User:Jbaixeras22/Girona Biomedical Research Institute

The Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) is a research center that is part of the CERCA system (Research Centers of Catalonia) of the Government of Catalonia, whose mission is to promote translational research of excellence to preserve and improve the health and care of people

IDIBGI is structured in 22 research groups and research personnel in the field of health and biomedical research, with research activity in six health areas: cardiovascular and respiratory, oncohematology, metabolism and inflammation, neurosciences, mental health and medical imaging.

The groups are integrated by own research staff, and by researchers who in turn are professionals of the Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital of Girona - Catalan Institute of Health, the Santa Caterina Hospital (Institute of Health Assistance), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) of Girona, and the Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI). Some IDIBGI groups also include professionals from the University School of Health and Sports (EUSES) and the Blood and Tissue Bank (BST).

The IDIBGI was created in July 2004 as a result of the merger of two pre-existing institutions, the Private Foundation Dr. Josep Trueta and the Research Agency.

The IDIBGI's Board of Trustees is made up of the Government of Catalonia, the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the Institute of Health Care and the University of Girona.

The IDIBGI facilities at the Parc Hospitalari Martí i Julià de Salt house part of the laboratories and research staff who, together with the rest of the researchers of the associated institutions, form multidisciplinary teams with different expertise, focused on finding synergies and solutions to the health challenges of our environment, through translational research.