Vision
BERC’s vision is to become one of the leading Centres of Excellence and Innovation in Europe and beyond, one that will encompass an integrated and inspiring ecosystem to:
- Nurture interdisciplinary convergence and integration with a common focus: excellence and sustainability
- Develop and expand an enabling infrastructure integrating specimen and data collection with advanced analytics
- Establish an interdisciplinary education and training platform for expertise, professional development, stakeholder engagement, and common “language” for the varied interdisciplinary fields involved
- Spearhead innovation and entrepreneurship for long-term financial sustainability and regional/European economic growth
- Orchestrate the necessary organisational transformation to create a flexible, expanding Centre with a thriving interdisciplinary population
- Establish a vibrant centre with top quality students, advanced researchers/faculty, cutting edge educational programmes, innovative research, superior facilities, and synergistic strategic partnerships in order to provide effective therapeutics for longstanding medical issues and to alleviate human pain.