National Center for Oncological Research / Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)

The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre is a public institution of excellence committed to research, diagnosis and treatment for cancer.

The CNIO currently houses 22 Research Groups, organised in 7 Scientific Programmes, plus 5 Clinical Research Unit(s) that work closely with several hospitals. These scientific groups are supported by 19 Core Units that provide state-of-the-art facilities and technical expertise. The CNIO also has an Experimental Therapeutics Programme leader in academic drug discovery.

Goal:
CNIO goal is to develop new and more effective approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. Apart from scientists widely regarded as among the world’s best, we are also positioned to take advantage of a pharmaceutical discovery program.