Objectives

The Champalimaud Foundation has a long-term commitment to supporting biomedical science.

Through a detailed programme of research and clinical support the Foundation strives to make significant scientific progress, particularly in the fields of cancer research and neuroscience.

However, it is not enough to make short-term gains and it is essential that this work can be continued by future generations. The Foundation has therefore devised a number of objectives designed to promote scientific activity both now and for many years to come.

One of the principal objectives of the Champalimaud Foundation is the establishment of an international institute of research and clinical practice. Plans for this centre are already underway and it will be partnered with a number of outstanding international universities, teaching hospitals and research institutions. In this way it will serve as a hotbed of ideas, attracting top researchers, academics and scientific technicians from all over the world. Its activities will be as important to Portugal as they will be to Europe and beyond.

It has been established that the work of the institute, both in the laboratory and in the clinic, will be focused towards neuroscience investigation and cancer research. It is through the application and support of translational research in these two fields that the Foundation aims to make significant advances in the biomedical sciences.