Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC)

Address Hospital Teresa Herrera
Xubias de Arriba, 84
15006 – A Coruña, Spain
Platforms Biomarkers

The Institute of Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC) is a Health Research Institute accredited by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness since March of 2015. The research groups of the University of A Coruña are added to the capacities and resources of the Xerencia de Gestión Integrada de A Coruña. The University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, integrated in the Xerence of Integrated Management of A Coruña, constitutes the nucleus of the Institution.

The Institute R&D&I activity is focused in six thematic areas with 26 research groups:

  • Ageing, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
  • Neuroscience, Oncology and Hematology
  • Genetics, Microbiology and Molecular Medicine
  • Health Technologies, Biomedical Informatics and Telemedicine
  • Population Health and Health Care

The institute also includes transversal support units such as the experimental surgery unit, the technical training centre, 3D simulation & impression, the clinical research and clinical trials unit, the clinical epidemiology and biostatistics unit, the bio-bank, and the platforms on proteomics, genomics and histomorphology.

The Profesor Novoa Santos Foundation is a non-profit organisation, is in charge of the administrative, financial and HR support of INIBIC, acting as a transfer office.