"Working at CMCiB has been a great surprise and a source of great pride for me. At the end of my working career I am in an environment close to my brother's background in veterinary sciences, despite having spent my career in a very different field. I have no words to describe what it means to be able to be in contact with cutting-edge medical research and to contribute with my knowledge in Quality Assurance, in order to help the center carry out preclinical studies under high quality standards and accreditations"

Anna Accensi, Quality Assurance officer, CMCiB-IGTP

“CMCiB has opened its doors to us, providing all possible facilities to develop our activities and always adapting in the best way to our requests. Thanks to this collaboration, we can facilitate the access to training with our technology to all Europe.

The whole team is very kind and charming!”

Carolina Alemany-Botelho, Clinical and R&D Engineer Histosonics Inc., USA

"For me, the CMCiB means tenacity and perseverance. It is a project that took shape 25 years ago when I started my work on this campus, and seeing it come true has been a challenge and a great added value for both my work and for all professionals who need our services and are now reaping the fruits of these collective efforts.

The CMCiB for me also represents a very important achievement in terms of Reduce, Refine and Replace the use of laboratory animals, to whom I am deeply grateful"

Rosa Ampudia, Head of Biocontainment Facility, CMCiB-IGTP

"CMCiB has been our key partner for testing injectable medical devices in animal models. The veterinarians have collaborated closely with us to ensure efficient use of time and resources while prioritizing animal welfare."

Biomedical Electronics Research Group (BERG), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

"As general surgeon at the Germans Trias Hospital, for me the CMCIB has meant:

- Being able to help colleagues from other specialties carry out their research projects (nephrologists, immunologists,...)

- Being able to help Resident Internal Surgeons perform experimental surgery for their PhD

- Be able to carry out my own projects and minimally invasive surgery courses

All of this in state-of-the-art facilities, with fantastic material and highly qualified staff always ready to help and facilitate each procedure. Without a doubt, being able to enjoy this center within the Can Ruti Campus is a great privilege that we could not do without today!"

Dr Lidia Blay, General surgeon, specialist in breast pathology and breast cancer, Germans Trias Hospital

"The CMCiB has become a tool to turn the medicine of the future into a reality by merging the disciplines of operational management, quality and animal welfare at the service of the most cutting-edge research. This has only been possible with the efforts of a great team"

Sara Capdevila, Technical Director, CMCiB-IGTP

"CMCiB is a fun place to work while you can research and learn from great medical professionals who work for the benefit of humans"

Annabel Costa, Head of Administration, CMCiB

"The fact that the CMCiB has a facility with biological containment level 3 allowed us to work on projects that undoubtedly helped improve and preserve the health of the population during the COVID-19 emergency. It was a great personal and professional challenge for the entire team with excellent results"

Jorge Díaz Pedroza, Head of Biosafety Level 3 Facility, CMCiB-IGTP

"Comparative Medicine will open new pathways for innovation and research"

Carles Esquerré, Managing Director IGTP

"CMCIB is a turning point for translational research"

Dr Julia García Prado, Scientific Director IGTP

"Five years of the CMCiB cutting-edge bioimage resources, expertise, and excellence have enabled the Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology research group to advance its unwavering commitment to innovation and to pioneer preclinical research in stroke"

Dr Teresa Gasull, Group Leader Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Group, IGTP

"CMCiB has grown to be a highly specialized tech-transfer tool in the public research and health systems which deserves a spotlight in the biomedical and medtech sectors. Being part of a team who strives to enable pioneering research & innovation for therapies and procedures designed to improve people's health could not be a better reward"

Dr Míriam Gironès, Director Business Development, CMCiB-IGTP

"CMCiB is an important collaborator, an excellence centre that provides the capacity of carrying out regenerative medicine studies in its advanced surgical facilities and bioimaging techniques, both for national or international studies, counting with the constant support of its professional team of experts"

Dr Mario Marotta, Area Manager of Regenerative Medicine, Health & Biomedicine department, Leitat Technological Center

“Having access to CMCiB's infrastructure and services has been essential to complete with success the preclinical evaluation of the gene therapy we have developed with two Friedreich Ataxia models”

Dr Antoni Matilla, Head of the Neurogenetics Research Unit, Director of the Neurogenetics Laboratory, IGTP, and co-founder Biointaxis