Portugal - EATRIS

Portugal

The Portuguese national node was formally accepted to EATRIS in July 2019 and comprises 17 specialised centres that have joined the 5 EATRIS platforms.

The coordinating institution between these centres is Infarmed I.P. Portugal was the host of the EATRIS Annual Meeting in early 2020, and Portuguese institutions are partners in many projects such as EATRIS-CONNECT, ISIDORe, canSERV and UMBRELLA.

EATRIS PT organised 2021 and 2022 EATRIS-Plus Summer School in Personalised Medicine editions within the framework of the EATRIS-Plus Project, which is a flagship initiative in personalised medicine, coordinated by EATRIS-ERIC.

The National Director of Portugal – Claudia Faria – is the Chair of the Board of National Directors.

EATRIS Portugal in the spotlight

In 2024 Portugal was selected to participate in the Spotlight Programme, a recently launched initiative by EATRIS, to showcase the countries’ scientific excellence and capabilities, at national and international level.

The EATRIS-PT institutions and national coordination at Infarmed started planning the programme during the annual meeting on 2 October 2024. In a creative and collaborative effort, a common topic for the Portuguese programme was defined: “Bridging gaps in healthcare: developing solutions across the lifespan”.

The vision of EATRIS-PT coordination in developing this programme was to bring attention to and highlight the national institutions, while fostering collaborations inside and across borders. As a result, an exciting agenda of eight events was carried out between May and November 2025, covering topics from preclinical research to clinical trials, representing the EATRIS platforms.

Interviews with the Portuguese Node Community

Here are a few interviews with members of the EATRIS Portugal community. Click on the image to read them in full.

EATRIS Meets Rui Santos Ivo

EATRIS Meets Helena Baião

EATRIS Portugal Governor Rui Santos Ivo Elected Chair of EMA’s Management Board

In a recent meeting, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Management Board elected Rui Santos Ivo, the governmental representative of EATRIS Portugal, as chair for a three-year term.

EATRIS Portugal is the recipient of the EATRIS Node Reward

Each year EATRIS awards three nodes with a Node Reward, that signifies their commitment to supporting EATRIS goals. Find out more about other recipents, criteria and more.

INFARMED receives 2 Gold Medals for Distinguished Services from the Portugese Ministry of Health

On 9 March 2022, the Portuguese Minister of Health, Marta Temido, awarded Infarmed Medals of Distinguished Services on behalf of the Portuguese Ministry of Health. This was in recognition of the work carried out by Infarmed bodies in the response to COVID-19.

Contact

National Coordinator of Portugal

Private: Carlos Alves

Governor of Portugal
Board of Governors

Rui Santos Ivo

Governor of Portugal
Board of Governors

Claudia Maria Coelho de Faria

Chair of Board of National Directors & National Director of Portugal
Board of National Directors

About Eatris

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Platforms

Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image Institute (AIBILI)

Aveiro Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED)

Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC)

Centro Clínico Académico - Braga (2CA-Braga)

Champalimaud Foundation (CF)

Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT)

Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR)

Coimbra University Hospital (CHUC)

CoLAB AccelBio

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM)

Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) / Stem Cell Engineering Research Group (SCERG)

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET)

Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S)

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)

NOVA Medical School

Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)

RISE-Health