Page 13 - Annual Report 2018

1. PROFILE AND PRESENTATION

(CIIIEN) held in Santiago de Compostela. A refe- of research in Alzheimer's and other neurodegene-
rence meeting in this area of study that counted, rative diseases.
one more year, with the presence of H.M. Queen
Sofia. The development of these projects has been possi-
ble thanks to the support of society and those who
Throughout 2018, the prominence of the “Vallecas support the work of the CIEN Foundation. From the
Project”, our most ambitious initiative launched in volunteers of the "Vallecas Project", a key piece for
2011, which seeks to identify markers for the early de- the development of cognitive studies and to whom
tection of Alzheimer's disease has continued. In 2018, we pay tribute to celebrating the "Vallecas Project"
the “Vallecas Project” has been one of the research Volunteer’s Day, to the new "Friends of the CIEN
lines that has grown the most. We have started the Foundation", anonymous donors who support neu-
eighth follow-up visit of volunteers and have laun- rodegenerative disease research. In 2018, we also
ched the Cognitive Impairment Diagnostic Unit with started the “Yo recuerdo” (I remember) campaign,
the aim of making a diagnostic approach in patients a call to increase the visibility of Alzheimer's disease
with suspected dementia. Applied research that res- and raise funds for research.
ponds to the needs of patients and their relatives.
Moreover, we have begun to make physical activity Also fulfilling our commitment towards the promotion
records to the cohort of volunteers of the "Vallecas and training of young talent, during 2018 we have
Project" using accelerometers. In this way we have a formalized a new agreement with the Youth Em-
new set of data that allow us to improve our kno- ployment Operational Program of the Council of
wledge of people at-risk of developing Alzheimer's Youth and Sports Education of the Region of Madrid
disease. for the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in
R+D+i. A collaboration through which we promote
These advances and the promising results of the pro- the interest of young people in scientific research,
ject have led us, thanks to the help of the Queen and we awaken their vocations to contribute new
Sofia Foundation, to the implementation of a ideas and points of view.
second phase of the study aimed at the detection
of individuals at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's And talking about talent, I cannot finish without prai-
disease. sing the effort and dedication shown by those who
make up the CIEN Foundation, involved in increa-
For its part, the CIEN Foundation Tissue Bank also sing the knowledge of Alzheimer's disease with the
continues to grow in number of samples, renown aim of improving people's lives. Among all, we are
and visibility. In 2018, registration number 900 was re- taking small steps towards the future.
ached, a milestone achieved thanks to the genero-
sity and awareness of our donors. In order to expand
the knowledge of the scientific and medical com-
munity, the CIEN Foundation Tissue Bank organized
for the first time, together with the Tissue Bank from
the Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León, a
Symposium on Neurological Tissue Banking. The suc-
cess of the meeting held in Salamanca is a sign of
the important role that biobanks play in the progress

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