CNIC: Achieving Research Excellence Through Collaboration El CNIC: investigación de excelencia basada en la colaboración

The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) represents a new model of cardiovascular research, in which emphasis is placed on close collaboration between basic and clinical researchers, both nationally and internationally, and on creating a network of relations with clinical institutions that will enable acquired knowledge to be efficiently transformed into real health benefits for society. Despite its relatively short history, the CNIC, thanks to the collaborations established with partner institutions, has demonstrated leadership and singular excellence in several key areas of research, training and discovering of future talents which has recently been recognized by the ‘‘Severo Ochoa Centers of Excellence Program’’. 1. Excellence in research, achieved by conducting and promoting high-quality and high-profile basic, clinical, and population research in the cardiovascular area. The CNIC ensures research excellence through the evaluation and analysis of all its scientific activities by an external committee, the scientific advisory board, composed of 13 senior figures from some of the most prestigious international research institutions. The scientific advisory board ensures that high-quality criteria are applied to the unbiased critical evaluation of CNIC results, scientific programs and production, and training policies. 2. Efficient translational medicine, achieved by promoting the translation of knowledge from basic research to patient care and public health in collaboration with Spain’s National Health System and scientific societies, as well as by conducting translational research with potential application in the phar-