FUTURMed Boosts Biomedical Research with New Recruitments

The programme includes two schemes to recruit science professionals in the Balearic Islands

What does it consist of?

With a focus on strengthening the medicine of the future, IdISBa has implemented the FUTURMed project funded by sustainable tourism tax. Through two science recruitment schemes, national and international talent has been injected into the Balearic Islands' strategic areas of health research.

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Data

PROJECT TITLE IN THE CALL
FUTURMed. Talent for the medicine of the future
LOCATION
Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera
Entity submitting the PROJECT
Govern de les Illes Balears
Entity that executes the project
Fundació IDISBA
Project code
ITS2017-032
Total project amount
1.212.000 €
ITS granted amount
1.212.000 €
Executed amount
1.147.519 €
Call year
2017
Execution status
Executed
Purpose
Training and Quality
Budget execution
Executed: 94.68%
Last data request
10.08.2023

The project

The Balearic Islands Institute for Health Research (IdISBa) remains a driving force for scientific knowledge in the field of health. The FUTURMed programme, implemented between 2017 and 2023, has boosted the recruitment of research professionals with two sister schemes: Radix and Folium. Both have been designed to attract professionals with leadership skills and strengthen science in the region.

Radix has focused on attracting emerging principal investigators with international backgrounds, capable of opening up new lines of research in priority areas for the Balearic Islands’ health system. Meanwhile, Folium has recruited PhD graduates to work on current research, with the aim of supporting ongoing projects and strengthening their medium-term projection.

Beyond recruitment, the programme has served to regain momentum lost during years of science budget cuts. FUTURMed has also reinforced cross-cutting training in key skills such as leadership, entrepreneurship and communication, required to effectively share knowledge with the rest of society.

The budget execution rate was over 94%, reflecting the high level of project compliance. IdISBa, awarded the HR Excellence in Research seal by the European Commission, thus upholds its commitment to an open, transparent and merit-based recruitment model, which is key to retaining research talent on the islands.