The Carlos III Health Institute (Spanish: Instituto de Salud Carlos III; ISCIII) is a Spanish public health research institute. Legally, it is constituted as an Organismo Público de Investigación, a type of quasi-autonomous entity under Spanish law. Since 2011 it has reported to the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. It was founded in 1986 to promote research in biomedicine and health sciences and to develop and provide scientific and technical guidance for the Spanish National Health System and the benefit of society in general.
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