Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation
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The Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation (QEMF) is a Belgian
Belgium
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non-profit organization, founded in 1926 by the former Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. She founded the organization, based on her experience with the wounded from the front-line during the First World War. The foundation wants to encourage laboratory research and contacts between researchers and clinical practitioners, with a particular focus on neurosciences. The QEMF supports seventeen university teams throughout Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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See also
- King Baudouin FoundationKing Baudouin FoundationThe King Baudouin Foundation is a public benefit foundation in Brussels, Belgium, established in 1976.Named after Baudouin of Belgium, Belgium's late head of state, its mission is to contribute to improving the living conditions of the population. KBF, both a grantmaking and an operating...
- National Fund for Scientific ResearchNFWOThe National Fund for Scientific Research is a government institution in Belgium for supporting scientific research...
- Queen Elisabeth Music CompetitionQueen Elisabeth Music CompetitionThe Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions has been, since its foundation, considered the world over to be one of the most prestigious and most difficult. It is devoted to violin , piano , to composition and to singing...
- Queen Fabiola Foundation for Mental HealthQueen Fabiola Foundation for Mental HealthThe Queen Fabiola Foundation for Mental Health is a Belgian non-profit organization, named after Queen Fabiola of Belgium. It operates within the framework of the King Baudouin FoundationThe fund was founded on 10 October 2004 on World Mental Health Day...