Search: Ministry of Health, 58 million euro for scientists 'under 40' - Focus

Rome, January 30 (Reuters) – The Ministry of Health is investing in research. With the announcement 2011-2012 have been made available to approximately 135 million euro for research aimed and 58 million Euros are intended for young scientists ‘under 40′. To decide is The National Commission on Health Research (CNRS), chaired by Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin, which approved the list of the winning projects of the notice ‘Search finalized and young researchers from 2011 to 2012′. Among the 3,353 projects submitted between November 2012 and March 2013 (of which 79 network programs that develop 368 projects in turn bringing the total to 3,642 projects), 372 were selected. Among these are included 5 network programs that develop 19 projects, in turn, bringing the total to 391 projects funded.

“Research is a value, even cheap – says Lorenzin – and invest in means to focus on intelligence and knowledge, to combine our cultural and scientific tradition with the production of an industrial model.’s an ethical way to grow country. We have invested about 135 million Euros in research aimed and 58 million Euros were allocated to young researchers under the age of forty. A major funding in order to build a path for our research – he continues – we face to look forward, towards new goals. “

specifically funded projects are: 201 projects of young researchers, 4 projects co-financed by the industry, 28 research projects involving the participation of Italian researchers abroad, 137 research projects aimed ordinary and 5 network programs covering all medical fields, with a particularly strong presence in the neurosciences, oncology, genetics and genomics” s healthcare ‘.

The analysis and evaluation of projects involving about 800 scientists evaluators and the U.S. NIH-CSR dell’Isnaff and five Commissions ‘study session’ constituted by Italian researchers resident for more than ten years abroad. Each project was evaluated anonymously by auditors after they met and agreed on the final evaluation. 73% of the projects has come to ‘study session’ with the agreement of the auditors. The five Committees ‘study session’ analyzed the projects on which the auditors had not reached an agreement on the final evaluation.