The Clinical Academic Center of Braga (2CA-Braga) is a non-profit partnership between the University of Minho (through the School of Medicine and the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute [ICVS]), the Hospital of Braga, EPE (HB), and the CUF-Porto Hospital. Our main mission is to promote and simplify the development of high quality clinical research, by offering the necessary support and infrastructures, and ensure that the investigation advances lead to the improvement of population's health care.