Rune Matthiesen, MC Member from Portugal in the framework of PROTEOSTASIS, represented our Action at the meeting “COST: Inspiring researchers, strengthening Europe – Portugal in the spotlight” held in Lisbon on the 24th February 2017. Researchers working in Portugal joined representatives of national research organisations, policy makers and industry at an informal lunch with the European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, to discuss the need to support open and bottom-up networking and to highlight some success stories of the COST networks.

Rune Matthiesen explained his experience within PROTEOSTASIS, the work carried out by the researchers involved, the events organized in Portugal that were supported by the network and the new collaborations and opportunities enhanced by PROTEOSTASIS.