CIBEK
[Centro de Investigación Biomédica Esther Koplowitz]
News
January 09th 2007
First study by a CIBEK Research group has recently been published in Hepatology
The first study by a CIBEK Research group has recently been published. It is a prospective investigation assessing the adrenal function in patients with cirrhosis, sepsis and circulatory failure. The study demonstrates that adrenal dysfunction frequently occurs in patients with cirrhosis and severe infection. It also shows that treatment with hydrocortisone is associated to a rapid normalization of circulatory function with a significant decrease in hospital mortality.
Read more about "First study by a CIBEK Research group has recently been published in Hepatology"December 22nd 2006
The Mensor Group submits its recommendations regarding the Foundational Plan for the CIBEK to the Hospital Clínic and the Fundació Clínic
The report defines the portfolios for Central Services that the CIBEK would offer to the Center’s researchers, identifies the research groups within the IDIBAPS that would join the Center and also their space needs according to their growth expectations, defines what features the research laboratories and their common infrastructures should have, analyzes the platforms that would support the research groups and their services portfolio, and, finally, proposes the structure and dimensions of the General Services Area.
Read more about "The Mensor Group submits its recommendations regarding the Foundational Plan for the CIBEK to the Hospital Clínic and the Fundació Clínic"May 16th 2006
An agreement with the city council gives the green light for the CIBEK and expands the facilities of the Hospital Clínic
An exchange of land between the Hospital Clínic and the Ajuntament de Barcelona will be the basis for a further expansion of the hospital, which will occupy most of the space of an adjacent fire station, whilst the city council will be able to place a series of new services on the new site in the heart of the Eixample. This agreement will also boost the construction of the future Centro de Investigación Biomédica Esther Koplowitz (CIBEK) within the IDIBAPS.
Read more about "An agreement with the city council gives the green light for the CIBEK and expands the facilities of the Hospital Clínic"December 23rd 2005
The Esther Koplowitz Foundation finances the building of a research center for the Fundació Clínic
Joan Rodés, general director of the Hospital Clínic and the IDIBAPS, presented in December 2005 the construction project for a new building, the Centro de Investigación Biomédica Esther Koplowitz (CIBEK). The new premises will be devoted to experimental laboratories, platforms for research support, management offices and boardrooms, among others. Altogether, the building will occupy an area of 9.500 square meters and will accommodate more than 300 first-rate researchers.
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