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IMED COMPETITONS

INNOVATE COMPETITIONS

AUTHOR
DAVID GIL

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The iMed Conference is not only work- explaining the fundamentals of observ- will be evaluated and confronted against
shops and lectures. It is also about the com- able phenomena, with no specific use in each other. For each presented project,
petitions for scientists and investigators. mind; and other on Translational Research a score from 0 to 30 will be given, giving
In this regard, the iMed 12.0 – Lisbon 2020 project contest, whose research ought to point to the originality of the question/
counts one more year of The Fundação As- be applied in clinical practice and to pro- problem, to the scientific quality of the
traZeneca Innovate Competition. As with mote people’s well-being. presented work, and to the contestant’s
previous years, this competition strives for There will be two Juries to evaluate performance during presentation and/or
encouraging young students and investi- the participant’s work. One first group to discussion of said work. In case of being
gators to present their work. evaluate the abstracts even before the a tie between contestants, the tiebreaker
This year’s edition are undergraduate conference begins and one second jury, will be the score obtained in the first part
college or master’s degree students, in- invited by the Organizing Committee of of the contest (abstract evaluation).
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volved in different scientific research pro- the iMed Conference 12.0 – Lisbon 2020 The winning projects in Basic and
jects regarding life sciences. from people that conducted accredited Translational Research will be awarded
The Innovative Competition will be scientific research. There will be a Poster a Research Grant, with 3.000€ grants
divided into two different contests: one Innovative Competition Award and a Oral for each winning Oral Presentation and
on Basic Research project contest, whose Presentation Award for each of the two 1.000€ for each winning Poster.
research (whether be it practical or theo- competitions.
retical in nature) is primarily focussed on You may ask yourself how these works

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