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Research Centre for Telecommunication Technologies (UVigo)​

atlanTTic drives societal progress through the generation and transfer of knowledge in the field of telecommunications technologies and digital services. It stands out for its role as a key driver of R&D&I and competitiveness, as well as for its ability to shape a leading technological and interdisciplinary hub in Galicia, supported by a strong ecosystem and a broad network of nationally and internationally recognised partners.

Interdisplinary Centre for Chemistry and Biology (UDC)​

CICA works to generate innovative knowledge capable of providing solutions to global challenges in health, food, new materials, and the environment. The centre’s scientific team applies a holistic and multidisciplinary approach through the joint work of researchers from the fields of chemistry, biology, geology, and medicine, as well as, more broadly, the experimental and health sciences.

Uvigo Marine Research Centre (Uvigo)​

CIM is positioned as a leading reference in the generation, transfer, and dissemination of knowledge on marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as in the development of a sustainable blue economy. It has a well-established track record in the study and monitoring of the effects of global warming on marine‐coastal ecosystems, marine ecotoxicology, the sustainable exploitation of marine resources, and integrated coastal zone management.

Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (USC)

CiMUS stands out for bridging basic and applied science in biomedicine. The strong commitment to translational application and knowledge transfer by the centre’s research team has already led to highly significant results. More than a dozen of the drugs developed by the centre that have reached clinical trials have become benchmarks in the fields of genomics, nanomedicine, theragnostics, and drug discovery.

Cinbio Research Centre (Uvigo)​

CINBIO is committed to research for the development of nanomaterials and biomedicine, driven by excellence, collaboration, and close alignment with the needs of society. Multidisciplinarity is its key asset for achieving innovative and applicable results, supported by a team that brings together specialists in medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science.

Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (USC)​

CiQUS has the mission of promoting the advancement of knowledge in the field of molecular sciences. Its objective is to become an international reference in interdisciplinary research to address scientific challenges at the frontier of knowledge in biological and medicinal chemistry, functional materials with technological applications, and synthetic technologies for sustainable development.

Research Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (UDC)​

CITIC promotes progress and excellence in R&D&I related to the use of ICT. It develops projects in fields such as sustainability, the design and implementation of green algorithms, the promotion of energy efficiency, and improvements in health and people’s quality of life, as well as initiatives related to the third sector (NGOs). At present, it is a reference centre in Spain in the fields of artificial intelligence and data science.

Research Centre on Intelligent Technologies (USC)​

CiTIUS is Galicia’s reference institution in the field of artificial intelligence. Its mission is to improve society through intelligent technologies, and it aspires to be recognised as an international benchmark research centre in this field, capable of delivering highly relevant scientific work with strong socio‑economic impact, as well as demonstrating a high capacity for training and attracting talent.

Cross-disciplinary Research Centre in Environmental Technologies (USC)​

CRETUS aims to become a reference research centre in the design, development, and assessment of sustainable environmental technologies. Its scientific and technical team applies an interdisciplinary and holistic approach that combines the capacities of experimental sciences, social sciences, and engineering, based on a triple perspective integrating diagnosis, technology, and impact.

Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (USC)​

IGFAE is focused on scientific and technical research in the fields of high‑energy physics, particle and nuclear physics, and related areas such as astrophysics, medical physics, and instrumentation. Since its establishment in 1999 to coordinate Spanish participation in CERN, it has become an internationally renowned research centre. It collaborates with some of the world’s leading experimental facilities, including GSI/FAIR, the Pierre Auger Observatory, and LIGO.