Established in 1827, the University of Toronto has one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, presenting top students at all levels with an intellectual environment unmatched in depth and breadth on any other Canadian campus.

For more information please visit the university’s website: http://www.utoronto.ca/

Established in 1636, Harvard University of a prestigious Ivy League university in Cambridge, MA. Combined with its rich history, influence and wealth, it is regarded a top university in the field of scientific research.

For more information please visit the university’s website: http://www.harvard.edu/

Karolinska Institutet accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden, ranging from basic experimental research to patient-oriented and nursing research.

For more information please visit the institute’s website: http://ki.se/en/startpage

King’s College London is one of the oldest public research universities in the world. It is regarded is one of the largest centres for healthcare in Europe and plays a crucial role in promoting breakthrough biomarker discovery among European and international research groups.

For more information please visit the university’s website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx/

Founded in 2006, as a spin-off from the Veterinary University of Vienna, Marinomed is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing innovative anti-viral and immunological treatments.

For more information please visit the company’s website: http://www.marinomed.com/

The University of Manchester in its present form was created in 2004 by the merger of The Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), two of Britain’s most distinguished universities, each with a long and proud heritage.

For more information please visit the university’s website: http://www.manchester.ac.uk

Gedeon Richter Plc. is a Hungarian-controlled multinational pharmaceutical company. The parent company and its manufacturing subsidiaries in four countries combine to form the region’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturing group. The company’s products are available, through its own distribution network, to the inhabitants of some 100 different countries.

For more information please visit the company’s website: http://www.richter.hu

Moorfields was founded in 1804 and is one of the largest centres for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world. More patients in the UK go to Moorfields than any other eye hospital because of its world-famous reputation. This is based on the expertise of the clinical staff and the cutting-edge research taking place on site. In fact, over half of the ophthalmologists practicing in the UK, and many more overseas, have received specialist training at Moorfields.

For more information please visit the hospital’s website: http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk

The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research) is a government-funded research organization, under the administrative authority of France’s Ministry of Research. As the largest fundamental research organization in Europe, CNRS carried out research in all fields of knowledge.

For more information please visit the institute’s website: http://cbm.cnrs-orleans.fr

The Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib) bundles the expertise of key researchers from seven Austrian universities in the multiple disciplines of industrial biotechnology and bioengineering. ACIB GmbH’s ambitious research programme includes development of new microbial and mammalian expression systems and concepts, extended innovative applications of biocatalysis and understanding bioproduction on a molecular and genome wide basis.

For more information please visit acib’s website: http://www.acib.at

The Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) are a center established by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna to provide an environment for excellent, internationally recognized research and education in the field of Molecular Biology. Research at the MFPL is curiosity-driven and spans the field of Molecular and Cell Biology. Most groups investigate basic research questions but a significant number are also active in more applied fields of biology.

For more information please visit acib’s website: http://www.mfpl.ac.at/home.html