title: Putting translational science on to a global stage.
abstract: Global collaboration in translational science promises to accelerate the discovery, development and dissemination of new medical interventions. Here, we introduce a new international collaboration of translational science organizations and highlight our initial strategy to reduce or remove bottlenecks in translation.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, USA.
authors.forename: C Taylor
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Gilliland
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, USA.
authors.forename: Dorit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zuk
authors.affiliation: Alzheon Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts 01701, USA; and EATRIS ERIC, European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine, Amsterdam 1081 HZ, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kocis
authors.affiliation: MRC Technology, London WC1H 9LT, UK.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Therapeutic Innovation Australia, Melbourne, Victoria 2000, Australia.
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic; and EATRIS ERIC, European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine, Amsterdam 1081 HZ, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hajduch
authors.affiliation: EATRIS ERIC, European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine, Amsterdam 1081 HZ, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bietrix
authors.affiliation: The Centre for Drug Research and Development, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aversa
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: EATRIS ERIC, European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine, Amsterdam 1081 HZ, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anton E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ussi
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D062069:Inventions; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018581:Technology Transfer; D035703:Therapies, Investigational; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends