FIDMAG

What FIDMAG does

FIDMAG is a non-profit biomedical research foundation based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2005 and operating under the Hospitalarias Hospital Foundation network. Its core mission is the study of mental illnesses, with a distinctive specialization in the application of structural and functional neuroimaging techniques to severe psychiatric disorders, primarily schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The foundation functions as both a research organization producing high-impact scientific output (140+ Q1 journal articles over five years with a mean annual impact factor above 5) and a scientific-technical service provider offering five specialized units: Neuroimaging, Biostatistics, Clinical and Cognitive Assessment, Molecular Biology, and Data Management.

Its underlying technology stack centers on multimodal MRI acquisition and analysis, multivariate statistical modeling, and machine learning applied to brain imaging and clinical phenotypic data. FIDMAG maintains clinical and research integration with the Hospital Benito Menni and is a member of the Spanish CIBERSAM network (joined 2008), where since 2022 it coordinates the Schizophrenia Programme. It also participates in the international ENIGMA neuroimaging consortium. The foundation holds CER institutional accreditation (reaccredited 2023) and is recognized as an ISCIII healthcare research support unit.

FIDMAG's business model is that of a publicly funded research foundation: the majority of operating capital comes from competitive public grants (ISCIII, EU/NextGenerationEU, Generalitat de Catalunya, La Caixa Foundation, TV3 Foundation), supplemented by fee-based revenue from six accredited postgraduate training courses (priced between €220 and €1,900 per course) and contract revenue from its scientific-technical service units provided to clinical centers, academic collaborators, and industry partners. It also accepts donations. The foundation does not disclose revenue publicly, and its primary 'customers' are grant bodies, clinical institutions within the Hospitalarias network, and trainees/clinical professionals enrolling in its courses.

Name

FIDMAG

Legal name

Fundación para la Investigación y la Docencia María Angustias Giménez (FIDMAG)

Website

https://fidmag.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Neurodevelopmental & Behavioral Therapy Platforms (ADHD/Autism/Behavioral Coaching)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Behavioral & Mental Health Teletherapy Platforms

Keywords

• Mental health research
• Psychiatric neuroimaging
• Biomedical research services
• Clinical research training
• Neuroimaging analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training and education services: Organization of specialized training courses for healthcare professionals. Courses are accredited as continuing education by the Catalan Council for Continuing Education of Health Professions. Training is bonifiable through FUNDAE.
2. Scientific and technical services: Professionals make their knowledge available to the scientific community to address other projects and scientific challenges. Services include scientific-technical unit, programming unit, neuroimaging unit, statistical support unit, and laboratory unit. These activities are not commercial in nature and generated income is destined for sustainability and the foundational purpose of promoting teaching and research.
3. Donations: Accepts donations from the public to advance research in mental health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIDMAG is a non-profit research foundation that conducts mental health research, primarily neuroimaging of psychosis (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder), and provides specialized scientific-technical services through five units (Neuroimaging, Programming, Statistical Support, Laboratory, Scientific-Technical). It also offers accredited continuing education training courses for healthcare professionals. Activities are funded by public grants, fee-based services, course fees, and donations, with income reinvested into research and teaching.

Product overview

FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation operates as a research institution rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of scientific-technical services and professional training courses. The scientific services include five specialized units: Neuroimaging Unit, Programming Unit, Statistical Support Unit, Laboratory Unit, and Scientific-Technical Unit, all providing research support to the scientific community with revenues directed toward research sustainability. The training portfolio includes six accredited continuing education courses covering statistics, neuroimaging analysis, electroconvulsive therapy, research methodology, resistant pathologies, and REDCap data management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neuroimaging Unit Provides advanced MRI neuroimaging services including structural and functional analysis using advanced magnetic resonance techniques for studying psychiatric disorders, available to the scientific community.
• Programming Unit Offers computational and software development support for research data processing, analysis pipelines, and algorithm development for the scientific community.
• Statistical Support Unit Provides statistical analysis expertise for clinical and translational research studies, including study design and data analysis.
• Laboratory Unit Provides laboratory services supporting neurobiology and genetic research activities.
• Scientific-Technical Unit Offers comprehensive scientific and technical services to the research community for collaborative projects and research challenges.
• Statistics for Health Sciences Course Online continuing education course in statistics for health sciences professionals, accredited by the Catalan Council for Continuing Education of Health Professions.
• Neuroimaging: Analysis and Interpretation of Results Course Comprehensive online course on neuroimaging analysis and interpretation, covering MRI techniques and clinical applications for healthcare professionals.
• Electroconvulsive Therapy Course (18th Edition) Specialized training in electroconvulsive therapy techniques, now in its 18th edition, for mental health professionals.
• Research Methodology Course Online course covering research methodology for clinical and healthcare research settings.
• Resistant Pathologies Course Continuing education course focusing on treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions.
• REDCap Course Training course on REDCap electronic data capture system for clinical research data management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 140+ articles published in first quartile journals in the last five years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

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AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIDMAG's team led by Dra. Edith Pomarol-Clotet (group G15) is integrated into this excellence network from its creation, collaborating with the best teams in the country. Since 2022, FIDMAG coordinates the Schizophrenia Program and is part of the Steering Committee.
• Fundación Hospitalarias (Hermanas Hospitalarias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIDMAG is part of the Fundación Hospitalarias network, which includes multiple mental health centers across Spain. FIDMAG coordinates research activities across all centers belonging to Fundación Hospitalarias, maintaining close collaboration with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and care professionals from these centers.
• ENIGMA ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research consortium for neuroimaging studies in psychiatric disorders. FIDMAG participates in mega-analyses and collaborative research with teams worldwide.
• Various national and international universities and institutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIDMAG maintains collaborations with other institutions and universities at both national and international levels.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Alto Neuroscience: Alto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage AI-driven precision psychiatry company developing biomarker-targeted therapeutics for depression and schizophrenia. It is an emerging comparator to FIDMAG's predictive modeling for psychosis risk and treatment response.
• COMPASS Pathways: COMPASS Pathways is a mental health care company developing psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Given FIDMAG's research on cannabis and psychosis risk, COMPASS is an emerging thematic peer in psychedelic/CNS psychiatric research.
• Karuna Therapeutics: Karuna Therapeutics developed xanomeline-trospium for schizophrenia treatment and is a leader in CNS drug development for psychiatric disorders. It is a thematic peer in schizophrenia research and would be a natural commercial partner for FIDMAG's schizophrenia neuroimaging data.

Direct peers

• Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry is a leading European psychiatric research institute conducting neuroimaging, genetics, and clinical studies on depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. It is comparable to FIDMAG in research domains, mission, and methodology.
• Lieber Institute for Brain Development: Lieber Institute is a non-profit translational neuroscience research organization focused on schizophrenia and related disorders using neuroimaging, genetics, and molecular biology. It is highly comparable to FIDMAG in mission, methods, and disease focus.
• BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center (BBRC): BBRC is a Barcelona-based research center focused on neuroimaging, Alzheimer's disease, and brain health using advanced MRI and AI. It is a direct peer in neuroimaging-heavy psychiatric/neurological research and shares FIDMAG's Barcelona neuroscience ecosystem.
• IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer): IDIBAPS is a Barcelona-based biomedical research institute focused on translational and clinical research, including neuroscience and psychiatry. Like FIDMAG, it is affiliated with a major hospital, conducts clinical trials, and is integrated into CIBERSAM.
• Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM): CIBERSAM is the Spanish national mental health research network of which FIDMAG is a founding member. Both organizations conduct psychiatric neuroscience research, train clinical researchers, and channel ISCIII funding — making CIBERSAM the most direct structural peer.
• Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM): IMIM is a Barcelona-based biomedical research institute conducting clinical and translational research with strong neurosciences and mental health programs. It competes with FIDMAG for ISCIII and CIBERSAM funding and serves an overlapping Barcelona academic hospital ecosystem.
• McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School affiliate): McLean Hospital is a psychiatric hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School that conducts extensive neuroimaging and clinical research on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric illnesses. It is a direct peer in the psychiatric neuroimaging research domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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