Member Institutions

The Community of Practice is a network of European research centres and university departments with the focus on life sciences. See below the list of member institutions.
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University of the West of England Bristol (UWE Bristol)

Brief description:
UWE Bristol is a University Alliance university with a common mission to make the difference to our cities and regions.
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UK
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

Brief description:
UPF is a public, international and research-intensive university that, in just twenty-five years, has earned a place for itself among the best universities in Europe.
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Spain
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Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB)

Brief description:
IRB Barcelona is a world-class research centre devoted to understanding fundamental questions about human health and disease.
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Spain
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Instituto de Technologia Quimica y Biologica Antonio Xavier

Brief description:
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier is a scientific research and advanced training institute of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
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Portugal
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Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Pompeu Fabra University (IBE-UPF)

Brief description:
The Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) was formally founded in July 2008, as a joint Institute of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Its general mission is to promote knowledge and research excellence in evolutionary biology.
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Spain
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Institute for Health Science Research Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP)

Brief description:
The Institute for Health Science Research Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is a public research centre in the Autonomous region of Catalonia in Northern Spain dedicated to increasing scientific knowledge and transferring it to improve the care and lives of patients.
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Spain
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Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)

Brief description:
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) conducts excellent interdisciplinary research at the frontiers of engineering and life sciences in order to generate new knowledge by putting together fields like nanomedicine, biophysics, biotechnology, tissue engineering and the applications of health information technology.
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Spain
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Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL)

Brief description:
IDIBELL is a research center in biomedicine participated by l'Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge and l'Hospital de Viladecans from the Catalan Health Institute, the Institut Catala d'Oncologia, Universitat de Barcelona and Ajuntament de l'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
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Spain
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Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD), Spain

Brief description:
The CABD was created in 2003 as the first Developmental Biology Institute in Spain. In 2017 the Department of Gene Regulation and Morphogenesis received a Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence award for the 2017-2021 period. The centre is jointly funded by the Spanish Research Council CSIC, the Andalusian Regional Government Junta de Andalucia, and the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO) in Seville. The building and its equipment were acquired with EU funds. The emphasis is made on Developmental Biology to take advantage of the strong Spanish school that has spread around the world. The Centre now houses young and dynamic groups working on mouse, zebra fish, Xenopus, Drosophila and Caenorhabditis development. The CABD also houses groups studying control of cell cycle in yeast, regulation of gene expression in bacteria and oxidative stress.
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Spain
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Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)

Brief description:
The Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) is a biomedical research institution focusing on translational research and precision medicine. BIH is dedicated to improving the prediction in progressive diseases and developing advanced therapies for unmet medical needs in order to improve patients’ health and quality of life.
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Germany
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Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timișoara (USAMVBT)

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Romania
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Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, M.P. (CSIC)

Brief description:
The mission of the Spanish National Research Council is the promotion, coordination, development and dissemination of scientific and technological multidisciplinary research, in order to contribute to the progress of knowledge and economic, social and cultural development; as well as to the training of human resources dedicated to research, and the advice to public and private entities in these fields.
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Spain