- Create a multidisciplinary research center bridging the gap between Sahlgrenska Academy and the Health Care in Västra Götaland, as well as in particular between the Inst of Clinical Sciences, Inst of Neuroscience and Physiology and Institute of Health and Care Sciences within Sahlgrenska Academy (see Figure 1).
- Combine the research strenghts, competence and resources at the respective departments to create stronger collaborative research projects that are more competitive than at present and thereby being more attractive for funding at medical research councils, EU and industry.
- Increase the global health initiative of Gothenburg University related to perinatal research and health care development, through establishment of a stronger collaboration with Fudan University in Shanghai and Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- There is today a very successful center in child neuropsychiatry under the leadership of Christoffer Gillberg (Gillberg Neuropsyhiatry Centre,GNC). We are convinced that formation of PCMH can act as an important collaborative partner for GNC, in particular today when it is becoming increasingly understood that events during fetal and neonatal life are critical for development of neuropsychiatric conditions later in life.
- Further strenghtening of already existing international networks including the following institutions King's College London, Cornell University, NYC, Inserm, Paris, UCSF US and Harvard Medical School.