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The CENTAURE foundation is a Scientific Cooperation Foundation established on June 15, 2007 by a French decree. The foundation benefits from the Réseau Thématique de Recherche et de Soins (RTRS) status. The RTRS was established by the research program law of April 18, 2006. The CENTAURE foundation is the only RTRS dedicated to the sciences of transplantation.
Several committees are guarantying the right management of the foundation according to its bylaws and its company policy.
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THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
This board is composed of 6 French or foreign personalities who do not belong to the foundation. This board is appointed by the Board of Directors for 3 years and members are renewable by half. The Scientific Advisory Board is consulted in particular on great scientific orientations and on program of activities of the foundation. The Chairman and scientific directors attend the meetings of the scientific advisory board and they have a consultative role.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee is in charge of proposing and implementing the scientific orientations of the foundation. The members of the Steering Committee are appointed, on the chairman’s proposal, by the president and according to the board of directors’ advice.
THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
The management team is appointed by Board of Directors’ chairman and according to the Board of Directors’ approval. The management team puts the development strategy into practice. It is composed of the Chairman, of two Scientific Directors and of the General Secretary.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors approves the foundation's strategy and looks after its application. The Board of Directors express its opinion on agreements (several in a year) with the founding members, with the partners and with the organization agreements with the doctoral schools. The Board of Directors is composed of voluntary members. The board has representatives of the founders, representatives of the scientific researchers network and qualified personalities among its members.
Here are the 7 founding members of the CENTAURE Foundation
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