EATRIS - Infrastructure bridges Basic Research and Medical Innovation

Abstract

The “European Advanced Translational Research InfraStructure in Medicine”, EATRIS, is a new research infrastructure initiative which will help Europe to fulfil its potential in the strategically critical area of translational medical research. EATRIS is a unique framework linking European countries to accelerate the development of new medicinal products by facilitating access to a new pan-European infrastructure. EATRIS is one of the biomedical infrastructure projects initiated by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) and is currently funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission.