The Madrid Regional Goverment celebrated the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies -IMDEAs-, on February 25. Created in 2007, the seven IMDEAs develop cutting-edge science and technology with the aim of generating knowledge to transform society. Overall they have attracted more than 62 million euros thanks from nearly 2,000 R&D projects.

The Regional Minister of Education, Universities and Science -and Government Spokesman-, Enrique Ossorio, participated in the commemorative ceremony of the anniversary of these institutes that took place at the Real Casa de Correos, headquarters of the Presidency of the Madrid Regional Government. The research centers are a reference in science and innovation worldwide thanks to collaborations with companies such as: Airbus, Microsoft, Google, Boeing, Acciona, Telefónica or Abengoa.

IMDEAs gathers more than 900 researchers, 50% of whom have obtained their PhDs at international centers and around 40% come from other countries. More than 300 doctoral theses have been read at these centers and their professionals have published some 5,000 articles in international journals.