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A foundation from the public sector
1. Profile and presentation
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Who we are
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The Research Center for Neurologic Diseases (CIEN, for its acronym in Spanish) Foundation was established on Decem- ber 27, 2002 by virtue of a resolution of the Council of Min- isters. It is defined as a non-profit public sector Foundation, with State-wide scope and competence. Currently, it de- pends on the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the Carlos III Institute of Health.
Among its founding objectives are supporting, promoting and coordinating re- search in neurological diseases, especially neurodegenerative disorders. It also highlights its unifying and coordinating role of leading Spanish research groups in this field.
The CIEN Foundation is based at the Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, whose construction was called the Alzheimer Project. Once the Alzheimer Center was built, it was divided into a residence for healthcare and follow-up of the pa- tients and an Alzheimer Project Research Unit of the (UIPA, for its acronym in Span- ish), whose main project is the Vallecas Project.
Collaboration with the Queen Sofia foundation
Since its establishment, the CIEN Foundation manages and coordinates the Alzheimer Project Research Unit (UIPA), created by the Queen Sofia Foundation and located in the Alzheimer Center that bears her name.
