[First South american network of biomedical research. Education and biotechnology for health].

Marcelo J Perone (1) , Graciela Velázquez (2) , Antonieta Rojas de Arias (3) , Gustavo Chamorro (4) , Norma Coluchi (4) , Claude Pirmez (5) , Wilson Savino (5) , Luis Barbeito (6) , Eduardo Arzt (1)

1 IBioBA - Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires
2 IICS - Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud
3 CEDIC - Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigacion Cientifica
4 LCSP - Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública del Ministerio de Salud
5 FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
6 Institut Pasteur de Montevideo

It is in our interest, in this brief manuscript, to report the creation of the first program of regional integration of a network of research institutes in Biomedicine belonging to members of the MERCOSUR countries. We discuss some of the foundations that gave sustenance to its creation and its objectives in the medium and long term. In addition, we consider the potential of the results of this program in the fields of applied medical research, education and biotechnology.

Keywords: MERCOSUR; biomedicine; biotechnology

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Marcelo J Perone, Graciela Velázquez, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Gustavo Chamorro, Norma Coluchi, et al.. [First South american network of biomedical research. Education and biotechnology for health].. Medicina (Buenos Aires), 2013, 73 (1), pp.75-7. ⟨pasteur-00847158⟩