AIBILI - Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image is a private non-profit organisation, founded in 1989, established to support technology transfer to industry.

AIBILI is a Research Technology Organisation (RTO) in the Health Market dedicated to help the development of new products for health imaging, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

AIBILI is certified by ISO 9001 since 2004. Clinical Trials are performed in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetic Studies are also developed in compliance with the OCDE Principles of Good Laboratory Practice.

AIBILI has the following Centres:

• Centre for Clinical Trials (CEC)
• Centre for Bioavailability Studies (CEB)
• Centre of New Technologies for Medicine (CNTM)
• Coimbra Coordinating Centre for Clinical Research (4C)

Other Units:

• Coimbra Ophthalmology Reading Centre (CORC)
• Health Technology Assessment Unit (HTA)
• Pharmacovigilance Unit of the Centre Region (UFC)

The Administrative Services (SA) as well as the Quality Management (UGQ) and the Technology Transfer (UTT) are supporting units.

AIBILI is located in the Health Campus of Coimbra University since 1994 and has 15.296 sq. feet with state-of-the-art equipment. Regarding human resources AIBILI has 7 investigators, 12 technicians, 5 study coordinators and 3 administrative full time staff.

Also collaborate regularly with AIBILI 49 investigators, 5 technicians for diagnostic procedures and 7 nurses. We have, therefore, a total of active 56 researchers.

AIBILI Members

Honourary Members:

• FLAD - Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento
• Prof. Doutor Manuel Porto
• Prof. Doutor Veiga Simão
• Universidade de Coimbra

Founding Members:

• Departamento de Farmacologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
• Hemoportugal, Lda.
• INETI - Instituto Nacional Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, I.P.
• Instituto de Química Fisiológica – Laboratório de Radioisótopos da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
• José Cotta, S.A.
• Laboratórios Químicos - Farm. Chibret, Lda.
• Oftalder - Produtos Farmacêuticos, S.A.
• OM Pharma, S.A.
• Prof. Doutor José Cunha-Vaz
• Serviço de Biofísica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra
• Serviço de Dermatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
• SUCH - Serviço de Utilização Comum dos Hospitais

Sponsor Members:

• Alcon Portugal - Prod. e Equip. Oftalmológicos, Lda.
• BIAL - Portela & Cª., S.A.
• Centro de Oftalmologia da Universidade de Coimbra
• Laboratórios Pfizer, Lda.
• Medotec - Dist. Medicamentos, Lda.
• Novartis Farma, S.A. – Ophthalmics

Contacts

Azinhaga Sta. Comba, Celas
3000-548 Coimbra
Portugal

Geographical coordinates:
40º 13' 06,24" N
8º 24' 54,83" O

Telephone: +351 239 480100

Fax: +351 239 480117

E-mail: aibili@aibili.pt