Fundació Irsicaixa

The Mission and Objectives of the irsicaixa Foundation

The irsiCaixa Foundation is a leading institution in biomedical investigation. Its main objectives are advocating, inspiring and spreading science in health and epidemiology, especially in the field of AIDS and its causing agent HIV.

To accomplish these foreseen objectives irsiCaixa will perform the following activities:

1. Developing scientific procedures on AIDS research, including molecular and cellular biology in their basic and applied fields.

2. Conceding grants, scholarships, work studies and other economic aids to conceive research projects in the confines previously cited.

3. Promoting, organizing and supporting seminars, relevant events and lectures with regard to AIDS.

4. Cooperating with other scientific bodies in developing actions in the investigations of AIDS.

5. Collecting and managing funds in accordance to its stated principles.

6. Organizing activities related to what the foundation deems to be adequate to its objectives.