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The Catalan Association of Research Centres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Catalan Association of Research Centres (Associaci\u00f3 Catalana d’Entitats de Recerca – ACER) is an independent association of institutions with legal personality located in Catalonia which count research as their principal mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collective vocation of the associated organisations is to contribute to defining the scientific and research priorities and policies in Catalonia, and to optimise their management and implementation in their respective areas. ACER’s ultimate goal is to contribute to establishing the region as an international benchmark in scientific and technological research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the centres that form ACER have their own legal personality and function according to various business models, and their main activity is R+D. They are non-profit organisations, most with strong and close links to universities, significant participation of the Catalan government and the support of other public and private bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly willed towards excellence in all fields, the expertise of the centres belonging to ACER encompasses all fields of knowledge, including social sciences and humanities, life and health sciences, natural sciences, mathematics and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACER was established on 22 March 2003 as an initiative of the then Department of Universities, Research and Information Society of the Catalan government. The first General Assembly of the Association was held on 11 June 2003, and its official inauguration in the presence of the media took place on 22 September 2003. The association’s first President was the Hon. Mr. Andreu Mas-Colell. The positions of Vice-president and Secretary went to Mr. Sr. Josep Tarrag\u00f3 i Colomina, Director General of IRTA, and Mr. Llu\u00eds Torner, director of ICFO. In the revision of the statutes approved in June 2009, the position of Vice-president became that of President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Josep Samtier is the actual president of ACER. Former presidents were Dr. Josep Tarrag\u00f3 (2003-2009), at these days IRTA’s director, and Dr. Llu\u00eds Torner (2009-2015) director of ICFO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n



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