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Name of the Research Infrastructure (RI) |
National Centre for Translational and Clinical Research |
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Acronym of the RI |
SIME |
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Website of the RI |
http://biomedicum.ut.ee/cetm/?lang_id=4 New website will be launched in May 2014. |
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Location (address) of the RI |
Ravila 19 / 50411 Tartu |
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Scientific domain(s) of the RI |
Biological and Medical Sciences |
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Type of RI |
Distributed |
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Research Services at the RI
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Animal models, diagnostics, translational research; Genomics and metabolomics; Biomarker discovery, disease collections, clinical research; Research on biodefense. |
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Equipment at the RI
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Small animal MRI, animal house, BSL3 animal laboratory; GMP facility; Next generation sequencer, Ion Torrent, Proton Torrent; Disease collections and database; Confocal microscopy; Mass-spectrometry |
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Size
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Number of national users per year: 500 Number of European users per year: 100 Number of international users per year: 20 |
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Year of start of operation (i.e. Status and Status Date) |
Status: Operational Since: 2014 |
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Key words
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Translational research, medicine, clinical research, biomedicine, drug development, animal models. |
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Description of the RI
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General objective of NCTCR is to advance medical research in Estonia by improving its quality and implementation. Mission of the NCTCR is to transform scientififc discoveries into innovative and high impact medicines, diagnostics and medical devices through collaboration between academia, industrial and governmental partners. NCTCR is also the partner in European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (EATRIS ERIC). |
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Hosting Organisation |
University of Tartu |
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Contact email |
