Portugal joins the European infrastructure EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC

Portugal recently joined EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC , a European research infrastructure of open access screening platforms and chemistry clusters for research in the areas of chemical biology and early drug discovery.

This infrastructure, based in Berlin, has been part of the ESFRI Roadmap since 2008. Portugal will be its 9th member, joining Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland and the Czech Republic. This will be the 13th European infrastructure of the ERIC type (in English, European Research Infrastructure Consortium) to which Portugal is associated.

The mission of EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC is to i) accelerate the discovery of biologically active substances in all areas of life sciences, ii) facilitate transnational access to state-of-the-art technologies, chemical and biological resources, knowledge and expertise, iii) promote the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of complex biological processes, iv) increase knowledge on the bioactivity of chemical substances as well as the responses of biological systems to these substances, and v) promote the availability of safe and effective chemicals for unmet needs.

Portugal's membership of this European infrastructure will boost collaboration with leading chemistry and compound screening centers in Europe, as well as facilitate transnational access to excellent technologies and services in this area.

Participation in this European infrastructure will be led by the national infrastructure PT-OPENSCREEN , which since 2020 has been part of the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap .

You can check more information about national participation in European infrastructures here .