The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto is one of the most prestigious national Higher Education institutions, and it is recognized for the quality of its pre and post-graduate teaching, for its leadership position in producing medical-scientific research and for the symbiotic relationship maintained with more than 20 health institutions.
In the last 5 years, the Faculty has raised around ¤30 million in competitive tenders, ensuring the financing of 112 scientific projects, 20 of which were of international scope. FMUP also promoted 250 clinical trials and produced about 6,000 articles in journals indexed in WoS (69 Highly Cited articles and 7 Hot Papers), of which 41% were published in Q1 journals. The approximately 6,000 publications subscribed by FMUP were the basis for 50,000 citations, contributing to the institution's prominence in areas such as Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine, Neurosciences, Gastroenterology and Allergology.
This institution also hosts two renowned R&D Units - CINTESIS and UnIC - and integrates the first Portuguese Associated Laboratory dedicated to clinical and translational research - RISE, besides benefiting from the collaboration with other laboratories, such as the i3S.
Within this framework, FMUP plays a key role in promoting interaction between Basic and Clinical Sciences, and Data Sciences and Health, guaranteeing a leading role in translational and clinical research in Portugal.
FMUP hosts two research units – CINTESIS and UnIC – financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and rated as Very Good and Excellent, respectively.
In addition, FMUP researchers participate in activities of 16 other R&D units, in particular i3S and Epi-Unit.
FMUP has a long tradition of promoting knowledge transfer, which currently combines with the concepts of Triple Helix and the Third Mission of the University.