Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS)

The Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) is a biomedical research center of marked translational character that takes advantage of the synergies of the University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela (CHUS) and the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) to promote and encourage excellent research, scientific and technological knowledge and its subsequent transfer to the productive sector, as well as teaching and training, focused on a clear objective: to improve the people´s health.

It was created on January 31, 2008, by means of a collaboration agreement between the Consellería de Sanidade, the Servizo Galego de Saúde and the University of Santiago de Compostela. Since March 2010, the IDIS has held an accreditation as a research centre issued by the Carlos III Health Institute (National Health System), extending such accreditation on May 18, 2015, on March 10, 2020 and on March 10, 2025.