February 28th, 2014

HOUSING COMPANIES IN A RESEARCH

CENTER:

THE CIPF EXPERIENCE

Óscar David SánchezCentro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe

1. The CIPF2. Housing companies at the CIPF

1. Motivation2. Approach3. Goals

THE CENTER

• Private non-for-profit foundation– Attached to the Regional Ministry of Health of

Valencia• Basic and translational Biomedical research

– Genes, targets, molecular and cellular processes– Nanomedicine, regenerative medicine and

computational medicine (-omics and biomedical imaging)

– Translational: cancer, rare diseases, metabolic diseases, aging and cognitive and functional declining

– Scientific and technological expertise applied to: agrofood, environment, cosmetics…

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES

•Developing new diagnostic and therapeutio aproach for high prevalence/impact diseases

Advanced Therapies

•Using genomic data to gain insight in the processes by which the genotype shapes the phenotype, with particular interests in the study of disease mechanisms

Computational Genomics

•Investigating at the molecular and cellular levels the mechanisms underlying the essential cellular processes and their changes in human pathologies

Molecular Mechanisms

•Advancing in the biological and clinical knowledge of the RD, promoting research on diagnostic tests, biomarkers and therapies in the context of genomics and personalized medicine

Rare and Genetic Diseases

•Basic and translational research on cognitive, motor, sleep and circadian rhythms alterations in different pathological situations

NeurologicalImpairment

RESULTS

• ≈ 100 research projects/year

• ≈ 100 international publications/year

• Growing patent portfolio

• 3 spin-off companies

THE FACT

Hey! You’re a research center!

You’re not a technology park!

Why are you housing companies?

THE QUESTION

What does a (new) biotech company need?

1. Money2. A good team

3. Sound science4. Technology

OUR APPROACH

We offer to companies what we offer to (our) research

labs1. Lab space and equipment

2. Access to technological services and expertise

3. Collaborative environment with research groups

THE MODEL

Collaboration Agreement• Monthly fee depending on what

the company is using• Technological and scientific

infrastructure as a service• If a company needs something,

they ask for it and they get it

THE OFFER

• Office and lab space• Scientific equipment

• Technological services: animal facilities, cytomics, screening,

genomics and genetics, confocal and electron microscopy,

proteomics, NMR, GMP facilities…• Participation in research and

innovation projects

OUR GOALS

• Put together early stage spin-off/start-up with big/leading

companies• Aligned with the CIPF research

mission• Make technology transfer happen:

– CIPF Company – Company + CIPF Market

THANKS!