CIQUIBIC

What CIQUIBIC does

CIQUIBIC (Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba), founded in 1963 and based in Córdoba, Argentina, is a non-profit academic research center affiliated with the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) and Argentina's national research council CONICET. It operates within the Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto at UNC's Facultad de Ciencias Químicas and houses approximately 16 senior staff including CONICET Investigators and UNC professors, supported by a wider network of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The center is organized into three principal research areas: Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology; Biophysical Chemistry and Structural Biochemistry; and Biological Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurobiology, with senior scientists publishing in Q1 international journals (H-indexes of 18–25 reported for group leaders) and pursuing themes such as biosurfactant-membrane interactions, bacterial evolution and antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, structural biochemistry of pathological amyloids (alpha-synuclein, tau), myelin membrane biophysics via synchrotron techniques, and the role of amyloid precursor protein in cortical development.

The center's technology stack is laboratory- and infrastructure-based rather than software-based, encompassing specialized equipment for membrane biophysics, protein analysis, cellular imaging (two-photon microscopy), in utero electroporation in mouse models, synchrotron scattering at DESY/ESRF/ILL, and microbial experimental evolution. CIQUIBIC maintains a portfolio of shared scientific service units — Banco de Células (cell bank), Bioterio (animal facility), Cultivo de Células, Cultivo de Plantas, FACEMES, CEMINCO (advanced microscopy center), and LADIC (engineering lab) — plus two formal technology offerings: LaProBio and STAN (Servicio Tecnológico de Alto Nivel), which collectively function as the center's service infrastructure for both internal research and external collaborators.

The business model is non-commercial and grant-funded. CIQUIBIC generates no revenue from product sales; its operations are financed through Argentine public research grants (CONICET, FONCYT, ANPCYT), institutional support from UNC, and philanthropic support such as the Fundación Williams infrastructure recovery program. Scientific outputs are disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, the institutional website, conference cycles (Puertas Abiertas), and international collaborations with institutions in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Brazil, and Spain. Its customer base is effectively the academic research community, both as a source of doctoral and postdoctoral talent and as the consumer of its scientific services and publications.

Name

CIQUIBIC

Legal name

Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba

Website

https://ciquibic.org.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIQUIBIC is a non-profit Argentine academic research center affiliated with Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and CONICET, conducting biological chemistry, biophysics, microbiology, and neurobiology research and operating shared scientific service units for the national and international academic community.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Córdoba

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIQUIBIC is a non-profit academic research center conducting basic and applied research in biological chemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, structural biochemistry, and cellular and molecular neurobiology. It delivers scientific services through specialized shared infrastructure (cell bank, animal facility, microscopy, engineering), supports doctoral and postdoctoral training, and operates technology transfer offerings (LaProBio and STAN) for research institutions and industry collaborators.

Product overview

CIQUIBIC (Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba) is a research center affiliated with Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and CONICET, not a traditional product company. It operates scientific service units rather than commercial products. The center offers technological services including LaProBio and STAN (Servicio Tecnológico de Alto Nivel), along with shared scientific infrastructure services such as cell banking, animal facility, cell culture, plant cultivation, microscopy (CEMINCO), and engineering (LADIC). Its research divisions cover Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Biophysical Chemistry and Structural Biochemistry, and Biological Chemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Neurobiology.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• LaProBio Technological offering from CIQUIBIC focused on biological/biochemical research applications for external research groups and institutions.
• STAN (Servicio Tecnológico de Alto Nivel) High-level technology service offered by CIQUIBIC providing specialized scientific research support to external research institutions and collaborators.
• Banco de Células (Cell Bank) Cell banking service for preservation and distribution of biological cell lines to research groups.
• Bioterio (Animal Facility) Animal facility providing laboratory animal services for research purposes to internal and external research groups.
• Cultivo de Células (Cell Culture) Cell culture services for maintaining and propagating cell lines for research applications.
• Cultivo de Plantas (Plant Cultivation) Plant cultivation services for botanical and agricultural research applications.
• FACEMES Scientific service unit at CIQUIBIC providing specialized research support.
• CEMINCO (Centro de Microscopía) Microscopy center providing advanced imaging services for biological samples to research groups.
• Laboratorio de Ingeniería del CIQUIBIC (LADIC) Engineering laboratory providing technical support and instrumentation services for research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90 publications in international journals by senior researchers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• The Scripps Research Institute (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration for studying estrogen receptor and NFkB pathways, with Dr. Kendall Nettles as director. Dr. German Gil conducted postdoctoral research at this institution (2008-2009).
• Cancer Institute of New Jersey/IAS PrincetonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research collaboration on SNPs in p53 pathways under Dr. Arnold J. Levine. Dr. German Gil conducted postdoctoral research at this institution (2004-2006).
• INGECELL (International Biotechnology Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational biotechnology collaboration for projects including stem cell research from canine umbilical cord and tissue engineering scaffolds using 3D-printed hydrogels.
• Alexander von Humboldt FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch fellowship for experienced researchers awarded to Dr. Natalia Wilke for collaboration with Dr. Fischer in Bayreuth, Germany (2015-2017).
• Fulbright-CONICETmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch fellowship for Dr. Natalia Wilke to work in Dr. Bustamante's laboratory in Berkeley, California, USA (2007).
• The Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research collaboration on effectoromics of Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis under Dr. Jonathan D.G. Jones (2011).
• MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research under Dr. Hugh Pelham on intracellular protein trafficking in yeast S. cerevisiae (2002-2005). Dr. Javier Valdez Taubas conducted research here.
• Institut Curie (France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research in Dr. Bruno Goud's laboratory (2007-2010) on membrane protein dynamics.
• NIH - National Institutes of Health (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research in Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz's laboratory (2010-2011) on cell biology.
• Technische Universität München (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research under Dr. Motomu Tanaka using synchrotron techniques at DESY, ESRF, and Institut Laue Langevin (2004-2006).
• Fundación WilliamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting recovery of key biomedical research infrastructure at CIQUIBIC.
• International Universities Group Montevideo (AUGM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisciplinary nucleus of Biophysics representing UNC in this university association.
• Red-CICAD (Argentina-Denmark)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific bridge encounter between Argentina and Denmark involving CIQUIBIC researchers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IBYME — Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental: Buenos Aires-based CONICET biomedical research institute focused on experimental biology and medicine — closely comparable in Argentine academic-research model, scope, and CONICET affiliation.
• IBR — Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario: CONICET/UNR research institute in Rosario, Argentina focused on molecular and cellular biology — the closest Argentine peer in scale, mission, and affiliation structure to CIQUIBIC.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas (IIB-UNSAM-CONICET): Argentine CONICET institute at UNSAM focused on biotechnology, molecular biology, and infectious disease research — comparable in being a university-CONICET center producing peer-reviewed basic science with applied biotech themes.
• Fundación Instituto Leloir: Argentine CONICET-affiliated biomedical research institute in Buenos Aires focused on molecular biology, structural biology, and neurobiology — closely matched in scientific scope and Latin American academic-research model.
• INFIQC (Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba): Sister CONICET research institute co-located with CIQUIBIC at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba campus, focused on physical chemistry of biological systems — overlapping biophysical chemistry and biomembrane research.

Broad incumbents

• Institut Curie: French research-hospital hybrid where CIQUIBIC PI Ernesto Ambroggio trained — comparable as a multidisciplinary biomedical research center combining biophysics, cell biology, and translational themes with international scientific services.
• Max Planck Institute of Biophysics: Frankfurt-based institute dedicated to structural biology and membrane biophysics — directly comparable to CIQUIBIC's Biophysical Chemistry and Structural Biochemistry division, though at much larger scale.
• MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB): UK biomedical research institute where CIQUIBIC PI Javier Valdez Taubas trained — comparable as a basic molecular biology/structural biology center producing high-impact science with extensive shared infrastructure.
• Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO-CSIC): Spanish CSIC-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid center studying molecular biology, neuroscience, and biomembranes — comparable as a multi-division basic biology research center with shared core facilities.
• Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC): Large Spanish CSIC biological research center in Madrid — comparable as a publicly funded biological chemistry/microbiology research institute with international collaborations and shared scientific infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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