Prof. Stavros Malas holds a BSc and PhD in Genetics and has been trained at University College and Imperial College London. He has served as head of a research group at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics and Foundation Chair and Dean of the Veterinary School of the University of Nicosia. He has undertaken various advisory roles in policy development in the EU, like Special Advisor to Commissioner for Health, elected first President of the Innovative Medicines Initiative-States Representatives Group, member of the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) and member of the Program Committee for Health. He served as Minister of Health of the Republic of Cyprus and, during the Cyprus Presidency of the European Union, as Chair of both the European Council of Ministers of Health and the Competitiveness Council for Research. He is currently the President of The Cyprus Institute.
