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The Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence accreditation awards one million euros funding per year over four years

The Spanish National Prizes for Research, created in 1982, are the most important awards in Spain in the area of scientific research.

Scientists at the CNIC and CSIC have shown that elevated activity of proteins regulated by nitric oxide (NO) causes the aortic disease seen in Marfan Syndrome patients

• ·         The Pro CNIC Foundation prolongs its commitment until 2028, with the excellent cardiovascular research carried out at the CNIC under the management of Dr. Valentín Fuster
• ·         The innovative public-private financing formula has allowed the CNIC to reach a very high level of excellence, making it worthy of the Severo Ochoa accreditation and other international recognitions 
  
• The Pro CNIC joins together 12 of the most important companies in Spain: Acciona, Santander Bank, BBVA, Endesa, Mapfre Foundation, Mutua Madrileña Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, Repsol Foundation, Inditex, "la Caixa", Prisa and Telefónica.

This award rewards individuals and legal entities and both Spanish and foreign entities that have distinguished themselves by the merits acquired in the fields of education, science, culture, teaching and research or that have rendered outstanding services in any of these fields in Spain or internationally

• The Secretary of State for R&D+i, Carmen Vela, chaired the kickoff meeting of the new Severo Ochoa and Maria Maeztu Alliance of Excellence.
• The alliance’s target is to internationally promote and strengthen the centres and units accredited with this distinction, to give their research a higher profile.

El Consejo de la SEBBM ha reconocido la excelente calidad de las investigaciones de la investigadora del CNIC

Entrega de las acreditaciones ‘Severo Ochoa’ 2015