FUNDACIO PRIVADA CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA

What FUNDACIO PRIVADA CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA does

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is a private nonprofit biomedical research foundation headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, within the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). Its research mission centers on gene regulation, DNA element mapping, and genome analysis, exemplified by its contribution to the ENCODE consortium's Nature publication mapping more than 92 million DNA elements controlling human genes. CRG also co-hosts and operates the European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA), a pan-European repository for human genome and phenome data, and runs shared scientific infrastructure including the Core Technologies Programme, the PRBB μFabLab (microfabrication), and specialized Neuroscience Resources.

CRG serves academic researchers, PhD and postdoctoral trainees, clinical and healthcare researchers, and international consortium partners through research programs, core facility access, training at undergraduate to postdoctoral levels, and technology transfer via its Technology & Business Development Office (TBDO). It is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and la Caixa Foundation. The institute is a member of the Sistema CERCA network, the SOMMa alliance of Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu excellence centers, EU Life, Core for Life, and AseBio.

Revenue is generated entirely from non-commercial sources: institutional trustee funding, competitive public grants, the Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence award, and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF) support. CRG has received a fourth consecutive Severo Ochoa accreditation, is one of only ten centers recognized in the current round, and holds the European Commission's HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) certification. No commercial pricing is publicly disclosed; go-to-market occurs through institutional collaboration, shared core facilities, and training programs rather than product sales.

Name

FUNDACIO PRIVADA CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA

Legal name

FUNDACIO PRIVADA CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA

Website

https://crg.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is a Barcelona-based nonprofit biomedical research foundation studying gene regulation and genomics, serving academic researchers, trainees, and international consortia via core research facilities, training programs, and the European Genome-Phenome Archive.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRG is an international biomedical research institute that conducts fundamental research in genomics, gene regulation, and molecular biology. It provides shared scientific infrastructure (Core Technologies Programme, PRBB μFabLab, Neuroscience Resources), operates the European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA) data repository, runs training programmes for undergraduate, PhD and postdoctoral researchers, and supports technology transfer through its Technology & Business Development Office.

Product overview

CRG operates as an international biomedical research institute organized around interconnected research and service units. The Core Technologies Programme provides shared scientific infrastructure, while the European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA) offers data archival services. Additional services include the PRBB μFabLab (microfabrication), Neuroscience Resources, and the Technology & Business Development Office (TBDO) for innovation transfer. Scientific Resources and Software round out the portfolio, providing tools developed by CRG researchers. The institute also maintains extensive Training programmes across undergraduate, PhD, postdoctoral, and professional development levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Mapping over 92 million DNA elements controlling human genes through ENCODE collaboration

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

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

• Universitat Pompeu FabracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversitat Pompeu Fabra serves as a trustee university, providing academic affiliation, joint research collaborations, and integration with the university ecosystem.
• The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-institutional research institute alliance in Barcelona that CRG is a member of, enabling cross-institutional collaboration and shared scientific resources.
• SOMMa (Alliance of Severo Ochoa Excellence Centers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance of Severo Ochoa and Maria de Maeztu Excellence Centers that CRG participates in, organizing events like SOMMa Connect 2026 and promoting excellence in Spanish research.
• Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRG is located within the PRBB, a research park hosting multiple biomedical institutions enabling interdisciplinary collaboration and shared infrastructure.
• EU LifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of life science research institutions that CRG participates in, facilitating international research collaboration and mobility.
• Core for LifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean alliance of biomedical research centers focused on core facilities and shared research infrastructure.
• AseBiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish association of biotechnology companies that CRG is affiliated with, facilitating industry connections and technology transfer.
• European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA)majorTechnology or IntegrationCRG hosts and contributes to the EGA repository, a pan-European resource for human genome and phenome data, providing data access services to the global research community.
• ENCODE Project ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational consortium conducting the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, where CRG researchers contributed to mapping over 92 million DNA regulatory elements in a Nature publication.

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Broad Institute: Joint Harvard-MIT genomics and biomedical research institute. Comparable as a leading functional genomics research organization with significant data infrastructure, core facilities, and industry partnerships in functional genomics.
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL): Intergovernmental life sciences research organization with multiple sites across Europe conducting molecular biology and genomics research. Directly comparable as a publicly-funded, internationally-recognized life sciences research institute operating shared core facilities across multiple sites.
• Francis Crick Institute: Biomedical research institute in London focused on fundamental biology. Directly comparable as a publicly-funded, internationally-recognized biomedical research institute with shared core facilities and training programs.
• European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI): Part of EMBL, EMBL-EBI manages major bioinformatics data resources including genomic and proteomic databases. Directly comparable as a host of large-scale genomics data infrastructure serving the global research community, similar to CRG's EGA role.
• Wellcome Sanger Institute: UK-based genomics and biodata research institute focused on genome sequencing, functional genomics, and computational biology. Directly comparable as a leading genomics research center with major data infrastructure and international collaborations.
• Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics: German research institute focused on molecular genetics and genomics research. Comparable as a publicly-funded European molecular genetics research center with shared infrastructure and international collaborations.
• IRB Barcelona: Biomedical research institute in Barcelona focused on molecular biology, cell biology, and structural biology. Directly comparable as a Barcelona-based, publicly-funded biomedical research institute in the same PRBB-adjacent ecosystem.

Regional players

• Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC): Spanish cardiovascular research center also funded through Severo Ochoa excellence accreditation. Comparable as a publicly-funded Spanish biomedical research institute with similar excellence accreditation, trustee governance model, and core facilities structure.
• Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO): Spanish molecular biology research center at the Autonomous University of Madrid, named for the same Severo Ochoa excellence program. Comparable as a publicly-funded Spanish life sciences research center with shared core facilities and academic affiliation.

Broad incumbents

• Pasteur Institute: Major French nonprofit biomedical research institute with broader scope covering infectious diseases, immunology, and developmental biology. Comparable as an internationally-recognized, publicly-funded biomedical research center with core facilities and training, though operating on a broader disease-area mandate.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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