FIBAO

What FIBAO does

FIBAO manages research resources without prejudice to its public-social objectives and end. It has permanently affected its assets to accomplish the purposes of general interest listed in its Statutes, which are subject to the founding will of its creators.

Name

FIBAO

Legal name

Fundacion para la Investigacion Biosanitaria de Andalucía Oriental

Website

https://fibao.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FIBAO is a nonprofit foundation that provides biosanitary research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical Research Management Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Biomedical research management
• Clinical trial services
• Health research funding
• Innovation transfer services
• Advanced therapy manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Granada

HQ country

Nicaragua

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public funding and grants: FIBAO receives funding from regional government (Junta de Andalucía), national agencies (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), and European funds (FSE+ European Social Fund) for R&D+I activities, research staff contracts, and infrastructure.
2. European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) co-financing: Youth employment program co-financed by FSE+ 2021-2027 to combat youth unemployment and support early research careers. Received 1.78 million euros from regional government for hiring 24 young professionals.
3. Innovation transfer and licensing: Revenue from licensing protected research results including medical devices, diagnostic methods, and therapies to private companies.
4. Clinical trial management services: Administrative, technical and economic advisory services to researchers and sponsors/CROs for clinical trials and observational studies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FIBAO provides integral management of biomedical research across Eastern Andalusia, delivering services that span the full research value chain from discovery to clinical application. Its core offerings include clinical trial and observational study management, innovation and technology transfer, funding opportunity management, methodological and statistical support, HR and economic-administrative administration for researchers, plus specialized GMP infrastructure for advanced therapy medicinal products and an Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit.

Product overview

FIBAO (Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Andalucía Oriental – Alejandro Otero) is a non-profit foundation providing comprehensive biomedical research management services across Eastern Andalusia. The organization operates as a platform with multiple interconnected service modules: core research management services (clinical trial management, methodological support, economic administration, HR management), a technology transfer portfolio (Ofertas Tecnológicas catalog), and online portals for funding opportunities (Convocatorias) and employment (Ofertas de Empleo). FIBAO serves as the management entity for ibs.GRANADA and supports 17 hospitals, 11 health districts, 3 universities, and over 1,200 researchers, offering services from discovery through clinical application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Trial and Observational Study Management Service unit that administers Phase I, II and III clinical trials and observational studies, providing administrative, technical and economic advice to researchers, sponsors and CROs across the ibs.GRANADA network.
• Innovation and Technology Transfer Management Service unit that promotes knowledge transfer, supports protection of research results, and manages intellectual property licensing for FIBAO-affiliated researchers and groups.
• Funding Opportunity Management Service that identifies, disseminates and helps researchers secure national and international funding opportunities for R&D+I projects in health, including grants, fellowships, prizes and project funding.
• Methodological and Statistical Support Specialized statistical and methodological support services for biomedical research projects, delivered across multiple locations including Granada, Jaén and Almería.
• Research Human Resources Services HR management services for research staff including publication of job offers, coordination of training actions, and career development support across the ibs.GRANADA network.
• Economic-Administrative Advisory and Management Economic and administrative advisory services for management of scientific activity, including expense reimbursement and financial planning for research projects.
• Agreements and Donations Management Management of private financing agreements and donations directed to research, ensuring proper governance, compliance and traceability of funds.
• Research Communication and Promotion Scientific communication and research promotion services, including news dissemination, event organization and visibility for ibs.GRANADA research groups and their outputs.
• Quality and Knowledge Management Knowledge management unit for ibs.GRANADA research groups, supporting research quality assurance and structured knowledge transfer within the network.
• Technology Transfer Catalog (Ofertas Tecnológicas) Catalog of protected research results including medical devices (e.g., TClamp, urinary catheter three-way valve), diagnostic methods (e.g., EPIMETRIC for COPD, GenHUSC pharmacogenetic interpretation, ML-based headache diagnosis), therapies (e.g., antitumor gene therapy, nanobodies against HSV-1/HSV-2/VZV) and ICT solutions, made available for licensing to companies.
• Funding Opportunities Portal (Convocatorias) Online portal listing 341 national and international funding calls for research, including grants, fellowships, prizes and project funding across health research areas.
• Employment Opportunities Portal (Ofertas de Empleo) Online portal listing job openings for research and technical positions across FIBAO's network of hospitals and research institutions.
• GMP Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Manufacturing Facility Authorized GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) clean-room facility for manufacturing advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) using cell or tissue-based material from patients or donors; part of the ibs.GRANADA research infrastructure hosting the Andalusian network of certified advanced therapy laboratories.
• Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit developing 80 projects with the objective of offering patients early, equitable and safe access to the most innovative therapies; hosted at Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ clinical trials managed annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ibs.GRANADA (Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIBAO manages ibs.GRANADA, the only ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in Granada and one of five in Andalusia. The institute integrates over 1,215 researchers and 75 research groups from Universidad de Granada, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, and primary care centers. Research output includes 1,154 publications annually and 19 patents filed.
• Universidad de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner providing research groups to ibs.GRANADA. Collaboration in research projects, doctoral programs, and knowledge transfer. The university contributes faculty members to research activities and provides academic infrastructure.
• Universidad de AlmeríacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner contributing research groups to the FIBAO network, particularly in Almería region. Supports research activities and provides academic expertise.
• Universidad de JaéncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner contributing research groups and collaborating in joint scientific events with Hospital Universitario de Jaén. Supports research in health sciences.
• Red de Fundaciones Gestoras de Investigación del SSPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIBAO is part of the Regional Network of Research Management Foundations of the Andalusian Public Health System, coordinating research management across Andalusia.
• Red Andaluza de Diseño y Traslación de Terapias AvanzadascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network coordinated by Fundación Pública Andaluza Progreso Salud that advances design and translation of advanced therapies in Andalusia.
• Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health service providing the institutional framework for FIBAO operations. SAS owns the 6 certified advanced therapy laboratories and supports research infrastructure.
• Junta de Andalucía - Consejería de SaludcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government health authority providing funding and strategic direction. Has funded programs including 21.94 million euros for youth research employment (299 contracts) and supports healthcare innovation initiatives.
• Various pharmaceutical and biotech companiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies interested in licensing protected research results including medical devices, diagnostics, therapies, and ICT solutions from FIBAO's technology portfolio.
• Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health research institute that provides ISCIII accreditation to ibs.GRANADA and funds research projects through national R&D+i calls.
• Escuela Andaluza de Salud PúblicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndalusian School of Public Health integrated in ibs.GRANADA, contributing public health research expertise and training capabilities.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Progreso y Salud: Foundation managing biomedical research in the Andalusian Public Health System alongside FIBAO. Both belong to the Red de Fundaciones Gestoras de Investigación del SSPA and operate analogous clinical-trial, innovation-transfer, and methodological-support service portfolios across different Andalusian provinces.
• IDIBAPS — Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer: ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in Barcelona affiliated with Hospital Clínic and the University of Barcelona. Comparable in operating model (hospital-university research institute managing clinical trials, innovation transfer, and GMP capacity) and accreditation status, though in a different region.
• VHIO — Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology: ISCIII-accredited research institute in Barcelona focused on translational oncology, with its own early-phase clinical trials unit and pharma partnership pipeline. Comparable to FIBAO's GMP and early-phase trial infrastructure at ibs.GRANADA, though with a narrower disease focus.
• IIS-FJD — Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz: ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in Madrid managing clinical trials, methodological support, and innovation transfer for the Jiménez Díaz hospital network. Highly comparable structure to FIBAO as a hospital-network-anchored research management foundation.
• IIS La Fe — Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe: ISCIII-accredited research institute in Valencia, integrated with Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe. Operates clinical trial management, advanced therapies, and innovation-transfer services analogous to FIBAO's portfolio.

Regional players

• IBIMA — Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga: ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in Málaga, also part of the Andalusian research ecosystem. Operates a comparable hospital-university research management model but serves Western Andalusia rather than FIBAO's Eastern Andalusia territory.
• INIBICA — Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz: ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in Cádiz, integrated with Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar. Same Andalusian regional network as FIBAO but serving a different provincial catchment.
• IdISBa — Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears: ISCIII-accredited biomedical research institute in the Balearic Islands operating a hospital-university research management model. Comparable structure and service mix to FIBAO but serves a different Spanish regional catchment.

Broad incumbents

• CIBER — Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red: National consortium of biomedical research groups funded by ISCIII across Spain. Functions as a broader umbrella network that many ISCIII-accredited institutes (including FIBAO's ibs.GRANADA) participate in, with overlapping thematic areas but a wider national scope.
• CNIO — Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas: Spain's national cancer research centre in Madrid, funded by ISCIII. Comparable in advanced therapy and translational research capabilities but operates as a national-level, cancer-specialized institution rather than a regional multi-hospital research foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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