Drug Discovery Centers

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela

Therapeutic Approaches: Small Molecules, Vaccines, Biomarkers, Stem Cells, Gene Therapy, Drug Delivery, eHealth/mHealth

Therapeutic Areas of Expertise: Cardiology, Gene-Therapy, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Psychiatric Disorders, eHealth/mHealth

Center/Program Highlights:The Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) is a traslational research, innovation and knowledge transfer centre located in Galcia, Northwest Spain. It was born as a joint venture between the University of Santiago de Compostela and the University Hospital complex of the same city. Created in January the 31st, 2008, it was awarded research centre of the Spanish National Health System in March 2010 by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

[701] persons integrate [63] research groups and [1] support group, organized as [6] research areas (Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Genetics and Systems Biology, Inflammation, Neurosciences and Oncology).

Our main aim: to make health research closer to your life! Our keys for success: to work close to the patient, within a hospital, secondary and primary health research environment and the efficient management of the (Fundación Ramón Domínguez), body in charge of research management in the Área de Gestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela (Servizo Galego de Saúde) and the IDIS. Our upper lever of integration is CAMPUS VIDA, awarded International Excellence Campus in 2009 by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.

Sources of Funding: Federal/State, Philanthropy, Industry Partnerships, Disease Foundations, University