Participation

Ministry of Science and Innovation

IDIBAPS is fully involved in the new Spanish cooperative research structure: CIBERs and RETICs

The Ministry of Science and Innovation promotes health research through the Carlos III Health Institute. Its actions are focused on developing its own research programmes and organisational aspects of the research structure in Spain. IDIBAPS obtains a considerable level of financial resources through its competitive tenders.

In addition to traditional initiatives such as projects financed through the Health Research Fund (FIS projects), the Ministry focuses much of its effort on strengthening National Research Networks. The CIBERs and RETICs are a new way of understanding cooperative biomedical research that has given excellent results during recent years. IDIBAPS participates in most of these virtual research structures and leads some of them. Researchers from IDIBAPS lead the following networks:

Networked Biomedical Research Centres (CIBERs )

  • CIBERdem (IP: Dr. Ramon Gomis)

    CIBER for Diabetes and Related Metabolic Diseases. Scientific director: Dr. Ramon Gomis

    http://www.ciberdem.org/

  • CIBERehd (IP: Dr. Jaume Bosch)

    CIBER for Liver and Digestive Diseases. Scientific director: Dr. Jaume Bosch

    www.ciberehd.org

  • CIBERes (IP: Dr. Àlvar Agustí)

    CIBER for Respiratory Diseases. Scientific director: Dr. Àlvar Agustí

    www.ciberes.org

Cooperative Health Research Thematic Networks (RETICs)

  • RIS (IP: Dr. Josep Maria Gatell)

    Red Española de Investigación en SIDA (RIS) (Spanish AIDS Research Network)

    www.retic-ris.net

  • REEM (IP: Dr. Pablo Villoslada)

    Spanish Network on Multiple Sclerosis (REEM)

    www.reem.es

  • Red PREDIMED (IP: Dr. Ramon Estruch)

    Alimentación saludable en la prevención primaria de enfermedades crónicas

    www.predimed.org