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The until now director of the ISCIII, Joaquín Arenas, considers that with this change the continuity of the team is maintained and a stage in the Institute that has lasted more than 15 years is closed for him, the last nine as deputy director general of Evaluation and Promotion of Research, an activity that he combined for 4 years with the general subdirectorate of Research Networks and Centers until his appointment as general director of the Institute in February 2012.

The researcher from the Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada, Mr. Salvador Arias Santiago has been awarded in the 2012 Salud Investiga Awards in the 'Young' category.

The jury of the 2012 Salud Investiga Awards has issued its opinion on the research projects and professional scientific paths that have been deserving of these awards, recognition of the work of the groups and professionals of the Andalusian Public Health System who, with their work and daily effort, contribute to the development of R + D + i in Health in the Andalusian autonomous community. The distinctions are for an international cooperation project, public health in Primary Care, a research on lupus and three scientific trajectories.

Andalusia begins a multicenter trial to manufacture and implant artificial corneas in patients with severe ulcers for whom there is currently no effective therapeutic alternative. This project, the first of its kind in Spain, began to be developed this February, once authorization from the Spanish Medicines Agency had been received. Five Andalusian hospitals, the University of Granada and the Regional Blood Transfusion Center and the Tissue Bank of Granada-Almería participate in the study, which is coordinated by the San Cecilio Hospital.

The Carlos III Health Institute will finance this year 736 new research projects for an amount close to 68 million euros, as resolved in the 2012 call for grants, which this year exceeds 28 projects and reduces by almost 7 million the aid with respect to the previous call.

The next February 11, 2013 will be held an open day of the CEI-Granada. The capacity in principle is limited to about 60 people so from this page you can download the registration form to it. It must be completed and sent to the email address that appears at the end of the program.

The qualifying jury constituted in order to award the prizes provided for in the 2012 call for the “Granada Official College of Physicians Award”, once the papers presented had been read and examined, considered them worthy, after which they opening of the envelopes that accompanied them, to those indicated below: