public health

State Health Services Organisation & University of Cyprus: A new era for Public Health in Cyprus: Milestone agreement between SHSO – University of Cyprus biobank.cy Centre of Excellence

The strategic partnership significantly enhances the development of the Centre’s Biobank and Biomedical Research, as well as the Research and Innovation pillar of the SHSO The agreement signed on Tuesday 08 July, between the biobank.cy Centre of Excellence for Biobanking and Biomedical Research of the University of Cyprus and the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO), …

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Leveraging the power of data for public and animal health

EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint workplan “Data and AI in medicines regulation to 2028”. It sets out how the European medicines regulatory network plans to leverage large volumes of regulatory and health data as well as new tools to encourage research, innovation, and to support regulatory decision making for better medicines that …

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University of Cyprus: Launch Event of the European Project CY-ESM

The official launch of the European co-funded project CY-ESM (Cyprus Empowered Surveillance Mechanism) took place on Wednesday 26 February 2025 in Limassol, marking the start of a collaboration between national and international actors to strengthen public health in Cyprus. The project aims to create a modern and integrated epidemiological surveillance mechanism for infectious diseases, capable …

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University of Cyprus: biobank.cy Centre of Excellence: milestone of 10,000 volunteers in pioneering research work

10 major research findings pave the way for precision medicine and improved public health. The biobank.cy Centre of Excellence for Biobanking and Biomedical Research at the University of Cyprus is proud to announce a major milestone in its mission to generate new knowledge to improve human health and contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and …

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University of Cyprus: Launch of the €6.5 million European Project ISMED-CLIM

More than 100 scientists and representatives from 11 countries took part in the inaugural meeting held at the University of Cyprus The Inaugural Event of the new large-scale research project ISMED-CLIM from the HORIZON EUROPE programme, which was awarded to the University of Cyprus with a total budget of €6.5 million, took place from 4-5 …

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