{"id":5253,"date":"2017-02-17T12:14:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T11:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intalent.udc.es\/?p=5253&lang=en"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:20:51","slug":"jaime-rodriguez-gonzalez-coordinator-of-the-cica-inibic-group-growing-together-through-collaboration-is-our-main-defining-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intalent.udc.gal\/en\/jaime-rodriguez-gonzalez-coordinator-of-the-cica-inibic-group-growing-together-through-collaboration-is-our-main-defining-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaime Rodr\u00edguez Gonz\u00e1lez, Coordinator of the CICA-INIBIC group: \u201cgrowing together through collaboration is our main defining value\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CICA-INIBIC strategic grouping comes from the merger of a research centre and institute, the scientific research centre (CICA) and the Institute of Biomedical Research A Coru\u00f1a (INIBIC).<\/a><\/h4>\n

CICA, made up of research groups from the field of chemistry and biology at the UDC, aims to drive progress in both basic and applied R&D excellence, optimizing the institution\u2019s scientific resources, strengthening the University\u2019s research capacity and improving the transfer of results to society.<\/h4>\n

INIBIC, made up of University Hospital Complex research groups from the University of A Coru\u00f1a and the Area of Primary Care A Coru\u00f1a, aims to create a stable collaborative framework, integrating basic and clinical research in Biomedicine, enabling more effective knowledge transfer to society from scientific advancements obtained in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease.<\/h4>\n

We spoke to Jaime Rodr\u00edguez, coordinator of the CICA-INIBIC group, to find out about the origin of the group and what action it will be undertaking in the coming years.<\/h4>\n

The group is formed by 23 research groups and 337 researchers. It is defined as a \u201cmultidisciplinary and collaborative environment focused on efficiently responding to biomedical, technological and environmental challenges through research, training and transfer of integral solutions which generate scientific, economic and social value\u201d.<\/p>\n

The main reason for the merger between the two centres is the identification of synergies and the complementary nature of the CICA and INIBIC research groups. Along these lines Jaime Rodr\u00edguez states that \u201cCICA offers cross-cutting capabilities to the INIBIC research groups paving the way for more complete, more competitive and more global projects\u201d.<\/p>\n


\nWhen asked about the main lines of action<\/strong> he would highlight about the group and those which are the most attractive for researchers, Jaime Rodr\u00edguez was in no doubt:<\/p>\n

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Promotion of collaborative research between different areas of research which complement each other and create synergies<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The grouping organizes both formal (workshops\/conferences\/scientific meetings) and informal meetings (CICA-INIBIC after-work) which promote knowledge, collaboration and mobility of researchers among different research groups.<\/p>\n

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Promotion of internationalization and excellence in research<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The grouping finances periods spent abroad by researchers and strives to generate networks for collaboration.<\/p>\n

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The generation of an environment of well-being for researchers<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The grouping works to promote gender equality and a healthy work\/life balance. Jaime Rodr\u00edguez explains some of the scoring criteria for the calls released each year with this aim \u201cwe give additional points for those researchers with children of less than 1 year old\u201d. Another example of this type of actions is the work\/life balance voucher, for the allocation of extra resources during periods of maternity and paternity leave.<\/p>\n\n\t\t