800 cerebros contra infecciones emergentes: De la inversión del PNRR maxi a evitar el desperdicio

(Adnkronos)-«I started in late 2022 with Infac-ACT, an initiative led by 3 major university entities in Pavia, the Superior Health Institute, and the National Research Council (CNR). I involved 25 institutions that started the extended partnership» on emerging infectious diseases. «By participating in a public competition launched by the Ministry, we won the activation of this research program that has grown over the years and in total Cuba 114.5 million euros in grants. The investment has been crucial and we are in the final stretch. There is just over 6 months left.» It is a decisive year for us, explaining that the amounts are attracting, striving towards their goals in the future. At the Naples meeting, we want to rise and compare ourselves. We also invite representatives from other research and innovation programs, which we need, through an appeal to institutions. «More than issuing a call, I would feel like I made an observation: the old wire from the early days responds: what I have established so far, despite the difficulty, is a car whose tools are working quite well. What I hope is that, at the level of political decision-makers and the major spheres dealing with decisions and innovation in our country, they do not make us a significant investment. To reach the level of competitiveness, everyone says. «The project started with a critical mass of 350 researchers structured in the initial 25 entities. But we managed to grow and foster the network: if we consider all the topics entered as partners within the program, we now exceed 60 institutions and 700 research staff.»
Adding all the recruited staff (permanent researchers, doctoral students, scholarships, disorders, technical collaborators), we exceed 800 units. We have created a hundred fixed positions for a fixed term, limited by time constraints, but it is a virtuous way, and we see that some of these fixed-term researchers are already structured, not necessarily within the same entities that hired them. «What clouds could overshadow this reality?» The transition from a multimillion-dollar investment to a situation where the covers are really trivial, but I put in all the necessary commitment,» believes the expert. The risk of losing the brains, after the funding, is possible. Because, if the opportunities cannot offer them, there are other realities abroad that are capable of doing so. But we put our heart and soul into ensuring that it doesn’t happen. We consider it an opportunity on several different levels: one of the goals of PNRR and the university and research ministry was to train new generations of researchers on specific issues, we had the topic of emerging diseases and we worked on it. Then, there is the ability to create a network that deals with fundamental research, but also research that generates innovation and produces something for the country. «Forneris is» one of the most important successes to communicate and interact effectively in the field of operators who have spoken: dialogues with those who in turn. To a threat. By creating this network that covers all regions of Italy, we are actually more efficient in creating this type of relationship. ISS, Zooprofilactic Institutes». Is there something similar abroad? We are in contact with some realities both in French and Spanish fields, but I would like them to be in a slightly smaller dimension. This was one of the biggest investments Europe has made. Once I say: Why don’t we have something similar from us?[email protected] (Web information)