The USC Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS) works with the objective of conducting basic research of proven quality and achieving advances in the prevention, understanding and treatment of chronic disease. To fulfill this mission, CIMUS has provided itself with a strategic plan among whose ten priorities it is worth highlighting the provision of high-level research laboratories, the implementation of a quality system and an efficient management system, acting as an engine for integration of biomedical research in Galicia - especially fostering interaction with centers such as IDIS and Hospital de Santiago - and internationalization.