Centro de Investigación Biomédica. CIBM UGR

What Centro de Investigación Biomédica. CIBM UGR does

Centro de Investigación Biomédica (CIBM) is a public biomedical research center embedded within the Universidad de Granada (UGR), Spain's largest public university by student population. CIBM functions as an umbrella organization housing four specialized research institutes: the Instituto de Neurociencias "Federico Olóriz" (founded 1955, the oldest UGR institute); the Instituto de Biotecnología (1989, 13 research groups, 50+ researchers); the Instituto de Biopatología y Medicina Regenerativa (IBIMER, 2005, focused on immunopathology, transplantation, regenerative medicine, and cancer pathology); and the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos "José Mataix" (INYTA, 1989, 48 researchers). Together these institutes mobilize more than 150 researchers across approximately 25+ research groups spanning neuroscience, biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and nutrition/food science.

The underlying platform combines domain-specialized research groups with the Centro de Instrumentación Científica (CIC), a shared scientific instrumentation unit that provides centralized access to high-cost equipment (flow cytometry, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, animal MRI, experimental radiology with non-encapsulated sources, SPF animal experimentation, and bioanalysis/structural determination services). CIBM also delivers official postgraduate programs (master's in Immunology and Regenerative Biomedicine, master's in Alimentación y Deporte) and supports technology transfer through UGR's OTRI office, including collaboration with the Andalusian Cell Line Bank.

CIBM does not operate on commercial pricing. Its revenue is derived from public institutional funding allocated by the Universidad de Granada and government research budgets. Access to facilities is provided through institutional credentials for UGR researchers and students, with formal registration and approval processes for external academic researchers and partner institutions. Its primary customer segments are University of Granada students and faculty (primary), external academic researchers, and a limited set of public and private institutions requiring contract scientific services. Distribution is entirely domestic (Andalusia and broader Spain) and the center sits within the PTS Granada science park, sharing infrastructure and collaboration channels with other research institutions, hospitals, and biotech firms.

Name

Centro de Investigación Biomédica. CIBM UGR

Legal name

Universidad de Granada

Website

https://cibm.ugr.es

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIBM is a public biomedical research center within Spain's Universidad de Granada that operates four specialized research institutes (neuroscience, biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and nutrition) and a shared scientific instrumentation platform, serving UGR researchers, students, and partner institutions via public institutional funding.

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Granada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: Funded by the University of Granada as a public research institution, receiving government budget allocations for operations and research activities

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Core offering

CIBM is a public university biomedical research center that operates four specialized research institutes (Neuroscience, Biotechnology, IBIMER, and INYTA) and provides centralized scientific instrumentation services through the Centro de Instrumentación Científica (CIC). It supports multidisciplinary biomedical research, postgraduate training programs, and scientific dissemination activities for the University of Granada and external collaborator institutions.

Product overview

The Centro de Investigación Biomédica (CIBM) is a biomedical research center at the University of Granada that operates as a multi-institute campus housing four specialized research institutes: Instituto de Neurociencias 'Federico Olóriz' (neuroscience research), Instituto de Biotecnología (biotechnology), Instituto de Biopatología y Medicina Regenerativa (IBIMER - biopathology and regenerative medicine), and Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos 'José Mataix' (INYTA - nutrition and food technology). CIBM provides access to scientific instrumentation services through the Centro de Instrumentación Científica (CIC), which offers specialized laboratory services including flow cytometry, electron and fluorescence microscopy, animal experimentation, nuclear magnetic resonance, and analytical services. The center also supports research training through postgraduate programs and scientific dissemination activities.

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Products and services

• Instituto de Neurociencias "Federico Olóriz" (Neurosciences Research Institute) The oldest research institute of the University of Granada, comprising over 50 researchers from 12 research groups conducting multidisciplinary research in neuroscience, including studies on pain, psychiatric diseases, memory, neurodegenerative diseases, and neurobiology. Offers an official postgraduate program.
• Instituto de Biotecnología (Biotechnology Research Institute) Research institute created in 1989 comprising 13 research groups with over 50 researchers across multiple knowledge areas including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Applied Physics, Physiology, Genetics, Immunology, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Parasitology, Physical Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry. Focuses on stimulating and developing quality scientific research in biotechnology with emphasis on scientific publications and patents.
• Instituto de Biopatología y Medicina Regenerativa (IBIMER) Research institute established in 2005 focusing on immunopathology and transplantation, regenerative medicine, and cancer pathology. Offers official master's programs in Immunology and Regenerative Biomedicine. Collaborates with the Banco de Líneas Celulares de Andalucía.
• Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de Alimentos "José Mataix" (INYTA) University research institute created in 1989 with 48 researchers from various knowledge areas including Cellular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Didactics of Experimental Sciences, Physiology, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, and Nutrition and Bromatology. Focuses on Human Nutrition and Food Technology research with postgraduate training.
• Servicio de Análisis y Determinación de Estructuras (Analysis and Structure Determination Service) Analysis service including food analysis (macronutrients, micronutrients, proteins, fats, fiber, carbohydrates, minerals), nutritional characterization, fat type studies, and technological innovation assessment.
• Servicio de Biología Fundamental - Bioanálisis (Bioanalysis Service) Bioanalysis service providing multiple biomarker analysis in cells, plasma and serum, in vitro quantitative determination of clinical biochemical markers, hematological population measurements, gene quantification, and bioluminescent/fluorescent imaging.
• Citometría de Flujo (Flow Cytometry Service) Flow cytometry service for lymphocyte population analysis using monoclonal staining, cell cycle analysis, and cellular/particle population differentiation.
• Radiología Experimental (Experimental Radiology Service) Experimental radiology service using non-encapsulated sources for in vivo metabolism, in vivo phosphorylation, cellular toxicity, nucleic acid labeling, radioimmunoassay, and experimental irradiation at high and low dose levels.
• Servicio de Experimentación Animal (Animal Experimentation Service) Animal experimentation service providing SPF barrier maintenance for different species/strains, special biomodel production, and specific laboratories for dosimetry, phenotyping, imaging, small animal surgery, biopathology, and rederivation.
• Resonancia Magnética Nuclear Animal (Animal Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Service) Nuclear magnetic resonance service providing magnetic resonance imaging of small animals and in vivo spectroscopy of small animals.
• Microscopía de Fluorescencia y Confocal (Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy Service) Fluorescence and confocal microscopy service for digital image acquisition, histochemical/immunohistochemical studies, fluorescent marker studies in 2D and 3D, time-lapse studies, FRAP, intracellular transport, endocytosis, and colocalization studies.
• Microscopía Electrónica (Electron Microscopy Service) Electron microscopy service including Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), electron diffraction, EDX microanalysis, tomography, epoxy resin inclusion, and negative staining.
• Servicio de Esterilización y Suministro de Nitrógeno Líquido (Sterilization and Liquid Nitrogen Supply Service) Sterilization service providing laboratory material washing, autoclaving, drying, culture medium autoclaving, liquid nitrogen supply, and dry ice requests.
• Postgraduate Training Programs (Formación y Postgrado) Training services including official postgraduate programs, master's degrees, specialist courses, expert courses (both in-person and virtual), and research training for students. Includes official Master's in Immunology and Regenerative Biomedicine through IBIMER.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 researchers across 12 research groups in neuroscience alone
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación Parque de Ciencias de la Salud de Granada (PTS Granada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 1997Science and health technology park managing a 625,000+ m² campus. CIBM is one of the key research centers within PTS Granada, which also houses pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and other research institutions.
• Universidad de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIBM is an integral part of the University of Granada, operating under its institutional framework. The center provides centralized biomedical research infrastructure and services for all UGR departments and research groups.
• Arqus AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean university alliance focused on research collaboration and academic excellence among member institutions, of which University of Granada is a member.
• Parque de las Ciencias de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience park adjacent to CIBM facilities. The Instituto de Neurociencias conducts regular scientific outreach activities in collaboration with the park.
• Banco de Líneas Celulares de AndalucíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCell line bank of Andalusia. IBIMER collaborates in developing scientific, assistance, and research activities related to cell banking under the collaboration agreement with Junta de Andalucía and Caja de Granada Foundation.
• Vicerrectorado de Investigación y TransferenciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity research vice-rectorship that provides institutional support, funding coordination, and research policy direction for CIBM and its institutes.
• Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López Neyra (CSIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor biomedical research institute located within PTS Granada. Shares the science park ecosystem and collaborates in biomedical research with CIBM institutes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona): Public biomedical research center in Catalonia conducting multidisciplinary research across biology, chemistry, and structural biology with shared scientific platforms. Comparable institutional mission and infrastructure-sharing model.
• Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC): Spain's flagship biomedical research center, focused on cardiovascular disease but operating with a similar model of centralized scientific infrastructure, multidisciplinary research groups, and postgraduate training within a public framework. Directly comparable in structure and mission to CIBM UGR.
• Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER): Spanish network of biomedical research consortia grouped under the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, coordinating thematic areas across Spain. Comparable in mission to coordinate and fund biomedical research infrastructure.
• Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO): Spanish joint CSIC-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid center conducting multidisciplinary biomedical and molecular biology research with shared core facilities. Highly comparable operating model to CIBM's institute structure.
• Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER): Andalusian biomedical research center focused on regenerative medicine and molecular biology, jointly supported by CSIC, Junta de Andalucía, and University of Seville. Closest geographic and thematic peer to CIBM, particularly to IBIMER.
• Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO): Spanish national cancer research center with multidisciplinary groups and core scientific platforms. Highly comparable model of a single-site, multi-group biomedical research institution.
• Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC): CSIC-affiliated biomedical research institute in Barcelona operating multiple research groups with shared instrumentation services. Closest peer to CIBM's biotechnology and neuroscience institutes within the same CSIC/public-university system.

Broad incumbents

• Karolinska Institutet: Large public European medical university with extensive biomedical research output, postgraduate training programs, and centralized core facilities. Comparable in function (research + training) but far broader in scale and global recognition.
• Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine: German basic-research institute conducting molecular biomedicine research with shared platforms. Comparable research infrastructure and postgraduate training function, but part of a broader Max Planck network.
• Institut Pasteur: International biomedical research institute with multidisciplinary research departments, postgraduate training, and centralized scientific platforms. Comparable research/training model at much greater scale and global footprint.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/universidadgranada
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-investigaci%C3%B3n-biom%C3%A9dica.-cibm-ugr

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