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In 2017 high-level scienti c activity continued with a large number of publications in journals with great impact In many cases the results ob- tained had a direct impact on patients’ health care This translation displays the consolidation of the CIBEREHD as a powerful research struc- ture with results in the ongoing bene t of the public All of this took place in spite of the budget di culties and the limitations for taking on new sta
The annual report sets forth the most relevant results in the di erent Programmes of the CIBEREHD and means anyone can see the gradual increase in cooperative studies with international impact in all the programmes both in Spain and abroad One interesting factor is that international collaboration work is often led by researchers from the CIBEREHD, which results in recognition being attained
Research has been relevant in basic aspects, but as has been stressed, this was particularly sig- ni cant in translation to patients a ected by liver and digestive diseases Di erent clinical practice guides based on scienti c evidence have been published, as well as consensus documents in which the criteria and methods to be used in both basic and clinical research are de ned
Lastly, the CIBEREHD is backed by shared plat- forms which have played a relevant role on both the training level and in boosting highly compet- itive research
Scienti c Management and the Management Committee as a whole continue to implement the four-year action plan, while a redesigning pro- cess has been started to tackle the evolutionary changes so vital in the scienti c management of any area of knowledge One relevant aspect in which work is being done is generational relief and gender balancing on all levels The identi - cation of young researchers with scienti c career ambitions is being kept up in order to guarantee maintenance of research culture in Biomedicine In this respect, in 2017 the call for incorporat- ing new teams in vital complementary spheres was opened and in 2018 three groups led by re- searchers will be joining
Scienti c Director’s Presentation
Jordi Bruix Tudó
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