CGC Centro de Genética Clínica (CGC), the first private medical genetics laboratory in Portugal, is one of the sixty-eight institutions that constitute the competitiveness and technology pole - Health Cluster Portugal (HCP). The main objective of HCP is to promote cooperation between companies, organizations, universities and public entities in order to improve Portugal competitiveness in the Health Sector.
CGC work field is Medical Genetics, performing clinical development of new preventive diagnostic tests and pharmacogenetic tests applied to cardiovascular and oncologic diseases, a recent but relevant area in its economical activity. Besides providing services to the portuguese medical community CGC also receives samples from over 50 hospitals abroad.
Being aware that HCP will “create the best conditions and induce the best practices, with the goal of achieving its objectives”, CGC sees as fundamental its participation in this project that will have a crucial role in Portugal international establishment as a relevant player in Health Sector.