IDIBAPS, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer

Strategic objectives

The team carries out clinical research and epidemiology studies, with a small component of basic research in pharmacology, aimed at objectives relating to better prevention and control of transmissible diseases, notably hospital infections and health-care emergencies, with safety and quality in clinical practice and in the use of vaccines. Its objective also includes clinical pharmacology, especially in the context of clinical trials (design, execution and analysis).

At the same time, the team carries out research support services via different units. The Clinical Trials Agency, which provides support for all procedures relating to clinical trials carried out in Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, while the Clinical Trials Unit provides support to researchers in designing clinical trials (commercial and noncommercial). It also includes the Statistical and Methodologic Support Unit (USEM), which basically provides assessment in planning and data analysis. Part of the UASP also provides support in reviewing and evaluating research projects (not clinical trials). All these units also work for the Clinical Research Ethics Committee.