Program 9:45 Opening Session (Maria Carmo-Fonseca) 10:00 - 12:00 What is IMI and how can Portuguese groups participate Michel Goldman (IMI Executive Director) Irene Norstedt (DG Research & Innovation, European Commission) Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament) Beatriz Lima (IMI Scientific Committee) 13:00 - 15:30 Showcase of Portuguese scientific expertise relevant for IMI Chair: António Coutinho (Coordinator of the National Council for Science and Technology) Participants: Carmo-Fonseca/João Eurico Fonseca (IMM) Sofia Corte-Real (TechnoPhage) Raquel Sá Leão (ITQB) Cecília Rodrigues (iMed.ULisboa) Manuel Carrondo (IBET) Tiago Ferreira (GenIbet) Francisco Santos (Cell2B) Elsa Henriques (CNC) Tânia Vinagre (Champalimaud Foundation) Sofia Núncio (INSA) Instituto de Medicina Molecular-Email: [email protected] - www.imm.fm.ul.pt – NIF-506134466 Av.Prof.Egas Moniz-Edifício Egas Moniz- 1649-028 LISBOA – Tel. 217999411 – Fax 217999412