Aibili

AIBILI - Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image is a Research Technology Organisation in the health area dedicated to the development and clinical research of new products for medical therapy and diagnostic imaging. It is a private non-profit organisation, founded in 1989, established to support translational research and technology transfer in the health area. AIBILI has been officially recognized in 2017 by the Government of Portugal as an Interface Centre of the National Technology Network. This recognition identifies AIBILI as the technology transfer centre in the health area acting as the facilitating partner between scientific institutions, enterprises and industry in order to bring novel products to the market. AIBILI is ISO 9001 certified for the following activities: performance of clinical studies planning, coordination, monitoring of clinical research activities health technology assessment grading of eye exams research and development in new technologies for medicine in the areas of imaging, optics and photobiology preclinical studies of new molecules with potential medical use data centre activities Clinical trials are performed in accordance with ICH Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), European and national applicable legislations and regulations. AIBILI is located at the Health Campus of Coimbra University since 1994 and has its own building with 15.296 sq. feet and state-of-the-art equipment. Regarding human resources it has a permanent staff of 45 including medical doctors, researchers, engineers, pharmacologists, technicians, trial and project managers, regulatory affairs, trial coordinators and administrative personnel. Another 60 individuals collaborate regularly on a part-time basis involved mainly in research activities. AIBILI is organized in Research Centres and Organizational Units. The Research Centres are: EVICR.net Coordinating Centre Coimbra Coordinating Centre for Clinical Research (4C) Clinical Trial Centre (CEC) Centre for New Technologies in Medicine (CNTM) Coimbra Ophthalmology Reading Centre (CORC) Centre for Health Technology Assessment and Drug Research (CHAD) Organizational Units are the Administrative Services (SA), the Quality Management Unit (UGQ), the Translational Research and Technology Transfer Unit (UTT), the Information Technology Unit (IT) and the Data Centre (DC). AIBILI also provides Data Centre services by the Information Technology Unit (IT) and 4C. In summary, the main goals of AIBILI are translational research and innovation converting basic research knowledge into practical applications in order to promote human health and wellbeing.