The team that develops IBDchip Project offers a “holistic” range of complementary skills from research, through industrial innovation to the “translational” research necessary for maximum market impact.

The project is led by the Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), based in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain), and involves top research centers and enterprises around Europe.

The three main roles gathered together to guarantee the success of the project are:

1. Knowledge providers:

The hospital and university teams who will do the background research on the SNPs and also provide the DNA samples for the retrospective and prospective studies. 

2. Knowledge users:

the SMEs who will use the knowledge generated in the project to create innovative products, like the IBDchip and the chip scanner.

3. Translational researchers:

Ethicists, economists, and work practice analysts working alongside the other stakeholders to ensure that the final project outputs will be taken up widely and make maximum impact in routine clinical practice.