Minister for Science, Research and Innovation visited FNUSA-ICRC
The International Clinical Research Centre of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno was visited by Mgr. Helena Langšádlová, Minister of Science, Research and Innovation. During her visit, she learned not only about the history and current activities of the Centre, but also about future plans and visited the workplaces of several research teams.
At the FNUSA-ICRC she was welcomed by the director of the hospital Ing. Vlastimil Vajdák and the director of the centre, prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorová, Ph.D. In a short presentation, the Minister was presented, among other things, the NPO EXCELES project focused on research on neurodegenerative brain diseases, which also aims to create a national authority, the National Institute for Neurological Research (NINR). Eleven institutions from all over the country are cooperating in the project and the main beneficiary of the grant and coordinator is the St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno.
The presentation was followed by a tour of the selected departments. Minister Langšádlová visited the laboratory of the Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering, where she learned about the production of cell-based medicines, as well as the workplace and operating rooms of the Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology team. “I was very pleased with the Minister’s visit and her keen interest in our research and the NPO’s neurology project,” said Director Rektorová.
Minister Langšádlová visited the researchers of the Centre for Translational Medicine in Biological Park Brno. The head of the CTM, researcher Giancarlo Forte, introduced her to the work of the teams dedicated to basic research using, for example, organoids, both theoretically and practically directly in the laboratories. “For me, visiting the Centre of Excellence is a confirmation that we are really competitive in science and research. My ambition is to support excellent research, cooperation between the individual science centres, but also their internationalisation,” added Minister Langšádlová.
