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scientist, who will spend six months at the University Hospital of Jena in Germany. The award ceremony was also attended by Ma Ángeles Pérez, manager of the CIEN Foundation, José Luis Nogueira, secretary of the Queen Sofia Foundation, María Dolores Moreno, counselor for Social and Family Policies from the Region of Madrid, and Carlos González, general director of Attention to the Dependency and the Elderly.
During the award ceremony for the program grants, it was also announced the declaration of research on neurodegenerative diseases as an event of exceptional public interest for the years 2019 and 2020. The event “Neurodegenerative Diseas- es 2020. International Year of Research and Innovation ”(Neuro 2020), promot- ed by the Queen Sofia Foundation and the CIEN Foundation, aims to raise public awareness of the importance of promoting research in neurodegenerative diseas- es, promoting fundraising activities to fund a series of initiatives , dissemination actions and applied research projects.
VII International Conference on Research and Innovation in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Coinciding with the week that World Alzheimer’s Day is celebrated worldwide, the VI International Conference on Research and Innovation in Neurodegenerative Diseases – CIIIEN - was held in Valencia, which gathered more than 100 interna- tional experts with the aim of sharing the latest advances in Alzheimer’s research and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, ALS or Huntington’s. Together with H.M. Queen Sofia, participated in the inauguration of the CIIIEN Ximo Puig, president of the Generalitat of Valencia; Pedro Duque, Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities; Ana I. Lima Fernández, Secretary of State for Social Services; and the mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó.
The Congress was held from September 17 to 20, at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, whose Santiago Grisolía auditorium hosted the opening ceremony and