The CCSP, integrated within a public higher education research centre (NOVA NSPH) and making significant contributions to the objectives and programmes of RIS3, aims to address the main threats to population health. These include climate change and other environmental hazards, the burden of non-communicable and mental diseases, low-quality, inaccessible, and inefficient healthcare, as well as poverty and social exclusion. The centre is focused on developing solutions to identify, develop, test, evaluate, and disseminate innovative interventions, services, and policies to improve people’s health.

The centre will tackle the social and environmental determinants of health that have a major impact on healthcare delivery due to associated disease. Research will be intersectoral, conducted in the contexts where people live and work, reflecting four key scientific areas: healthier ageing, healthier behaviours, more efficient healthcare delivery systems, and healthier environments. These areas will be supported through six intervention pillars: precision public health, data platforms and technical differentiation, e-cohorts, co-ownership and co-production of solutions, behavioural sciences, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning.

As a result, it is expected that the transfer of knowledge and technology generated by I&D will be enhanced into innovative and competitive products and services, as well as into precision public health interventions that are effective, cost-efficient, and impactful on the healthcare system.

Main Objectives

• Translate knowledge from public health research into societal impact;
• Convert scientific knowledge into marketable products and services;
• Manage intellectual property of products and services, incubate start-ups, and recognise spin-offs;
• Increase access to new markets and European funding.