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7. SOCIAL OUTREACH
national Summit on Research and Care of Alzhei- cine, such as Richard Axel (Columbia University) and
mer's Disease Lisbon 2017. John O'Keefe (University College London) among
other prestigious researchers.
Global Summit Alzheimer’s Research and Care
Lisbon 2017 The Global Summit Alzheimer’s Research and Care
Lisbon 2017 was held at the Champalimaud Centre
LCIEN Foundation was one of the organizing institu- for the Unknown in the Portuguese capital, under the
tions of the Alzheimer's Global Summit that took presidency of Her Majesty Queen Sofia, president of
place in Lisbon on September 18-22, coinciding with the Queen Sofia Foundation, and Ms. Leonor Beleza,
the celebration of World Alzheimer's Day (Septem- president of the Champalimaud Foundation and for-
ber 21). The Global Summit Alzheimer’s Research mer Portugal’s Health Minister.
and Care Lisbon 2017 brought together 80 experts
from around the world in the field of scientific rese- The meeting is the result of the collaboration bet-
arch and social-health care related to Alzheimer's ween Spain and Portugal. Five institutions have joi-
and other neurodegenerative diseases. Noteworthy ned efforts to make the international summit
is the participation of Nobel Prize winners in Medi- possible: the Spanish Queen Sofia Foundation, CIEN
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