The Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba - IMIBIC, located in Cordoba, southern Spain, is a research health institute that brings together scientific research and medical practice, with the aim of speeding up the translation of research results into clinical practice and the development of new therapies. It is jointly owned by the University of Cordoba and the Reina Sofia University Hospital, and accredited within the framework of health centres of excellence recognised by the Spanish National Institute of Health Carlos III.