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Ultimately, this event establishes in its third edition as Ávila de Grado, and CIBERNED Deputy Scientific Di-
a meeting point for the world's leading experts in rector, Dr. Miguel Medina Padilla. Dr. Avila interve-
neurodegenerative diseases, enabling sharing of ned by reviewing the scientific activity that the
knowledge, working methods, new advances and institution carries out as part of the Alzheimer Project
discoveries in a field in which international coopera- of the Queen Sofia Foundation, which focuses
tion between different institutions is becoming incre- mainly on knowledge of neurodegenerative disea-
asingly important to obtain optimum results in ses (with particular emphasis on Alzheimer's disease),
research. confluent with the priorities and knowledge of the
Champalimaud Foundation.
5.5. Other activities of international
cooperation Champalimaud
Foundation

On February 28, 2015 H.M. Queen Sofia visited the
Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, a Portuguese
institution devoted to advanced biomedical rese-
arch. Joined by José Luis Nogueira, Secretary of the
Queen Sofia Foundation and María Ángeles Pérez,
Manager of CIEN Foundation and CIBERNED, the visit
aimed at looking for new avenues of research in
neurodegeneration.

Received on arrival by Leonor Beleza, Chair of
Champalimaud Foundation, Queen Sofia was joi-
ned during Her visit to the Foundation facilities (in-
ternationally renowned for its work in oncology and
neuroscience) by the Scientific Director and Nobel
Laureate Zvi Fuks, Professors Carlo Greco, Rui Costa
an Carlos Cordón-Cardo, and the Managing Direc-
tor of the Foundation, Joao Silveira.

During the day a series of scientific meetings, mainly
on neuroscience, were held where research projects
were reviewed and in which the participating enti-
ties (Queen Sofia Foundation, CIEN Foundation, CI-
BERNED, and Champalimaud Foundation) focused
on identifying joint collaboration and research lines
to foster the knowledge of both countries in a field
still as unknown as neuroscience.

At these meetings, also attended the Scientific Di-
rector of CIEN Foundation and CIBERNED, Dr. Jesús

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