CIBEK

The prestige of the IDIBAPS and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is the basis upon which the future of the new center will be built. The main working lines already in place within the IDIBAPS will be strengthened through the laboratories and the lastest generation equipment included in the new building. Here, promising new researchers will find a place to develop all their potential.

CIBEK’s mission

CIBEK’s mission is to improve the condition of the sick by gaining new knowledge about the origin, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. CIBEK will also promote the teaching of medical research, paying special attention to the training of researchers from other parts of Spain, Latin America and Africa and, thus, spreading the benefits derived from advanced medical research.

CIBEK’s objectives

Research

CIBEK intends to be an efficient, competitive and modern center for advanced medical research, combining concepts derived from the basic research with those obtained through the clinical observation of the patients. Its closeness to the Hospital Clínic, with which it will be physically connected, makes it a particularly suitable institution for translational research.

Teaching

CIBEK intends also to lead the training of professionals in medical research and to establish relations with research centers and universities from Spain and abroad for the benefit of medicine.

A new leader in innovation and development

CIBEK, with its modern design of spaces, is called to become a center of attraction for the best international researchers. This center intends to collaborate closely with companies related to medical research, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Therefore, it will take part not only in the creation of knowledge, but also in the design of new technologies.

Connection with the environment

CIBEK will promote the contact with the city, and so, it will transfer the inner courtyard to the Ajuntament de Barcelona to be used as an urban park. This landscaped area will cover more than 2.000 square meters and will be located at the back of the new building. In addition, the big lecture hall will enable CIBEK to host big scientific and informative events. CIBEK will thus become a source of scientific culture and interaction with the citizens, promoting all kinds of informative initiatives in the new premises.

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