i3s - instituto de investigação e inovação em saude

The i3S consortium, headed by the UPorto, brings together four institutions and researchers from several schools of the UPorto, thus consolidating an extensive collaboration between all institutions that spans many years. The long-term collaboration between IBMC, INEB and IPATIMUP, from which stems i3S, encompasses joint projects, co-supervision of PhD students, sharing of large equipment and employment of research staff under coordinated policies. Six schools of the UPorto (FMUP, ICBAS, FMDUP, FCUP, FEUP and FFUP) and three hospitals (CH S João, CH Porto and IPO) also contribute to the activities of i3S. This wide participation of schools, research institutions and hospitals in a research institute is unique in Portugal and is a valuable asset for science and technology development, while creating an environment that feeds real breakthrough research and translation of discoveries into the clinic. The new building - completed in 2015 - is also a key element in the creation of this vibrant environment. This intricate network that is i3S focuses on three Integrative Programs: Cancer, Host Response and Interaction, and Neurobiology and Neurologic Disease. The Communication Unit of i3S (ComUnit-i3S) - http://www.i3s.up.pt/translation/science-and-health-literacy - is strongly committed to building effective cooperation between science and society, to ensuring more responsible research and to enabling efficient health and science knowledge translation. Citizens are now getting easier access to biomedical information and its derivatives; such scenario is making translation of biomedical data into structured public health policies of disease prevention education and healthcare delivery, a challenging societal change. For that reason, health and science communication is a pivotal research area of i3S, needing to address present and future health education challenges on science and society arena. The ComUnit-i3S team will be implementing a comprehensive framework encompassing corporate identity management, media interaction and community outreach, that will be nurtured by a consistent R&D portfolio that fosters innovative solutions on health and science communication. To further implement the i3S common strategy, all activities and projects requiring ComUnit-i3S support or collaboration should be discussed and have the accordance of the unit coordinators prior to submission.