Organization of the
Cancer Center
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
General Council

María
Iraburu
President,
Universidad de Navarra

Paloma
Grau
Vice President from research and Sustainability,
Universidad de Navarra

Joseba
Campos
General Manager,
Clínica Universidad de Navarra

José Andrés Gómez Cantero
General Manager,
Cima Universidad de Navarra

Álvaro de Zabala
Director,
Clínica Universidad de Navarra. Madrid Location

Marta Ferrer
Dean,
School of Medicine
Universidad de Navarra
Executive Committee
Permanent Commission of the Committee

Antonio González
Director

José María Gutiérrez de Cabiedes
Chief Executive Officer

Rubén Pío
Scientific Director

Gabriel Canel
Research Manager

Mª Ángeles Soteras
Director of the Nursing Area

Clara Caruana
Project Manager

Rafael Martínez Monge
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Members of the Committee

Bruno Sangro
Vocal

Mª Dolores Lozano
Vocal

Antonio Pineda-Lucena
Vocal

Felipe Prósper
Vocal

María Rodríguez
Vocal

Javier Rodríguez
Vocal

Bruno Sangro
Vocal
Internal Scientific Committee

Jesús San Miguel
President

Rubén Pío
Scientific Director

Ana Fortuño
Secretary

Antonio González
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Juan José Lasarte
Vocal

Ignacio Melero
Vocal

Matías Ávila
Vocal

Felipe Prósper
Vocal

Antonio Pineda-Lucena
Vocal

Cristian Smerdou
Vocal

Bruno Paiva
Vocal

Luis Montuenga
Vocal

Marta Alonso
Vocal

Maite Huarte
Vocal

Mikel Hernáez
Vocal

Bruno Sangro
Vocal

Ana Patiño
Vocal

Rafael Martínez Monge
Vocal

Julián Sanz
Vocal

José Luis Pérez Gracia
Vocal

Josepmaría Argemí
Vocal

Mariano Ponz
Vocal

Eduardo Castañón
Vocal

Gabriel Canel
Vocal

José María Gutiérrez de Cabiedes
Vocal
External Scientific and Advisory Committee
It is composed of high-level scientists and professionals with complementary expertise who advise on the definition of the center's strategy and evaluate the progress of the different areas of the Cancer Center.
- Jean Charles Soria
- Ignace Vergote
- Guido Kroemer
- Josep Tabernero
- Begoña Barragán García
- Cristina Ruiz Ortega
- Cristina Garmendia Mendizábal
- Kurt Schalper
- Kenneth C. Anderson
- Vincenzo Valentini
Management units
The Research Management Office is configured as the Research Results Transfer Office. It acts as a link between the center's researchers, companies and the rest of the entities in the R&D&I system and serves as a channel for collaboration between the CCUN and the local, national and international socioeconomic environment.
Project management
The CCUN Transfer Office has extensive experience in the management of both national and international projects. It provides support to the researcher in applying for competitive funding proposals, as well as in budgeting and justification of competitive grants.
Coordinator: Lucía de Miguel
Valorization and Technology Transfer
The Valorization and Technology Transfer area helps researchers to identify possible synergies with companies, facilitating their collaboration in the form of agreements and participation in research projects.
Coordinator: Xavier Tapias
Intellectual and Industrial Property
The Intellectual and Industrial Property area provides general advice on copyright and related rights; assists in the drafting of contracts; and ensures compliance with procedures in accordance with national and international legislation.
Coordinator: Juan Carlos Etayo
This area is responsible for identifying and implementing strategic and operational improvement projects in the Cancer Center, as well as providing all the necessary support to the clinical and research areas in their management processes.
Project Manager: Clara Caruana
Secretary:
- Belén Alegre
- Laura Martorell
The Cancer Center's Communication Area elaborates and executes the internal and external communication strategy of the center: it reinforces the unity and cohesion of the CCUN's professionals through bidirectional communication channels; and makes the CCUN's projects and medical and scientific contributions visible to society.
Communications Director: Miguel García San Emeterio (mgsanemeterio@unav.es)
The Clínica Universidad de Navarra has a Quality Service, a structural and functional unit that integrates and coordinates the people and means necessary to provide clinical care of the highest quality and safety. It ensures quality throughout the hospital in order to provide the best care and obtain patient satisfaction.
The Quality Service and the Cancer Center have formed a permanent joint commission composed of the Clinic's quality director, the Cancer Center's executive director, the Cancer Center's nursing area director and a delegate from the Clinic's Quality Service. This committee ensures the integration of the Cancer Center's specific standards with the general quality standards established for the Clinic as a whole.
The Cancer Center's executive management is responsible for implementing the quality and safety objectives and improvements derived from the analysis of the Center's risks and results.
Cancer Center Quality Committee:
- Juana Labiano
- Cristina Gordo
- José María Gutiérrez de Cabiedes
- María Ángeles Soteras
- María Luisa Salinas
- María Eugenia Azanza (Ensayos Clínicos)
Secretary's Office:
- Amaia Zaratiegui
Cancer Registry:
- María Imelda Echenique
- María Ángeles Aznarez
Research Ethics
The mission of the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidad de Navarra (CEI) is to ensure compliance with ethical principles in research involving human subjects. The IRB is competent for the evaluation of research projects to be carried out in all centers dependent on the Universidad de Navarra and has been accredited by the General Directorate of Health of the Government of Navarra since 2011.
Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation
Since 1998, the Universidad de Navarra has had an Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation as an organ of obligatory consultation before using animals for experimentation or practice in all the centers of the University. The Committee is a body authorized by the Government of Navarra.