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ORGANIZATION

Ciber Organizational Structure And Technical Office

The CIBERobn is a networking cooperative structure consisting of 35 groups located
Structure and
in some of the most important research centres in Spain. These groups are divided
Objectives
into eight Research Programmes in which projects are carried out. Through multidis-

ciplinary work, we are able to pool our efforts, optimize resources and take maximum

advantage of generated knowledge to transfer it to clinical practice and, ultimately, to
offer it to patients and to society as a whole.

Specific goals of CIBERobn consist of:

• Conducting joint research, development and innovation programmes in obesity

and nutrition

• Contributing to solving healthcare issues relating to this field

• Promoting participation in national research activities, especially those included

in the European Framework Programmes for R&D&I

• Favoring the transfer of the results of research processes to society in general
and to the productive sector in particular

• Fomenting the dissemination of activities and training of researchers in the field

of Obesity and Nutrition Physiopathology

As defined in the Articles of Association, governance and administration of CIBERobn
Organization
shall be the responsibility of the following authorities: the Board of Trustees and its
Permanent Commission and the management authorities represented by the Steering

Committee, the Scientific Director and General Management.

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