{"id":6351,"date":"2025-07-29T11:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/tmk\/?page_id=6351"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:05:08","slug":"translational-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/tmk\/en\/about-the-centre\/translational-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Translational Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- TM \u2013 introduction (original structure, translated) --><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">Why is Translational Medicine needed?<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontos\">The primary goal of <strong>Translational Medicine (TM)<\/strong> is to ensure that scientific discoveries become tangible social benefits as quickly and efficiently as possible\u2014especially in patient care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">The challenge: scientific findings rarely reach everyday practice<\/p>\n<p>Today <strong>only a fraction of scientific knowledge finds its way into routine medical practice<\/strong>, which has serious consequences. <strong>According to Eurostat, 1.7 million people under the age of 75 died in Europe in 2016<\/strong>, and <strong>about 1.2 million of these deaths could have been prevented<\/strong> through more effective prevention and public-health interventions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">A European response: the TM-cycle model<\/p>\n<p>Responding to this challenge, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae-info.org\"><strong>Academia Europaea<\/strong><\/a>\u2014one of Europe\u2019s largest scientific networks and a member of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapea.info\">SAPEA<\/a> (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies)<\/strong>\u2014launched a project in 2018 with the aim of developing a <strong>model approach<\/strong> for the societal uptake of scientific results.<\/p>\n<p>Leading researchers, directors of translational centres, editors of high-impact journals, university and communication experts jointly created the <strong>TM-cycle<\/strong>\u2014a <strong>three-pillar model<\/strong> that can place translational medicine on a new footing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1. Scientific knowledge generation<\/strong> \u2013 encouraging research relevant to healthcare<\/li>\n<li><strong>2. Comprehensible summary<\/strong> \u2013 formulating results in clear, accessible language<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. Effective communication<\/strong> \u2013 delivering scientific messages in a targeted way to all stakeholders: physicians, decision-makers, their patients and society at large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/tmk\/files\/2025\/07\/TMK-CYCLE-400x328.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/tmk\/files\/2025\/07\/TMK-CYCLE-400x328.jpg 400w, https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/tmk\/files\/2025\/07\/TMK-CYCLE.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- 4. The result --><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">The result: more effective, accessible and sustainable healthcare<\/p>\n<p>This change in perspective can contribute to <strong>real, measurable improvements<\/strong> in healthcare delivery\u2014making it <strong>more effective, more accessible and more cost-efficient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hirek\/2021\/08\/03\/korforgas-a-tudomanytol-a-betegagyig-nature-cikk-bizonyitja-a-transzlacio-fontossagat\"> The details of the model were also presented by leading members of Academia Europaea in a comprehensive scientific publication, highlighting the TM-cycle\u2019s international scientific significance. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Translational Medicine needed? The primary goal of Translational Medicine (TM) is to ensure that scientific discoveries become tangible social benefits as quickly and efficiently as possible\u2014especially in patient care. 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