About The Project
Platform of excellence and innovation in the field of Immunology.
The central goal of the ImmunoHUB is to develop an international platform of excellence and innovation in the field of Immunology in Porto, Portugal. The project is designed to have an impact on 4 hierarchically structured domains: firstly and foremost, excel Research, and Innovation and Development in the area of Immunology. Secondly, affect local, national and international Academia and Society.
Our Mission
Our overarching goal is that the scientific, technological and educational impact of the ImmunoHUB action will not only be reflected during the duration of the project, but will enhance the international competitiveness of the institute beyond the end of the project. Furthermore, ImmunoHUB will enhance the attractiveness of Immunology research in the wider region of Porto, Portugal and Europe, contributing to the development of the next generation of Immunologists. This will be achieved by multiple capacity building activities, including improvement of critical mass, available technology and management and administrative skills of IBMC-i3S.
Objectives
- Boost the quality of established groups at IBMC-i3S
- Increase the success rate of IBMC-i3S
- Consolidate the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct
- Increase the translational potential of basic research
- Integration of research in Immunology into the Biotechnology Industry
- Disseminate the project within the Academia ecosystem
- Make the research output of the project readily available (OPEN ACCESS)
ImmunoHUB's Impact
Research
- 2-fold increase the number of high impact factor publications
- 1.5-fold increase in average IF
- improve critical mass and international research networks
- 10-20% augment in the sucess rate in competitive funding
- 2 new Immunology teams
Innovation & Development
- 1.2-fold augment the participation of IBMC-i3S in health technology-based programs
- increase by 10% the number of new collaborations and contracts between IMBC-i3S and Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies
- fill a minimum of one patent
Society
- publish results using an open acess policy
- organization of dedicated thematic seminar series in Immunology
- participating in Public Outreach Events
Academia
- engagement with post-graduation and advanced training
- establishment of at least one new Widening initiatives with training programs (e.g. MSCA ETN/ITN, Erasmus+, Twinning)
- mentoring of Post-Doctoral researcher, Master and PhD students
ImmunoHUB's Action Plan
The ImmunoHUB project will position IBMC-i3S as a multidisciplinary centre of excellence at the forefront of biomedical research, effectively potentiating its competitiveness, innovation and educational values in Portugal, Europe and the World.
Project team, including different work packages
| WP No | Work Package Title | Lead Participant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Project Management | Nuno Alves, Margarida Saraiva, Claudio Sunkel | |
| 02 | Recruitment of the ERA Chair holder and team | Didier Cabanes, Claudio Sunkel | |
| 03 | Scientific, technological and admnistrative capacity building | Pedro Moura-Alves | |
| 04 | Internationalisation activities | Pedro Moura-Alves | |
| 05 | The European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for their recruitment. | Tânia Pinto | |
| 06 | Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication activities. | Júlio Borlido, Catarina Neves, Hugo Prazeres, Rita Matos, Tânia Lima | |
| 07 | Sustainability of the ImmunoHUB Project | Claudio Sunkel | |
| 08 | Ethics requirements | Pedro Moura-Alves, Nuno Alves |