Biomedical research in Spain: the patient's point of view Autores/as Bernat Soria Resumen There is a clear gap between Spains economic ranking and its position among other European countries, both in general research and in biomedicine. Biomedicine in particular is and will be, without a doubt, the premier science in the 21st century, initiating the most changes and leading to the most significant discoveries. It is therefore essential that the knowledge gained reaches clinical practice and is converted into efficient therapies. In order to reduce this gap, the Spanish government has set forth a series of initiatives that support biomedical research and development, and which encompass institutes, universities, and private companies. These initiatives, grouped under the Ingenio 2010 plan, promote the policies of the Ministry of Health and Consumer production. Together with the Carlos III Health Institute and the Network of Biomedical Research Centers (CIBER), it will allow the rapid growth of R&D in Spain. The Ministers Council has also approved a series of strategic actions whose goal is to ensure that the benefits of biomedical research reach patients as quickly as possible. These actions are focused on cancer therapy, regenerative medicine, nanobiotechnology, molecular innovation, and the Virtual Library of the National Health System. Descargas Text complet (Català) Publicado 2010-01-22 Número 5-1 Sección Distinguished lectures. Ramon Margalef Award for Ecology 2012 Licencia This work is subject, unless the contrary is indicated in the text, the photographs or in other illustrations, to an Attribution —Non-Commercial— No Derivative Works 3.0 Creative Commons License, the full text of which can be consulted at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/. You are free to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work provided that the author is credited and reuse of the material is restricted to non-commercial purposes only and that no derivative works are created from the original material.