Natural Therapeutic Resources & Balneology
Mineral and thermal waters, balneological heritage and evidence-based therapeutic-resource research.
Chemistry and Human Health
Research & Innovation Portfolio
2026–2030
A unified portfolio connecting natural resources, health, environment, digital innovation, education and knowledge translation through independently fundable projects and shared institutional capacity.
10independently fundable projects
6connected strategic clusters
1shared innovation portfolio
2026–2030portfolio horizon
Portfolio purpose
From focused pilots to international programmes
The portfolio connects research, innovation, education and knowledge translation in one coherent pipeline. Each project can attract its own donor, sponsor, consortium or industry partner while contributing to the wider capacity of Chemistry and Human Health.
Start with a fundable pilot, create reusable evidence and practical outputs, then scale successful work through national, regional and international collaboration.
Portfolio architecture
One connected investment pathway
The portfolio is designed as an evolving framework rather than a fixed list of proposals, allowing each project to develop at the pace of its funding, evidence and partnerships.
Umbrella portfolio
Thematic clusters
Independent projects
Funded pilot modules
Shared infrastructure
Scaling & internationalisation
Strategic clusters
Six fields connecting science with practical value
The clusters connect related projects while allowing each research line to retain its own objective, partnerships and funding pathway.
Geo-Health & Digital Innovation
Geospatial research, digital knowledge products and transferable approaches for complex datasets.
Environment & Blue Health
Environmental resources, coastal health, climate pressures and their relationship with well-being.
Human Health & Assistive Technologies
Accessible innovation supporting independence, participation and quality of daily life.
Science Education & Knowledge Translation
Research-based learning, scientific literacy, youth engagement and educational innovation.
Innovation, Translation & Commercialisation
Scientific services, innovation support, educational products and research-to-market pathways.
Research portfolio
Ten strategic projects and programmes
These concise public descriptions present strategic scope, intended impact and partnership status without disclosing proposal-level methods or confidential implementation material.
P1
Georgia Mineral & Thermal Waters Geo-Health Programme
An integrated framework for the systematic characterisation, mapping and responsible use of Georgia’s mineral and thermal waters. Individual resort pilots can progressively connect into a national research platform.
P2
Occupied Territories Natural Therapeutic Resources & Geo-Health
A Georgia-focused research line preserving and critically integrating historical and accessible contemporary evidence on balneological, hydrochemical and environmental resources in data-limited settings.
P3
Caucasus Balneological Knowledge Systems
A regional framework connecting dispersed knowledge on mineral waters, balneological heritage and therapeutic-resource traditions through comparative research and scholarly exchange.
P4
Black Sea Thalassotherapy & Blue/Geo-Health
A regional programme exploring the links between the Black Sea environment, coastal therapeutic resources, climate pressures and human well-being.
P5
BALNEO-GEO International Flagship
The portfolio’s international scaling platform, connecting natural therapeutic resources with geospatial technologies, data science and health-oriented innovation.
P6
Scientific Business & Innovation Hub
A practical bridge between research and application, supporting resource profiling, scientific services, industry studies and pathways from research results to usable products and services.
P7
Water as Medicine — Science to Society
A public-engagement and capacity-building programme bringing scientific knowledge on water, health and natural therapeutic resources closer to students, teachers, young researchers and wider society.
P8
Assistive Technologies for Independent Living
An innovation programme exploring accessible and affordable technologies that can support independence, participation and quality of daily life in the Georgian context.
P9
SCIENCE-EDU — Scientific Knowledge Translation & Educational Innovation
A programme transforming scientific and teaching expertise into structured, evidence-informed educational resources and future digital learning products.
P10
Geo-Health in Data-Limited & Geopolitically Restricted Regions
An international research line developing transferable approaches for studying natural therapeutic and environmental resources where direct access or contemporary datasets are limited.
Portfolio roadmap
A staged pathway from consolidation to integrated impact
The roadmap protects the portfolio’s research concepts while building evidence, partnerships and readiness for larger programmes.
Portfolio consolidation
Prepare the public portfolio, protect concepts, revise priority proposals and identify first fundable pilots.
Pilot activation
Launch funded modules, build demonstrators and establish donor and institutional partnerships.
National and regional scaling
Connect successful pilots and expand Caucasus, Black Sea and education partnerships.
Internationalisation
Strengthen consortia, comparative datasets, standards and international funding applications.
Integrated impact platform
Demonstrate a mature portfolio linking research, digital products, education, translation and international cooperation.
Public portfolio notice
Strategic scope for responsible partnership development
Chemistry and Human Health develops research concepts and project pipelines in collaboration with academic, public, industry and international partners. Public project descriptions present strategic scope only. Detailed research protocols, implementation plans and proposal materials are shared selectively with prospective partners and funders.
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Chemistry and Human Health welcomes collaboration on research, consortium building, sponsorship, industry-supported studies, education initiatives and selected pilot projects.
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