Clinical Research Support Unit (USIC)

The Clinical Research Support Unit (USIC) at IRBLleida is located on the ground floor of the Biomedicine II building at IRBLleida.

It is a specialised area whose main objectives are to support the clinical research groups at IRBLleida, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital and Santa Maria University Hospital in the promotion and development of quality clinical research, providing full or partial technical-methodological support for the project. This support may include:

Providing advice to research groups on the design of their own studies.

Coordinating the clinical trial: from the initial submission of documentation to the completion of the study, both administratively and in the care setting.

Helping to ensure that clinical studies are carried out in compliance with the Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (GCPN) in research.

It is a functional unit made up of 7 professionals: 3 nurses, 1 laboratory technician, 1 biologist and two pharmacists. The professionals carry out the following tasks: study coordinator, study nurse, date manager, monitor, sample processing and pharmacy. For further information, please consult the attached documentation.

Institutional Contacts / Head of Facilities

MR

Maria Ruiz MiróCoordinadora Biobanc i Serveis Científic tècnics

Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA)

Provisional Contacts

Main Contact(s) of Facility

Staff

Head of facilities

CERCA Institutes

Lleida, Spain

2004

Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA)

Owners

Centres CERCA List

Address

Link

https://www.irblleida.org/en/technical-scientific-services/clinical-research-support-unit-usic/

Quality

GCP (or BPC) Certificate

Certificate of Good Clinical Practice - AEMPS Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is a term coined in the United States that encompasses a set of rules aimed at guaranteeing the rights of subjects participating in a clinical trial, ensuring the quality of data, and avoiding errors in clinical research.

Roger CabezasUnitat de TransferènciaI-CERCA

CERCA GINYS Quality

Categorització

RIS3CAT domains & other

Domains

RIS3CAT Domains

CERCA GINYS Categories

CERCAGINYS code

GINYS-IRBLL-004

Access procedure & Fares

Access procedure

Open – Operational Rules

Availability

Official fares & Access

https://www.irblleida.org/media/upload/pdf/fp0013-rg008-rates-core-facilities-2025_1736422096.pdf

Netwoks

REGIC - Network of clinical research management entities

REGIC is the first association of clinical research management organizations created in Spain at the request of professionals, to share experiences and create a space for interaction and training in the management of healthcare R & D & I.

CERCA GINYS Networks

Institutional Quality

HRS4R

Human Resource Strategy for Researchers It supports research institutions and funding organizations in implementing the Charter and Code in their policies and practices. The implementation of the Charter and Code principles by research institutions makes them more attractive to researchers looking for a new employer or host for their research project..

Roger CabezasUnitat de TransferènciaI-CERCA

CERCA GINYS Quality

Code of Conduct CERCA

The CERCA Code of Conduct, aligned with the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, recognized by the European institutions, provides guarantees in terms of transparency, open access to data and results, industrial property management, scientific integrity and relationship with the media, among others.

Roger CabezasUnitat de TransferènciaI-CERCA

CERCA GINYS Quality

Institutional Networks

Go_HERO (Health European Research Offices)

A strategic regional alliance to strengthen biomedical research. The biomedical research institutes of the provinces of Tarragona, Girona and Lleida have a very similar nature and, therefore, in 2017 they joined forces to seek synergies in their research priorities, increase efficiency between the centers and promote their work internationally. Together with its partner universities, leading hospitals and other health centers, the Institutes aim to become European and international benchmarks.

CERCA GINYS Networks

EATRIS - EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (ESFRI)

European infrastructure for translational medicine. We pool resources and services for research communities to translate scientific discoveries into benefits for patients.

CERCA GINYS Networks

CIBERES - Respiratory Diseases

Mission: combating respiratory diseases by encouraging research excellence and translating it quickly and safely into clinical practice.

CERCA GINYS Networks

REMOA - Spanish Network of Advanced Optical Microscopy

Spanish Network of Advanced Optical Microscopy

CERCA GINYS Networks

BIOCORES - Health Facilities Directory

BioCores is a directory of basic facilities, technology platforms and scientific services currently in Spain. BioCores offers a tool to find a wide range of cutting-edge, state-of-the-art scientific services, techniques and equipment, to support both biomedical and life sciences research and the scientific community.

CERCA GINYS Networks