The Marine Research Centre (CIM) of the University of Vigo is recognized as one of Galicia’s Centers of Excellent Research (CIGUS), supported by the regional government (Xunta de Galicia). CIM is a leading interdisciplinary hub dedicated to aquatic and marine sciences. Comprising more than 230 researchers, CIM focuses on four core areas: aquaculture and sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, climate change impacts, and marine renewable energy. The mission of the UVIGO-CIM is to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources through the generation and transfer of knowledge based on science, technology and innovation. This is mainly performed through the signing of R&D&I contracts, the creation of technology-based companies, besides providing consultancy and training services for external entities, bring a reference partner for the marine productive sector. It has an important capacity to attract external R&D&I resources through research projects and actions awarded in competitive regional, national and international calls, as well as through collaborations with companies. In the period 2024-2025, it gathered a total of approx. 6 M€ of funds for R&D&I projects in international calls.
The UVIGO-CIM is distributed among the university campus of Vigo and Ourense. Its cutting-edge infrastructures includes the Toralla Marine Sciences Station (ECIMAT). ECIMAT has unique facilities that are part of the European Research Infrastructure EMBRC-ERIC. It offers state-of-the-art facilities and specialised services for marine science such as: marine research laboratories for aquaculture and global change studies, off-shore and floating mesocosm facilities, technological platforms for marine and oceanography research, supply of marine biological resources and culturing of model organisms, access to coastal ecosystems with research vessels, or processing and analysis of water samples, sediments and marine organisms. All these services enable to conduct high-quality research resulting in more than 3000 services provided every year, both internally and externally, and in the execution of more than 50 transnational access provided within previous projects. The research services provided by the ECIMAT are complemented also by a new oceanographic hybrid vessel and the experimental raft deployed in the Ria de Aldan equipped with sensors and a weather station that allows to address global challenges such ocean sustainability and energy transition. Combined with UVIGO-CIM’s strong track record in international competitive funding and service provision, this positions the Centre as an attractive partner for Horizon Europe collaborative projects.
Areas of activity
Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration RegulationHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02: Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions in the land-sea connectionHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resourcesHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sitesHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05: Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean
Representatives
European Projects Manager, EMBRC-Spain representative
ECIMAT (CIM-UVigo), part of EMBRC-ERIC, delivers marine research facilities and expertise in ecology, climate change and blue biotech
Completing the consortia
Offering Expertise to Consortias
Design - setting the project scope
Consortium/Coordinator seeks Partners
Ideation - identifying the project idea
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05: Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-03: Standardising and supporting climate services to serve climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02: Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions in the land-sea connection
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation
Author
European Projects Manager, EMBRC-Spain representative at Marine Research Centre of the University of Vigo
UVIGO-CIM is a marine research hub supporting EU Missions on Oceans and Climate, with EMBRC facilities and strong HE experience.
Completing the consortia
Offering Expertise to Consortias
Design - setting the project scope
Consortium/Coordinator seeks Partners
Ideation - identifying the project idea
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05: Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-03: Standardising and supporting climate services to serve climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02: Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions in the land-sea connection
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation
Author
European Projects Manager, EMBRC-Spain representative at Marine Research Centre of the University of Vigo
UVIGO-CIM is a marine research hub supporting EU Missions on Oceans and Climate, with EMBRC facilities and strong HE experience
Offering Expertise to Consortias
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation
Author
European Projects Manager, EMBRC-Spain representative at Marine Research Centre of the University of Vigo