Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable

Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE) is Uruguay’s leading public research institute in the life sciences under the Ministry of Education and Culture. Founded on a strong tradition of excellence in fundamental research, IIBCE's objectives are: the creation of new knowledge in biological sciences, the training of new generations of researchers, and outreach.

The Institute conducts cutting-edge research across neuroscience, genetics and molecular biology, microbiology, ecology, and related interdisciplinary fields, with a strong emphasis on neuroscience and brain health, biotechnology, and microbiology.

IBCE created over time state-of-the-art technological platforms and provides high-level services, training researchers at undergraduate, postgraduate, and postdoctoral levels, as well as technicians, while actively engaging in science-based policy advice and international cooperation.

With a long-standing commitment to open science, South–South, North–South collaboration, and capacity building, IIBCE plays a strategic role in national and regional research ecosystems.

IIBCE has extensive experience in international projects, researcher and students´ mobility, and knowledge transfer, contributing to gender equity in science, innovation, health, education, and sustainable development agendas aligned with European and global priorities.