Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga_IBIMA

The Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA) is a Health Research Institute created in July 2010. IBIMA is a cutting-edge center and excellence in biomedicine, being a multidisciplinary research space in which scientists from the University and Health field work for the improving the health of citizens and the social and economic development of the province of Málaga. IBIMA is funded as Unit of the National Platform of Biobanks and Biomodels-ISCIII (PT20/00101). Our unit is structured into the Biobank of Málaga, Animal models and 3D printing models. The Biobank of Malaga is a platform of IBIMA but it is also part of the Biobank of the Andalusian Public Health System (APHS). The APHS Biobank promote biomedical research and the protection of the rights of donor citizens of samples and / or data used in healthcare and research. Animal models offers different genetic and procedure-induced models to study psychiatric, neurological, immunological, metabolic and cardiovascular pathologies, mainly. 3D printing models is in continuous development with virtual and 3D printing models for surgical guides, training of abilities and as teaching resources.

Services

• COLLECTION OF SAMPLES OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
• COLLECTION OF SAMPLES OF GENDER DYSPHORIA
• COLLECTION OF SAMPLES OF DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY
• COLLECTION OF SAMPLES OF AUTISM AND FRAGILE
• COLLECTION OF COVID 19 SAMPLES
• PROSPECTIVE COLLECTIONS OF HOSPITAL SAMPLES
• CLINICAL TRIALS MANAGEMENT
• maLPA1 mice (LPA1 knock-out) for neurological studies
• Animal models in mice and hamsters (spontaneous models) for cardiovascular studies
• Animal models and procedures for psychiatric and addictive studies
• Mice with inducible knock-out of CB1 in pancreatic islets
• Virtual and 3D printing models for surgical guides
• 3D models for teaching, training and evaluating skills and abilities