CERCA Institute
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya | |
CERCA Headquarters. Transmediteranea building | |
| Abbreviation | CERCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 16 June 2010 |
| Type | Foundation (nonprofit) |
| Headquarters | Via Laietana, 2. 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia 41°22′55.28″N 2°10′53.63″E / 41.3820222°N 2.1815639°E |
Region | Catalonia |
Director | Laia Pellejà i Puxeu |
Parent organization | Departament de Recerca i Universitats |
| Website | http://cerca.cat/en/ |
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA; English: Research Centers of Catalonia) is the corporative denomination of a group of centers of excellence based in Catalonia, Spain, called CERCA Centers, and the institution that coordinates them, called CERCA or I-CERCA.
Its fundamental aim is to secure the development of the Catalan research centers system; favoring and maximizing the synergies, the coordination among the centers and the strategic cooperation; improving the positioning, the visibility and the impact of the research carried out by these centers and facilitating its interlocution with the different public and private agents. CERCA's character is multidisciplinary and includes 40 research centers mainly based in the area of Barcelona.