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Scientific Director’s Presentation
I am addressing you as the Scientific Director of the CIBER-BBN for the first time to give a short review of the work done in 2015.
The number of publications with CIBER- BBN affili- ation, which had been rising over the last few years, dropped in 2015, possibly due to the reduction in re- sources through the economic situation. We can in- deed affirm nevertheless that we keep up high quali- ty levels in our scientific production, with over 65% of the articles published in journals of the first quartile and 30% in the first decile, these ratios improving in respect of previous years.
In 2015 we took the assessment given by the IS- CIII, through an external panel of assessors, on the work done in the four-year period from 2011-2014. This was a highly demanding test which meant ex- tra work and added effort for the groups. We are pleased with the result and take due note of the rec- ommendations suggesting the need to improve in the transfer and translation indicators.
The most noteworthy cooperation work in our field continues to be our intramural projects. The 49 pro- jects from the 2014-2015 period went on through- out 2015, all focussing on some specific pathology.
Four new projects have been got under way in coop- eration with companies, in which these defray 50% of the cost of the project. This initiative represents a major thrust forward to take the results of research into the industrial setting. These transfer initiatives have been complemented with the onset of an ac- tion implying cooperation with consultancy compa- nies to promote the search for outside investments.
In the field of cooperation with the clinic, I would like to stress the thematic forum arranged in May 2015
along with the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos and the start of the second edition of collaborative projects in respiratory pathologies along with the Fundación SEPAR and CIBERES. The collaborative projects in oncology with the Fundación ECO and with IMIBIC went on in 2015.
Other results from last year were the coordination by CIBER-BBN of one of the interCIBER excellence projects, intended to investigate into the relationship between diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders, the granting of the European project DRIVE to de- velop cell treatments and materials for diabetes and getting the Internationalisation Platform under way along with CIBERES and CIBERER.
The ICTS NANBIOSIS has started up, after signing the agreements required by the Ministry, and has started to develop its strategic plan, getting under way its own web page, which acts as the access portal for the infrastructure. Additional financing from MINECO has also been obtained in the call for Excellence Networks.
No group has had to leave CIBER-BBN as a result of the previous year’s assessment, and furthermore, a new group joined in 2015, after the selection pro- cess in a competitive call launched by the ISCIII.
I would lastly like to thank all those of you who form part of the CIBER-BBN for your ongoing daily efforts, making such a decisive contribution to the consoli- dation of our centre’s scientific excellence.
With best regards,
Ramón Martínez Máñez Scientific Director
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