The Cluster Medicine, from School of Medicine of University of Minho has been developed with the aim of improving healthcare. It is constituted by a research institute and three non-profit associations: the Institute of Life and Health Sciences (ICVS), with its main focus towards basic science; the Clinical Academic Center-Braga (2CA-Braga), focused on clinical research, namely, clinical trials, clinical validation of medical devices and clinical research training; the P5 Medical Center Association (ACMP5), a digital healthcare unit and research center, with its focus on digital technology use in health and its impact on healthcare provision; and B.ACIS – Science Innovation Health, a center for health innovation that provides support for technological knowledge transference.