Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) Areas of research: Oncology. Location: Madrid Website: www.cnio.es; Contact: personal@cnio.es
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) was founded in 1998 within the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), to create a comprehensive project for excellence in oncology research. Located in state-of-the-art facilities in Madrid, in 2016 the CNIO employed 464 people, of whom 420 were scientific personnel, with an equilibrated structure of senior researchers, trainees and technical support. With an elevated percentage of female staff, 67 %, the Centre facilitates career development of female researchers, which is supported by the WISE (Women in Science) office. CNIO offers an international working environment, as evidenced by the fact that 17% of its scientific personnel (33% of its postdoctoral fellows) are foreigners. A dynamic working environment for young researchers is favoured considering that 67% of CNIO’s staff is below 40 years of age. Moreover, the Centre created a Clinical Research Programme, in collaboration with several hospitals, both public and private, in Spain to foster translational research and patientcentred research studies. To continue nurturing an innovative ecosystem, the CNIO runs a Department of Innovation that helps CNIO staff bring their discoveries to the market by providing training and counselling in technology transfer and intellectual property. The CNIO acknowledges the key value of the human capital and its academic role in science, and strives to create a rich and stimulating environment to support excellent research and ethical training, interdisciplinary learning, research mobility, professional growth, and cultural enrichment. Since its inception and onwards this comprehensive project has created a legacy of research excellence at the Centre, which is recognised as one of the top leading Cancer Research Institutes in Europe. True to its mission, the CNIO conducts research of excellence in oncology, bringing the very latest scientific discoveries and technologies in the cancer field to the Spanish National Health System and to the medical community worldwide. The strategic objectives of the Centre are: • To develop research aimed towards the generation of new and more efficacious methods for the diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases; • To translate scientific knowledge into clinical practice to ensure that the scientific discoveries reach patients as quickly as possible and impact national and international healthcare systems; and,
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