The Singular Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS) was created by agreement of the Governing Council of the University of Santiago de Compostela on 17 February 2010, bringing together USC biomedicine teams selected for their competitive quality. CiMUS has experienced exponential growth in the last 10 years, with a fundraising of more than 100 million euros, 2130 publications in journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, etc., 31 patents, the creation of 7 companies in the field of biomedicine, and the creation of 7 new companies. 31 patents, the creation of 7 companies based on the centre’s results, and an ERIC EU-OPENSCREEN node classified as one of the 8 with the highest research capacities. In 2022, it was the centre in Galicia that attracted the most public projects funded by the AEI and also private projects from institutions such as the AECC, European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes, Fundación la Caixa, and others.

CiMUS has CIGUS recognition from the Xunta de Galicia, which accredits the quality and impact of its research.

CiMUS is a member of the network of singular research centres with a new model of scientific organization, which constitutes one of the R&D strategic pillars of the CAMPUS VIDA project (Campus of International Excellence, MEC-MICINN, 2009).

Mission:

The mission of CiMUS is to promote research of excellence and the advancement of knowledge in the molecular basis and therapy in chronic diseases with high social-health relevance, largely associated with population ageing, working at the frontier between biomedical research and clinical application, with the aim of developing Precision Medicine. With this, CiMUS will promote important social benefits in public health and healthy ageing, socio-economic prosperity through technology transfer, as well as training and recruitment of high-level scientists for our environment.

Vision:

The vision of CiMUS is to consolidate itself as a centre of international excellence in the field of biomedical research and, particularly, chronic diseases of high socio-health relevance. 

Structure:

In order to achieve our intended objective, CiMUS is structured into two programmes that interact with each other. A first programme investigating the molecular mechanisms of diseases (metabolic/obesity, cardiovascular, neurodegeneration and cancer), the “Molecular Mechanisms Programme”. And a second programme, the “Integrative Translational Programme”, which researches new drugs, new therapeutic strategies and genomics (drug screening, nanodelivery, genomic medicine and teragnostic medicine), promoting the translation of the programme and CiMUS as a whole towards Precision Medicine. 

The Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM), belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is a world-renowned research institution committed to perform synergetic research at the cutting edge of knowledge for addressing urgent societal challenges for which having new advanced materials are essential. With over 110 staff researchers and more than 80 Ph.D. students, postdocs and tenure track investigators, ICMM is a leading center in the field of materials science and nanotechnology.

Researchers are organized in research groups that cover from fundamental research to technological applications, aligned with three main interdisciplinary research lines related to the important social challenges included in the 2030 agenda:  Materials for digital information, materials for a sustainable world and materials for health. The large number of scientists belonging to ICMM allows us to face synergetic problems, sharing cutting-edge instrumentation and expertise.  

Situated within the “UAM+CSIC International Excellence Campus”, ICMM maintains a robust partnership with the “Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)”, fostering knowledge exchange and shared scientific resources. Our institute also establishes global collaborations with numerous universities and research centers, cultivating an atmosphere of dynamic scientific interchange and teamwork. We are deeply committed to internationalizing research, welcoming senior researchers, postdocs, and predoctoral visitors from around the world.

We place great emphasis on gender equality and ethical conduct in science. We promote an inclusive culture offering equal opportunities at all ranks, vigilantly mitigating any inappropriate gender-related behaviors. We encourage work-life balance, organize activities that advance ethical practices in scientific research, and diligently safeguard against any research misconduct, such as data falsification, improper authorship attribution, or inadequate data sharing. At ICMM, we not only pioneer scientific advancements but also uphold the highest standards of professional ethics and inclusivity.

Our mission is to develop multidisciplinary research at the highest level that contributes to the understanding of ecology, evolution and conservation of biodiversity.

We seek to understand how biodiversity is generated and maintained, and how it responds to environmental change. We aim to assess the consequences of biodiversity loss and what are the possibilities for its conservation and restoration. An important part of our projects and dedication consists of transferring knowledge to society.

The University Institute for Mathematical Research at the University of Seville (IMUS) takes its name from Professor Antonio de Castro Brzezicki, a driving force behind mathematics studies at our university and a leading figure in Spanish mathematics.

The objectives of IMUS are to organise and develop research activities in all fields and aspects of mathematics and its applications, to stimulate such research qualitatively and quantitatively, to support the various mathematics research groups at the University of Seville and to encourage collaboration between them, with other national or international research groups, promoting in particular interdisciplinarity, and with the scientific, technological, health, financial and other sectors that require the assistance of mathematics.

The objectives of IMUS are articulated through the following functions:

• To organize and programme research activities of all kinds in the field of mathematics and related fields. In particular, IMUS will promote activities in which several research groups participate or which are developed in collaboration with other institutions and public and private entities.
• To design and develop R&D&I projects that use mathematics as their fundamental basis.
• To organize and develop doctoral programmes – both the training period and the research period – as well as its own undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mathematics and its applications to other disciplines, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Statutes of the University of Seville.
• To organize specialization and refresher courses and seminars.
• Disseminate the results of research and activities carried out.
• Promote the transfer of knowledge and application of mathematics in all fields and provide technical and scientific advice on issues related to the application of mathematics to all types of activities.
• Promote, streamline and intensify the exchange of information on mathematical research among researchers at the University of Seville and foster scientific relations between them and with researchers from other national and foreign centres.
• Provide material and organisational support to research groups and projects led by IMUS members.

The importance of software is continuously increasing. It is the enabling technology in many devices and services which are now an essential part of our lives, and thus software failures can imply high social and economic cost. Developing software of an appropriate level of reliability, security, and performance, and doing so in a cost-effective manner poses today very significant research challenges. Because of the ubiquity of software, solutions to these challenges can have a significant and pervasive expected impact on productivity and on the general competitiveness of the economy.

The main focus of the IMDEA Software Institute (the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Software Development Technologies) is to perform the research of excellence required to devise methods that will allow the cost-effective development of software products with sophisticated functionality and high quality, i.e., safe, reliable, and efficient. In order to achieve this goal the Institute is gathering a critical mass of world-wide, top class researchers and providing them with an ideal research environment.

The focus of the Institute includes all phases of the development cycle (analysis, design, implementations, validation and verification), including methods, languages, and mechanisms. Its distinguishing feature is the concentration on approaches that are rigorous and at the same time allow building practical tools.

The IMDEA Software Institute is part of IMDEA, the Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies, a network of international research centers in the Madrid region for research of excellence in areas of high economic impact.

The Centre for Research in Multiscale Science and Engineering (CCEM) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is a centre dedicated to research, development and innovation in the field of micro and nanoengineering and nanotechnology in materials science.

It is a multidisciplinary centre composed of researchers from eight research groups conducting fundamental and applied research.
The Centre promotes cutting-edge research in the field of materials science and engineering, develops innovative technologies, optimises laboratory resources and supports higher education on a national and international scale.

It has three main scientific pillars, aligned with the current priorities of European research and innovation programmes: health, energy and environment.

The Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering is devoted to use-inspired fundamental research on synthesis, assembly and processing of polymers that in concert with theory and simulation enable addressing to these challenges.

Polymers are found in such a large variety of products that have shaped modern life. In the future, polymers will continue substituting other materials in established applications and will play a major role in the development of the technologies needed to address some of the 21st Century challenges such as energy, health care and sustainability.

The Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC) is a well positioned research center to be the best partner both for the development of new Micro and Nano Technologies, Components and Systems (which are considered Key Enabling Technologies -KET’s- by the European Commission) and also for the application of such technologies to the solution of the Societal Challenges that the European citizens are facing now

The main activities of IMB-CNM is basic and applied research and development, education and training in micro and nanotechnologies, components and systems. Its mission is to improve the knowledge and to contribute to the implementation of solutions based in these technologies in new products that sustain the interaction of the physical and digital world for solving societal challenges.

The Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) is the largest center in Spain dedicated to the research and development of Micro and Nano Technologies (MNTs) for electronic applications, with unique capabilities in silicon technology and complementary or related materials for chip manufacturing, both for microsystems and integrated circuits.

It belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) since its foundation in 1985 and manages the largest node of the distributed ICTS Micronanofabs.

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, Generalitat de Catalunya CERCA centre, was established in 2010 with the aim of promoting biomedical research and the development of personalised medicine in relation to haematological malignancies and, in particular, leukaemia.

It is an unprecedented centre that, with the work and rigour of researchers from all over the world, uses the most innovative technology in order to win the battle against leukaemia and other haematological malignancies.

It was also essential to value the excellent scientific level that already existed in Catalonia, specifically in the field of haematology. The Institute continues the excellent work undertaken by the historic Farreras-Valentí School of Haematology.

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute is the first European centre, and one of the few in the world, dedicated exclusively to researching haematological malignancies.

The Institute has five independent coordinated campuses: Campus Hospital Clínic-UB, Campus Sant Pau, Campus Can Ruti, Campus Mar and Campus Trueta. The laboratories at these clinical campuses enable us to work in close partnership with clinicians from the five associated hospitals: Hospital Clínic, Hospital de Sant Pau, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Hospital del Mar and Hospital Josep Trueta.

The Institute of Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon (INMA) is a mixed University Research Institute created in 2020 through an agreement between the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR). The mission of INMA is to contribute to the advancement of scientific and technical knowledge in the field of “Nanoscience and Materials Technology” through scientific excellence and the transfer of our knowledge to society.

With around 300 members, the research developed at INMA is organized into six research areas: two transversal and four applied. The two transversal research areas have been defined focusing on the tools for the design, synthesis, fabrication and characterization of materials. These areas are: “Synthesis, Processing and Scaling of Advanced Functional Materials” and “Unique Experimental Technologies”. The applied research areas of INMA have been established based on the functionality of the materials and the nano-scale phenomena resulting from them. These areas are: Materials for Energy and the Environment, Materials for Biomedicine, Materials for Information Technologies, and New Phenomena at the Nanoscale.

INMA has extensive experience in participating and managing national and international research projects, with over 40 ongoing European projects and an annual average of 300 publications and 7 million euros obtained from competitive public programs. Equally important is the transfer component of INMA. In addition to having created numerous technology-based companies, 4 of which are currently active, it holds 15 valid patents, with 5 of them licensed. INMA works closely with industry. All of this generates around 1 million euros in annual income from contracts and royalties.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) is hosted in an iconic building that was constructed and equipped thanks to several European, national and regional competitive funds acquired by Psychology researchers working at the University of Granada, which recognized it as an official Research Institute in May 2015. The CIMCYC brings together world-class research in several key areas of Psychology and Neuroscience with the mission to produce excellent international science, train excellent professionals and go to great lengths to impact society and make the world a better place for its citizens. 

CIMCYC researchers study the human mind and brain, its individual variability, development, disease and rehabilitation, its interrelation with the surrounding social environment and multitude of transfer applications of this knowledge. Our greatest fortitude lies in the unique and privileged combination of state-of-the-art infrastructures at the service of these core highly multidisciplinary research topics, with outstanding researchers that teach at excellent international graduate and postgraduate training programs and also organize and participate in a myriad of community insertion activities that make our research matter to society.

IMDEA Nanociencia is a non-profit Foundation established in 2006 by the Regional Government of Madrid with the financial support of the European Investment Bank and the backing of EU Structural and Social Funds. At the end of 2007, the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education joined forces with the Regional Administration through an Official Agreement of Cooperation adding additional public support to the initiative.

The Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Trustees with representatives from the regional and national governments, universities (UAM; UCM; UPM) and CSIC, private companies, foreign scientists and experts in societal implications and industrial technology development.

The Board of Trustees defined the mission of the Institute: i) attract talent in strategic areas related to nanoscience, ii) carry out research of excellence, and iii) develop a new model of technology transfer based on the incorporation of the strategic needs of industry to the definition and financial support of the research lines