LEF, created at the end of 1992, officially inaugurated its new facilities at Barcarena, in an official act on the 14th March 2007, headed by the Prime-Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates, the Health Minister, Correia de Campos and the President of ANF (National Pharmacists Association), João Cordeiro. The official event counted also with the presences of the State-Secretary of Health, Francisco Ramos; the State-Secretary of Commerce, Services and Consumer Defense, Fernando Serrasqueiro; the President of the Champalimaud Foundation, Leonor Beleza; and the President of Oeiras’ Town Hall, Isaltino Morais. The ceremony was held with the presence of over 150 guests, among whose several distinguish personalities connected to the public and private sectors of health, namely on the medicine and pharmacy fields.

The Sommer Champalimaud Foundation and LEF have signed a Collaboration Protocol on the 14th March 2007, with the purpose to promote the development of the pharmaceutical sciences and, in particular, the investigation of the medicines quality in African Portuguese Speaking Countries.

LEF organized about ten training courses during the first semester of 2007, held at LEF’s facilities and externally, involving the presence of about 260 participants. The courses comprised a wide range of themes, namely the courses of milling and powder calibration; clean-room higienization (Mini Dry Fog System); handling compounding medicines; chromatographic and microbial LEF has been awarded with the Almofariz Prize last May 10th. The periodical Farmácia Distribuição took the initiative to assign the prize on the item “Project of the Year”, as a way to highlight the work developed at LEF in the pharmaceutical field.

LEF organized about ten training courses during the first semester of 2007, held at LEF’s facilities and externally, involving the presence of about 260 participants. The courses comprised a wide range of themes, namely the courses of milling and powder calibration; clean-room higienization (Mini Dry Fog System); handling compounding medicines; chromatographic and microbial techniques.

LEF will integrate the Portuguese entourage that will be present at the CPHI event, happening between the 2nd and 4th of October 2007 in Milan, Italy. LEF’s participation will once again be held on the scope of PharmaPortugal project

LEF participated on the business-related mission at Cuba, on the scope of PharmaPortugal Project, Life Sciences & Biotechnology that happened in Havana (Cuba) between the 27th May and the 1st June. This mission’s goals were the establishment of bilateral meetings, visit the investigation centers and the attendance at a seminar about health.

LEF participated on the business-related mission at Cuba, on the scope of PharmaPortugal Project, Life Sciences & Biotechnology that happened in Havana (Cuba) between the 27th May and the 1st June. This mission’s goals were the establishment of bilateral meetings, visit the investigation centers and the attendance at a seminar about health.