LIFEsciencesCAMPUS CAMPUS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE .

LIFEsciencesCAMPUSCAMPUS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE

www.usc.es

F.Gonzalez (USC) 18 & 19 May, Edinburgh 2

Francisco GonzalezUniversity of Santiago de Compostela

Spain

[email protected]

http://www.usc.es/


• More than 500 years-old

• Is the most relevant institution for research in Galicia (2.400.000 inhabitants)

• Over 2.000 teaching and research staff

• About 30.000 students

University of Santiago de Compostela

www.usc.es/campusvidaci/web2/


University of Santiago de Compostela


About 500 USC students per year participate in interchange programs with foreign universities.

The USC receives about 1.600 foreign students per year (34 from UK).

The USC has about 70 visiting professors every year (76 in 2010).

We have agreements (Erasmus) to accept students from Heriot-Watt Univ., Aberdeen Univ., St Andrews Univ., Stirling Univ.


6 Research Institutions – UniversitiesUniversidad de A CoruñaUniversidad de VigoCSIC CIEMATCESGA INLParque Científico de Barcelona

8 Medical and Health InstitutionsCHUSIDISCHUACINIBICCHUVIINIBIVFPGMX HVU-Rof Codina

13 Companies ESTEVEADVANCELLNANOGAPNEOKERKERAMAT MESTRELABGALCHIMIAFEUGAINDITEX ZELTIAALMIRALL FAES FARMAGRUPO SANATANDER

3 Public AdministrationsXunta de GaliciaAyuntamiento de Santiago de CompostelaConsorcio de la Ciudad de Santiago3

Campus of ExcellenceCAMPUS VIDA Consortium



Campus of ExcellenceCAMPUS VIDA

Focused on “Life Sciences”


The University of Santiago de Compostela currently offers:

48 Degrees,12 directly related to “Life Sciences” (Medicine, Pharmacy, Human Nutrition, Odontology, Optometry, Psychlogy, Biology,…)

79 Masters, 18 directly related to “Life Sciences” (Biotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Neuroscience, Biomedical research, Clinic Psychology, Odontology sciences, Public health, …)

75 PhD programs, 22 directly related to “Life Sciences” (Biotechnology Engineering, Neuroscience, Microbial biology, Food Industry, Chemical technology, Medical-surgical specialties, Molecular Medicine, …)


Campus of ExcellenceCAMPUS VIDA


International Doctorate School (17 PhD programs)

Endocrinology Drug Research and Development Molecular Medicine Neuroscience Health integral attention Biotechnology Advances in microbial and parasitic biology Gerontology Basic research applied to veterinary science Genetic, nutritional and environmental determinants of growth Medico-Surgical specialties Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology Forensic sciences and pathology Medical morphology Dentistry sciences Vision Sciences Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

International Predoctoral grant

program


University University HospitalHospital

CampusCampus


Center for Research in Center for Research in Biological Chemistry Biological Chemistry

and Molecular and Molecular Materials (CIQUS)Materials (CIQUS)

Center for Research in Center for Research in Molecular Medicine an Molecular Medicine an

Chronic Diseases Chronic Diseases (CIMUS)(CIMUS)

Center for Research in Center for Research in Information Information

Technologies (CITIUS)Technologies (CITIUS)

Center for Biomedical Center for Biomedical Research of Galicia Research of Galicia

(CEBEGA)(CEBEGA)

Emprendia BuildingEmprendia Building


Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS)

Rearch project leaders: 35Total rearchers: 160External Funding: 3.0 M€/yearThesis: 12/yearPapers JCR: 95/year


Nature Materials, J Am Chem Soc, Angewandte Chemie, …


Computational chemistry: dynamics of proton transfer reactions, dynamic in gas and condensed phases, computational chemistry.

Structural chemistry: Biomolecular NMR, Biophysical chemistry, photophysics, spectroscopy.

Biological Chemistry: sensors and interaction agents with DNA, new antibiotics, chemical sensors, metalopetides, molecular virology, combinatory chemistry, carbohidrate chemistry, nanotubes, helycoidal polimers, taxan synthesis, sensors and nanostructures, efficient reactions promoted by transition metals, reactivity and cathalysis.

New Materials: magnetism and nanotechnology, carboran coordination chemistry.

Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

(CIQUS)



Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS)

Research project leaders: 25Total researchers: 170External Funding: 4.5 M€/yearThesis: 17/yearPapers JCR: 120/year


Science, Nature Medicine, Nature Genetics, Cell MetabolismJ Clinical Invest, Nature Neurosci, PLosBiol …


Cancer: cell signaling and cancer, cell proliferation and differenciation in hipophyisis and thyroid, oncologic endocrinology, molecular oncology.

Endocrinology and nutrition: obesity, thyroid and metabolic diseases, neuroendocrinology and metabolism.

Neuroscience: experimental neurology, systems neuroscience, visual neuroscience, farmachology of protein G receptors, protein transduction, neuromorphology.

Farmacology: nanotecnology and drug delivery, membrane biology, signal transduction in farmacology.

Cardiovascular: cellular and molecular cardiology,

Genetics and functional genomics: medical genomic, translational research in cancer.

Proteomics.

Biostatistics.

Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS)



Center for Research in Information Technologies (CITIUS)

Research project leaders: 42



Artificial intelligence: intelligent systems, natural language processing

Computer engineering: computer architecture

Digital Image and Multimedia: Artificial vision, multimedia animation, virtual reality, radiology image

Systems engineering: laboratory systems, neural computation, biomedical engineering.

Center for Research in Information Technologies (CITIUS)



Center for Biomedical Research of Galicia (CEBEGA)

Biomedical Research Facility:•2.500 m2

•Laboratories: 20•Imaging: MRI, PET



Emprendia Building

Aimed to:

•Promote enterprise and business.

•Set innovative links between industry and the academy.

•Transfer technology and knowledge.



Company ActivityPexego Sistemas Informaticos SL Dairy products

Nanogap Subnmpowders SA NanotechnologyHealth in Code SA Cardiology and genomic medicine

Xestionarte Art, environment, urbanismInnolact Dairy products

Amallos Consultoria PsicometricsGlass Vivo/Mfibra Ceramic

Xenotechs Laboratorios SL Sea productsParalaxe Multimedia and Virtual Systems SL Multimedia

Enermilk SL Dairy productsDeinal Solutions Agroalimentarias SL Food control

Holistica Consultora para a Lusofonia SL LanguageTeganova Laboratorio de analisis y Control SL Chemistry

Biovia Evironmental studiesCelenis Language services


Spin-Off 2005-2010


Institute of Health Research (IDIS)(SERGAS-USC-CHUS)

Areas of Research:•Systems Biology•Cardiovascular•Endocrinology•Neurology•Oncology•Rheumatology



Institute for Biomedical Research of Vigo (INIBIV)

(SERGAS-CHUVI)

Areas of Research:•Neuroscience•Infectious and respiratory diseases. •Endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition•Cardiovascular•Genetics•Primary Care•Cancer•Immunology•Cellular and molecular Biology•Pharmacology



Institute for Biomedical Research of La Coruña (INIBIC-SERGAS-CHUAC)

Areas of research:•Bioinformátics •Cancer •Cardiovascular •Endocrinology •Hematology •Neurology •Respiratory •Nursing•Aging •Epidemiology and Public Health •Genetics•Microbiology and Parasitology •Telemedicine and Medical Informatics


http://www.inibic.es/index.html


Indicator Campus Vida 2010

Researchers 1.959R+D External Funding* 126 MEurPapers JCR* 4.265Patents* 56Thesis* 451*2007-2009 period


Campus Vida Consortium


More than 350 research groups with a wide variety of

topics

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