{"id":6522,"date":"2022-07-21T15:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T13:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerca.cat\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:26:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cerca.cat\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our mission is to ensure CERCA centres develop successfully, promote synergies and strategic cooperation, improve the positioning, visibility and impact of research and facilitate dialogue with public and private agents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Strengthening cooperation and scientific exchanges with the best centres and universities in the world, fostering interdisciplinary research, transversal programmes, the mobility of researchers and the recruiting and retaining of talent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Increasing and facilitating knowledge transfer to the business sector and society, providing support, advice and impetus for the creation of start-ups.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Raising visibility of the research results to promote the involvement and commitment of society.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Facilitating and promoting joint policies in research management, strategic training, gender equality and the development of the CERCA system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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President<\/h4>

N\u00faria Montserrat Pulido<\/strong>
Minister for Research and Universities
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Vice Presidency<\/h4>

Marta Sanz i Sol\u00e9<\/strong>
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Trustee Secretary<\/h4>

Teresa Sanchis Estruch<\/strong>
Director General for Research at the Ministry of Research and Universities
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Members<\/h4>

Maria Galindo Garc\u00eda-Delgado<\/strong>
Secretary of Digital Policies at the Ministry of Business and Labour.
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Antoni Plas\u00e8ncia Taradach<\/strong>
Director General for Health and Innovation, representing the Ministry of Health.
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Javier Selva S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>
Director General for the Transfer and Knowledge Society at the Ministry of Research and Universities.
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Sandra Ru\u00edz Peralta<\/strong>
Director General for Econony and Digital Society at the Ministry of Business and Labour.
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Aleix Cubells Barcel\u00f3<\/strong>
Director General for European Funds and State Aids at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
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Josep Usall Rodi\u00e9<\/strong>
Director of the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), representing the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
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Marc Darder Sol\u00e9<\/strong>
Head of the Technical Office at the Ministry of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition.
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Josep Llad\u00f3s i Canet<\/strong>
Director of the Computer Vision Center (CVC) and President of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER).
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Francesc Posas i Garriga<\/strong>
Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and member of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER).
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Joan X. Comella<\/strong>
Director de l’Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de D\u00e9u (IRSJD) and member of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER).
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Teresa Sanchis Estruch<\/strong>
Director General for Research at the Ministry of Research and Universities.<\/em><\/p>

Jos\u00e9 Llad\u00f3s i Canet<\/strong>
Director of the Computer Vision Center (CVC) and President of the Catalan Association of Research Centres (ACER)<\/em><\/p>

Laia Pellej\u00e0<\/strong>
Director of the Instituci\u00f3 dels Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA Institute)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The CERCA Institute vice president is appointed for four years, which can be renewed for further four-year terms.<\/p>

According to the statutes, the vice president\u2019s functions are:<\/p>

a) To exercise the scientific representation of the CERCA Institute in all fields and in national and international scientific forums.<\/p>

b) To exercise the functions of the presidency of the Scientific Advisory Board<\/p>

c) To propose initiatives to the Board of Trustees and make recommendations for the promotion of science.<\/p>

d) Those functions delegated or commissioned by the Board of Trustees, within legal limits, to improve the visibility and scientific promotion of the Generalitat de Catalunya research centres.<\/p>

The position is currently occupied by mathematician Marta Sanz Sol\u00e9<\/strong>, professor emeritus at the University of Barcelona..<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The actions of the CERCA ombudsperson are aimed at ensuring compliance with the CERCA Code of Conduct, preventing irregularities in the CERCA system and providing young researchers with a framework to generate trust in compliance with rules<\/p>

Cases may be brought to the ombudsperson regarding disagreements among researchers, conflicts and questions of integrity, scientific malpractice and non-compliance with the CERCA Code of Conduct.<\/p>

In each CERCA centre, when cases are considered to require further investigation, free of conflict of interest, such cases may be referred to the CERCA ombudsperson, who must act under the principle of neutrality between all parties involved. This includes cases involving centre management or several CERCA centres and also particularly serious cases. However, the CERCA centre\u2019s ombudsperson must first review the case and issue a preliminary report.<\/p>

The CERCA ombudsperson should refrain from stepping in when other bodies or institutions are already acting on the same issue. They must also avoid acting if the facts are subject to judicial investigation.<\/p>

Any natural person who works at a CERCA centre, centre managers and third parties who may be involved in a matter related to the activity of a CERCA centre may ask for the ombudsperson to intervene.<\/p>

Office of the CERCA Ombudsperson: ombudsperson@cerca.cat<\/a><\/p>

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The Scientific Advisory Board is made up of 5 to 15 internationally renowned researchers, appointed by the Board of Trustees, representing the three scientific areas of the European Research Council (ERC). Their appointment lasts for four years, after which time they are eligible for re-election for further 4-year periods.<\/p>

The president of the Scientific Advisory Board is the vice president of the Board of Trustees.<\/p>

Among their functions are:<\/p>