BioDonostia Institute is a research centre created by the Basque Health Service Osakidetza and BIOEF with the aim of providing a stable structure for scientific research in Donostia Hospital. Moreover, this new institute also aims to add strategic value to this hospital for innovation in the bioscience business sector. BioDoostia Institute cooperates closely with the University of the Basque COuntry, CIC Biogune, CIC Biomagune and CIC Microgune
With the creation of this institute, Donostia Hospital has become part of a select group of less than 20 hospitals in Spain that have a consolidated research structure. Furthermore, this new centre hopes to soon gain the accreditation of excellence awarded by the Carlos III Institute of Madrid, which is part of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. This benchmark will mark a turning point which will open doors to finance for a large number of research projects. The consequence of this process will be the development of treatments and diagnostic tests, and the primary beneficiaries will be the patients at this hospital in San Sebastian.
Ikerbasque showed in 2012 the profitability of the commitment to scientific research maintained by the Basque Foundation for Science since it was created in 2007: researchers recruited worldwide to develop their work in Basque universities and research and development centers managed to attract funds worth 17.5 million euros for research projects. Thus, alongside the long-term benefit in terms [...]
