CIBERSAM - Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental

What CIBERSAM - Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental does

CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental) is the Mental Health thematic area within CONSORCIO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED (CIBER), a publicly funded Spanish biomedical research consortium headquartered at Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, Pabellón 11, Planta 0, 28029 Madrid. It coordinates distributed research groups based at Spanish universities and hospitals to conduct clinical and translational research across psychiatric disorders. Its core research is organized into six programs: Depression and Suicide Prevention, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Therapeutic Innovation, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic, Anxiety, and Impulse Control Disorders. The consortium also delivers training through an interuniversity Master's in Research Initiation and Mental Health coordinated by Universidad de Cantabria in partnership with four other Spanish universities.

CIBERSAM's underlying infrastructure consists of shared research assets rather than commercial products. These include biological sample collections (DNA collections and brain tissue samples), a Biblioteca de Instrumentos en Salud Mental (library of validated mental health assessment instruments), and a Quality Management System with a Code of Good Research Practice adopted across the network. Four transversal programs (European Programs and International Relations, Quality and Internal Evaluation, Institutional Relations and Communication, and Training and Mobility) support the research mission and produce outputs ranging from publications to patient-facing information resources. The legal entity is not a venture-backed or privately held company; it operates as a public consortium under the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

The business model is non-commercial. There is no disclosed pricing model, product revenue, or paying customer base. Funding flows from ISCIII and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, with supplementary sponsorship from private partners such as Boehringer Ingelheim and Fundación Banco Sabadell for specific programs and awards. End beneficiaries include mental health researchers and clinicians (who access shared resources, collaborative projects, and training) and patients and families (who access research-translated information and participate in clinical studies). The consortium's primary segments are thus vertical: Spanish public-sector biomedical research and the national patient population with mental illness.

Name

CIBERSAM - Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental

Legal name

CONSORCIO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED

Website

https://cibersam.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CIBERSAM is a publicly funded Spanish biomedical research consortium coordinating mental health research across universities and hospitals. It operates six clinical research programs in psychiatric disorders, maintains biobank and instrument resources, and delivers training through an interuniversity Master's program. It is funded by ISCIII.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Neurogenetics & Rare Neurologic Diseases (HLAKAIAO)

Keywords

• Mental health research
• Biomedical research consortium
• Psychiatric clinical studies
• Biobank genetic samples
• Research training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIBERSAM is a networked biomedical research consortium that conducts coordinated clinical and translational mental health research across multiple psychiatric disorders (depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, therapeutic innovation, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosomatic/anxiety/impulse control disorders). It distributes research outputs and shared infrastructure—including DNA collections, brain tissue biobanks, and a library of validated mental health assessment instruments—to affiliated research groups at Spanish universities and hospitals. It also delivers training through a Master's program in Research Initiation and Mental Health and mobility programs for early-career researchers.

Product overview

CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental) is a national biomedical research network in Spain focused on mental health disorders. The organization operates as a consortium of research groups rather than a product company. Its primary offerings consist of collaborative research programs in mental health areas including depression/suicide prevention, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, therapeutic innovation, child and adolescent psychiatry, and psychosomatic/anxiety/impulse control disorders. The network also provides research training through a Master's program in Research Initiation and Mental Health, manages research resources including DNA collections and brain samples, and maintains a mental health instruments library. CIBERSAM does not offer commercial products but rather serves as a coordination and support structure for mental health research across Spanish institutions.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Research Programs in Mental Health (six thematic areas: Depression and Suicide Prevention; Schizophrenia; Bipolar Disorder; Therapeutic Innovation; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychosomatic, Anxiety and Impulse Control Disorders)
• Master's in Research Initiation and Mental Health (Máster en Iniciación de la Investigación y Salud Mental)
• Training and Mobility Program (Plan de Formación)
• DNA Collection (Colección de ADN) Biobank
• Brain Tissue Sample Collection (Muestras de Cerebro) Biobank
• Library of Mental Health Assessment Instruments (Biblioteca de Instrumentos en Salud Mental)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISCIII is the primary funding and supervisory body for CIBERSAM. The consortium operates as one of the thematic areas within the ISCIII's biomedical research network (CIBER). ISCIII provides core institutional support and funding frameworks.
• Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation is the overarching government ministry overseeing ISCIII and the CIBER network, providing national-level policy and funding support.
• Sociedad Española de Neurociencia (SEN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society collaboration for dissemination of mental health research findings and coordination with the broader neuroscience community.
• Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría (SEP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society collaboration for dissemination of research and clinical practice improvements in psychiatry.
• Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría Biológica (SEPB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Spanish Society of Biological Psychiatry for scientific exchange and professional outreach.
• Sociedad Española de Psicología ClínicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society collaboration for clinical psychology research coordination.
• Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual (AEPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with AEPC for research and dissemination in behavioral psychology.
• Asociación Española de Psicología Clínica y Psicopatología (AEPCP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with AEPCP for clinical psychology and psychopathology research coordination.
• Asociación Nacional de Enfermería de Salud MentalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the national mental health nursing association for interdisciplinary mental health research.
• Plan Nacional sobre Drogas (PNSD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with the National Plan on Drugs for research initiatives in substance use and mental health.
• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with CSIC for broader biomedical research collaboration.
• Dirección General de Políticas de Apoyo a la DiscapacidadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with the disability policy directorate for research addressing mental health-related disability.
• Universidad Complutense de MadridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five universities participating in the Master's in Research Initiation in Mental Health, coordinated by Universidad de Cantabria. CIBERSAM research groups are based at this university.
• Universidad de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five universities participating in the Master's in Research Initiation in Mental Health. CIBERSAM research groups are based at this university.
• Universidad Autónoma de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five universities participating in the Master's in Research Initiation in Mental Health. CIBERSAM research groups are based at this university.
• Universidad de CádizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five universities participating in the Master's in Research Initiation in Mental Health. Dra. Esther Berrocoso of Universidad de Cádiz coordinates the Training and Mobility Program.
• Universidad de CantabriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of the Master's in Research Initiation in Mental Health, an interuniversity program involving five Spanish universities. CIBERSAM research groups are based at this university.
• Hospital Clínic de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Eduard Vieta, Coordinator of the Institutional Relations and Communication Program, is based at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. This is a key affiliated clinical institution within CIBERSAM.
• Fundación para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de SevillaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBenedicto Crespo, Coordinator of the European Programs and International Relations area, is affiliated with this foundation in Seville.

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Direct peers

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): Canada's largest mental-health and addiction teaching hospital and research institute, integrating clinical care with translational psychiatric research across mood and psychotic disorders. Comparable to CIBERSAM as a research-active clinical institution publishing in the same psychiatric domains.
• King's College London — Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN): One of Europe's largest psychiatric research institutes, conducting translational and clinical research across the same disorders CIBERSAM prioritizes (depression, psychosis, bipolar, child and adolescent psychiatry). Comparable as an academic mental-health research hub with biobanks, instrument libraries, and structured training pathways.
• CIBERNED — Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas: Another thematic area within the same ISCIII-funded CIBER consortium, focused on neurodegenerative diseases. Comparable to CIBERSAM in governance structure, funding model, distributed Spanish research groups, and biobank/instrument infrastructure — differing only in disease focus.
• Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Germany-based psychiatric research institute focused on depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders, with integrated clinical and biological research programs. Directly comparable to CIBERSAM's depression/suicide-prevention and anxiety program areas and to its translational research model.
• Douglas Mental Health University Institute (McGill University): McGill-affiliated psychiatric research hospital in Montreal with integrated clinical, biological, and population mental-health research. Comparable to CIBERSAM as a research-hospital partner in translational and clinical psychiatry.

Broad incumbents

• European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP): Europe's leading scientific society for applied and translational neuroscience, covering the same disorder areas as CIBERSAM (depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety). Comparable as the European coordinating forum for psychiatric research networking, training, and congress activity that CIBERSAM participates in.
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): The U.S. federal lead agency for mental-health research, analogous to CIBERSAM's role as Spain's national mental-health research network. Both organize and fund multi-site psychiatric research across depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and translational neuroscience, though NIMH operates at substantially larger scale and budget.

Regional players

• Instituto de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón: Madrid-based clinical psychiatry research unit affiliated with the Spanish public hospital system and a CIBERSAM consortium site. Comparable as a Spanish clinical-research node operating in the same psychiatric disease areas within the CIBERSAM network.
• Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras (IJC) and other Spanish biomedical research consortia: Other Spanish biomedical research institutes and consortia share CIBERSAM's geographic, funding, and institutional model (ISCIII/Ministry-backed, distributed across Spanish hospitals). Comparable in operating environment and stakeholder base even where disease focus differs.
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona — Psychiatry and Mental Health research line: A core CIBERSAM-affiliated clinical site (Dr. Eduard Vieta, Coordinator of Institutional Relations and Communication). Comparable as a high-volume Spanish clinical research hospital in psychiatry, and as one of CIBERSAM's primary distributed nodes.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

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