Bial Foundation

the bial foundation was created in 1994 by the bial pharmaceutical company together with the council of rectors of portuguese universities. bial foundation’s mission is to foster the scientific study of the human being from both the physical and spiritual perspectives. along the years the bial foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in portugal and then worldwide. today it is a renowned institution, particularly in the neuroscience and parapsychology research, which aims to stimulate new researches that benefit people, providing more health and enabling new levels of knowledge. among its activities the bial foundation manages the prémio bial de medicina clínica, created in 1984, which is focused on the enhancement of basic and clinical research. this award seeks to recognize an intellectual, original work on any freely chosen medical topic on clinical practice. the bial award in biomedicine was created in 2018 to recognise the most o