Governing bodies

The Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (DIBAPS) is the result of the integration in 2023 of the Hospital Clínic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), created in 1989, and the consortium August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, created in 1996. It is a nonprofit foundation with a board of governors representing the Catalan Government departments of Health and of Research and Universities, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, and Universitat de Barcelona.

As established in the statutes of the institution, “the Board of Trustees is the Foundation’s governing and administrative body. It represents and manages the Foundation, and assumes all powers and functions necessary to achieve the Foundation’s purpose". To ensure that the administration of governance of the Foundation is as agile as possible, the Board of Trustees has appointed a Delegate Committee. Among other things, the Delegate Committee will draw up the order of the day for Board of Trustee sessions, review documentation to be presented, conduct periodic monitoring of the work of management and monitor all pacts and agreements signed.

Board of Trustees

Position on Board of Trustees	Name	Position within the Institution
Chair	Olga Pané Mena Health Minister	Head of the competent department for Health
Vice-chair	Núria Montserrat Pulido Minister of Research and Universities	Head of the competent department for Research
2nd Vice-chair	Josep Maria Campistol i Plana	CEO, Hospital Clínic Barcelona (HCB)
3rd Vice-chair	Joan Guàrdia i Olmos	Rector, University of Barcelona (UB)
Member	Raquel Sánchez Valle	HCB medical director
Member	Antonio Plasencia Director General for Research and Innovation in Health	1 person designated by the Health Department
Member	Teresa Sanchis Estruch Director General for Research, Ministry of Research and Universities	1 person designated by the Research Department
Member	Francesc Balaguer	1 internal representative, appointed by the Governing Council, proposed by the Hospital Clínic Facultative Board from among its members with recognised prestige in the field of research
Member	Núria Mas i Canal Economist specialising in the health sector	1 external representative with links to the field of economics, appointed by the Governing Council, proposed by the Directorate-General
Member	Jordi García i Fernández UB Vice-rector for Research	1 person designated by the rector of the UB
Non-trustee secretary	Maria Jesús Jiménez i Hernández	Head of the Legal and Administrative Department, Health Ministry

Delegate Committee

Position on the Delegate Committee	Name	Position within the Institution
Chair	Teresa Sanchis Estruch	Trustee designated by the Head of the competent department for research
Vice-chair	Antonio Plasencia	Trustee designated by the Head of the Health Department
Member	Josep Maria Campistol i Plana	Trustee Director General HCB
Member	Raquel Sánchez Valle	Trustee Medical Director HCB
Member	Jordi García Fernández	Trustee designated by the Rector of the UB
Member with voice but no vote	Francesc Balaguer	Trustee appointed by the Governing Council, proposed by the Facultative Board from among its members with recognised prestige in the field of research
Attending with voice but no vote	Susana Puig Sardà	IDIBAPS Director and HCB Director of Research
Attending with voice but no vote	David Badia	IDIBAPS Manager
Non-trustee secretary	Maria Jesús Jiménez	Head of the Legal and Administrative Department, Health Ministry

Scientific Advisory Board

Name	Position
José López-Barneo	President of the SAB Physiologist and international expert in oxygen detection mechanisms and neurodegeneration. Founder and former director of the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville.
Trine Bartholdy	Chief Business Officer at the BioInnovation Institute, expert in innovation, strategic development, and knowledge transfer.
Christine Durinx	Co-director of VIB (Belgium), a leading figure in bioinformatics, biomedical data, and the integration of artificial intelligence in the life sciences.
Ramon Gomis	Endocrinologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Barcelona, former director of IDIBAPS, and expert in diabetes, obesity, and metabolism.
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg	Director of the Central Institute of Mental Health (Mannheim) and a leader in neuroimaging and risk mechanisms in psychiatric disorders.
Teresa Palomero	Professor at Columbia University and expert in T-cell leukemias and lymphomas, a pioneer in the use of genomic tools for hematological tumors.
Antoni Ribas	Professor at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and a key figure in cancer immunotherapy and the development of advanced cell therapies.
Hester den Ruijter	Professor at UMC Utrecht, specializing in cardiovascular diseases in women and biomarkers for early diagnosis.
Elisenda de la Torre	President of the Catalan Rheumatology League, a leading patient advocate, and a specialist in patient participation and health policy.
Antonio Vidal-Puig	Professor at the University of Cambridge and a leader in research on obesity, metabolism, and lipotoxicity.
Fiona Wood	A pioneer in plastic surgery and burn treatment, co-creator of spray-on skin therapy, and one of the most internationally renowned surgeons.
Jessica Zucman-Rossi	A world-renowned expert in liver cancer genomics and director of the Cordeliers Research Center (Paris).