UC3M joins the R+D+i health network BioMad of the Autonomous Region of Madrid
3/18/19
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has joined the BioMad network of the Autonomous Region of Madrid, which brings together public and private entities involved in Madrid health and health care R+D+i .
The action plan of the creation of BioMad (Bioregión de Salud y Bienestar- Bioregion of Health and Well-being), signed by 22 public institutions and companies, targets generation of scientific synergies among R+D+i entities dedicated to the area of health and health care, with the goal of carrying out strategic projects at the national and international level.
Some of the noteworthy activities that BioMad will be carrying out are those geared toward improving the efficiency and sustainability of regional scientific- technological capabilities; dialogue between agents from the regional, national and international.R+D+I systems; international promotion and representation of the Region’s capabilities for the benefit of general interest, fundraising and distribution of resources; access to international calls and undertaking specific calls for distribution of resources; and creation of alliances with other regions, among other actions.
Other European initiatives similar to BioMad are Uppsala BIO (Sweden), Medicon Valley (Denmark and Sweden) and Medicen Paris Region (France). In the Madrid region, there are more than 48,700 people working in research, technology transfer centers, science parks and biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare technology companies.
The signing of the agreement launching BioMad was held at the Real Casa de Correos. It was attended by the president of the Autonomous Region of Madrid with the rectors from the following universities: Alcalá, Autónoma de Madrid, Carlos III de Madrid, Complutense de Madrid, and Politécnica de Madrid; the directors of the following hospitals: Ente Público Hospital in Fuenlabrada, Fundación Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, and the foundations for Primary Care biomedical research for the Autonomous Region of Madrid.
