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Internal Organisation
The Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red,
a public research consortium set up by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) , furthers excellence research into Biomedicine and Health Sciences done in the National Health System and in the Science and Technology System.
The CIBER’s scientific programme is based on the following thematic research areas:
• Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)
• Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)
• Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN)
• Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD)
• Rare Diseases (CIBERER)
• Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES)
• Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP)
• Mental Health (CIBERSAM)
• Frailty and Healthy Ageing (CIBERFES)
• Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV)
• Cancer (CIBERONC)
At the present time the CIBER has a staff of 913 persons and around 6000 attached researchers, forming part of over 400 research groups, working in separate locations, associated with 100 institutions in the consortium and belonging to administrations and public and private
sector institutions of Spain’s different regional “Autonomous Communities”.
Its governing, management and administrative bodies are as follows:
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Governing Board and Permanent Commission
The Governing Board, presided over by the Director of the ISCIII, is made up of three representatives of the ISCIII and an institutional representative of each of the institutions in the consortium, appointed by their senior authorities. It meets every six months.
The Permanent Commission is a delegated commission made up of the ISCIII and 8 members of the Governing Board, who can be renewed annually. Its operation and the support and assessment functions of the governing bodies are all established in the statutes of the CIBER.
Management Committee and Advisory Committees
In each CIBER area there is a Management Committee and an External Advisory Scientific Committee.
The Management Committee is made up of the Scientific Director of each Area,the programme coordinators and the Managing Director of the CIBER, as well as a representative of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
The External Advisory Scientific Committee
is a body providing scientific assessment and support, made up of relevant personalities in the field of health sciences of great renown for their professional or scientific careers compatible with the objectives of the centre. This body is in charge of carrying out the annual assessment of the areas and their research groups.
CIBER | ANNUAL REPORT 2018