical lectures were held here in 1388. Today Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the largest and most prestigious medical centers in Germany and the whole of Europe. The reputation of Heidelberg as a medical center is based on excellent patient care, research and teaching.

The UGA in Grenoble is a leading University of Science Technology and Health. Within 80 multidisciplinary laboratories, the UGA is developing outstanding research at national and international level. The UGA offers a wide range of training courses, from bachelor to doctorate, in close connection with the socio-professional environment to promote the integration of its students.

Ghent University is one of the major Belgian universities with over 41,000 students. Our motto "Dare to Think" reflects the world class research and innovation that underpins our healthy ageing programme spanning 8 of our 11 faculties.

At Maastricht University, innovation is our focus. Problem-based learning and research-based learning are key. We focus on multidisciplinary topics and issues that are critical to the development of society, both today and tomorrow.

MUL is among the largest state-owned medical Universities in Poland. It has reached a leading position in the following research areas: immunology, molecular biology, genetics of homeostasis disorders, oncology, hypertension and endocrinology. Within the last two years, young researchers from MUL were considered leaders in areas such as cardiology, oncology, immunology and dermatology.

The first university established in the Nordic countries founded in 1477, is an international research university. Uppsala University is ranked #61 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014. World-class research and high at UU benefit society and business on a global level. The University is characterized by diversity and breadth, with international frontline research at nine faculties including 40,000 students, 1,800 teachers and researchers whereof about 670 professors. Comprehensive peer reviews and university rankings consistently show that research at UU is of the highest international standard. Research, education and innovation serve as guiding concepts in connection with cooperation with the business community and society at large