Welcome to IBSAL!
The Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL) is an institution dedicated to research in the biomedical field, located in Salamanca, Spain.
What is IBSAL?
Our history began on March 21, 2011, when the Ministry of Health of the Junta de Castilla y León and the University of Salamanca joined forces to create and develop this center through a collaboration agreement.
One year later, on February 10, 2012, we strengthened our structure with the inclusion of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) as a new collaborator.
At IBSAL we focus on basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological and health services research. We coordinate and promote the biosanitary research carried out at the University Hospital of Salamanca, the Primary Care Management of Salamanca, and the biosanitary areas of the University of Salamanca.
This includes the Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, the Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, and the Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer.
Institutions
The research activity of the IBSAL is carried out in different institutions in Salamanca, mostly located in the Miguel de Unamuno Campus of the University of Salamanca.
SACYL
Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca
In 2023, CAUSA registered more than 31,000 admissions, 21,000 surgeries and 576,000 outpatient consultations, in addition to attending 150,000 emergencies. These results position it among the best hospitals in Spain and as a leader in Castilla y León. In addition to its outstanding healthcare, CAUSA promotes innovation, research and teaching, seeking to improve quality of life and well-being.
SACYL
Primary care in the Salamanca area
The Primary Care Management of Salamanca manages 36 teams – 23 rural, 2 semi-urban and 11 urban – and support units in the health area.
Research is carried out through the Training and Research Unit and the Salamanca Primary Care Research Unit (APISAL), the latter located at the San Juan Health Center. APISAL, with three research groups on lifestyles, aging and cardiovascular health, is integrated in the RICORS program of the Carlos III Health Institute and in the IMPaCT precision medicine project.
Its mission is to improve primary care through the evaluation and transfer of innovative and scientific interventions.
USAL
Biomedical Faculties and Departments of the University of Salamanca
Founded in 1218, the University of Salamanca is the oldest institution of higher education in Spain and one of the most prestigious internationally. It has 30,000 students, spread over nine campuses in Salamanca, Ávila, Zamora, Béjar and Villamayor.
USAL offers a wide range of studies in Biomedicine, covering fields such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and more. All these studies are concentrated in the Miguel de Unamuno Campus, which also houses important university institutes such as the Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León (INCYL), the Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics (IBFG), and the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer (CIC). Biomedical research is centered in a strategic departmental building that brings together several key departments.
USAL and CSIC
Cancer Research Center
The Cancer Research Center (CIC), founded in 2000 by the CSIC and the University of Salamanca, is a reference in oncology research in Spain and Europe.
The CIC focuses on the study of the tumorigenic process at basic, translational and clinical levels, and seeks to develop innovative antitumor therapies while fostering collaboration with other centers and the biopharmaceutical industry. Its lines of research include cell cycle, signaling in cancer, molecular pharmacology, and the structural biology of cancer, among others.
In addition, the CIC also trains personnel specialized in molecular, translational and clinical oncology, thus supporting progress in the understanding and treatment of cancer.
USAL and CSIC
Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics
The Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG) is a joint research center shared by the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the University of Salamanca.
Its objective is to study the regulatory mechanisms of cellular functions and their integration in the context of the genome through advanced methodological approaches in cellular, molecular and genomic biology. His research is divided into three lines: morphogenesis and cell polarity, genome dynamics and epigenetics, and gene regulation and cell differentiation.
USAL
Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León
The Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), founded in 1998, researches the nervous system and its pathologies, focusing on basic and applied science to understand the brain and develop therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
With a multidisciplinary approach that integrates medicine, biology, psychology and pharmacology, INCYL promotes innovative projects and encourages academic training through postgraduate and outreach programs.
The building is equipped with the advanced technology necessary to carry out cutting-edge neuroscience research, making a significant contribution to scientific progress and social welfare.