Research centre

Last updated on: 06/03/2012

1. Contact details{View data sources/studies associated with this centre}

Name of organisation

1) Department/Research groupPharmacoepidemiology Unit - National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion

2) Organisation/affiliationIstituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)

Short Name in the inventoryPharmacoepidemiology Unit - ISS

Website/Homepagewww.iss.it

Administrative Contact

Title Dr

Last name Traversa

First name Giuseppe

Address line 1Viale Regina Elena 299

Address line 2

Address line 3

CityRoma

Postcode00161

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)390649904253

Alternative phone number393294435311

Fax number (incl. country code)390649904248

Email address giuseppe.traversa@iss.it

Scientific Contact

Title Dr

Last name Traversa

First name Giuseppe

Address line 1Viale Regina Elena 299

Address line 2

Address line 3

CityRoma

Postcode00161

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)390649904253

Alternative phone number393294435311

Fax number (incl. country code)390649904248

Email address giuseppe.traversa@iss.it

Alternative Scientific Contact

Title Ms

Last name Menniti-Ippolito

First name Francesca

Address line 1Viale Regina Elena 299

Address line 2

Address line 3

CityRoma

Postcode00161

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)390649904252

Alternative phone number

Fax number (incl. country code)390649904248

Email address francesca.menniti@iss.it

2. Description

The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) is the leading technical and scientific public body of the Italian National Health Service. Its activities include research, control, training and consultation in the interest of public health protection. Fifteen departments represent the organizational structure of the ISS. With regard to human medicines, the following Departments are involved: Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation; Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases; Cell Biology and Neurosciences; Center for Immunobiologicals Research and Evaluation; National Blood Centre; National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion. The latter Centre includes the Pharmacoepidemiology Unit.