Medical University - Varna: Enhancement of Translational Excellence Achievement in Medicine (MUVE-TEAM)
The Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" - Varna (MUV), is the largest research center in North-Eastern Bulgaria. More than 800 highly qualified researchers work at MU Varna, focused on the following priority areas:
1) Food and nutrition
2) Regenerative medicine
3) Neurosciences
4) Oncology and rare diseases
5) Prevention, and management of diseases and health systems.

In the present project, we propose the development of a Strategic Research Program in the priority areas of MU Varna by the following approaches:
1) Supporting the research of leading scientific groups of MU Varna, which will enhance their excellence to the world standards in the relevant scientific field, will further increase the competences of their researchers and the visibility of their scientific output, as well as they will develop their innovation potential by implementing the results of their work in practice;
2) Attracting external for MU Varna researchers at world level to establish a group at MU Varna and to contribute to the further development of the university;
3) Setting up a wide-range program of international contacts, including visits to leading foreign laboratories and organization of major international scientific conferences;
4) Supporting research projects with innovation potential at MU Varna;
5) Protecting the intellectual property and technology transfer of MU Varna researchers. The implementation of the program will support a minimum of 6 scientific groups at the MU Varna, will attract a minimum of 3 new leading specialists and create a scientific team around them, will finance a minimum of 10 innovative scientific projects and increase the publication activity of the university by a minimum of 20% by the end of the reporting period. As a result, MU Varna will raise the level of its scientific research, will expand the volume, horizons and possibilities of its scientific potential and will develop from a regional leader within Bulgaria into a prominent scientific and innovation hub in Southeastern Europe.