IMPPC Fundación Institut de Medicina Predictiva i Personalitzada del Càncer
Our Project / Faq
The purpose of this introduction is to explain the context the project and the reasons for its creation in this area of Spain and its objectives as a center for pioneering research. For those with further questions about our project, please contact us on info@imppc.org.
The IMPPC Project
The IMPPC is a new organization that is in the process of setting up its new headquarters in close proximity to a major hospital complex, a university teaching center, and a recently established research institute. It is based in an area of intense economic and political activity focusing on the establishment of the Bioregion of Catalonia. It is part of a cluster of new biological and medical research centers of excellence, which are already putting Catalonia on the world map for research.
As a center for Predictive and Personalized Medicine, the IMPPC is a new concept in research institute. It aims to lead the change from the current model of diagnostic and curative medicine to a new model of preemptive and tailored medicine. The achievement of this mission will require the fulfillment of short, mid-term and long-term objectives.
The IMPPC was founded in October 2006 and is in the process of preparing the building dedicated to basic and translational research on the genetics and epigenetics of cancer. The institute will provide state of the art services to facilitate this research and will be a center of reference for genetic data of cancer in Catalonia. The new building is due to open at the end of 2008. Please see our timeline for more information on the countdown towards full functioning of the IMPPC.