Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

Foster and develop applied multidisciplinary research at the cutting edge of knowledge in the biomedical field to create new and improved health and well-being technologies, processes and systems, attending the needs of society.

We will achieve this by promoting and supporting high quality, cross-disciplinary research and innovative knowledge initiatives related to health and well-being technologies and through encouraging collaboration with the best research institutions, hospitals, industrialists and stakeholder organisations throughout the globe. 

Vision

Be globally recognized as an internationally research centre of excellence for innovation, cross-disciplinary research and scholarship in health and well-being technologies, processes and systems.

Values

Student and researcher-centeredness: We support the teaching, learning, academic success, personal growth, and well-being of our researchers and all students.

Integrity: We strive to be transparent, respectful, honest, and accountable to ourselves and others; integrity fosters trust and trust builds the bonds of community.

Community: We actively work to create a caring, compassionate, healthy, and safe environment that enables all community members to thrive.

Diversity and Inclusion: We build and maintain a community and culture that celebrates and values diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.  CREB UPC Diversity Statement.

Collaboration: We are committed to creative, flexible, and generous ways of building bridges, working together, and communicating openly.

Innovation: We engage in creative risk-taking to build a more agile organization that in turn affects transformative change at the CREB UPC, and in the world.