National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

HCRS Goals

To support the development of research into cardiovascular diseases in Greece.
To coordinate existing research initiatives in university and other national centres and to create research networks.
To support young, talented individuals and encourage them to be involved in cardiovascular research.
To enhance creative collaboration between national and international research centres.
To establish a Directorate for the Organisation of Multicentre Studies.
To improve funding for cardiovascular research by taking advantage of national and international programmes.
To develop activities relating to the whole spectrum of bioethics and professional codes in cardiovascular research.
To collaborate with other organisations that are active in medical, pharmacological, biotechnological and genetic research.
To cooperate with the biomedical technology industry.
To register patents related to biomedical research.

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