The External Scientific Committee is an advisory or consulting body which safeguards the scientific quality of the Institute and advises the Scientific Directorate and Board of Directors. It is an independent body with decision-making autonomy.

Carlos Diéguez González
Professor of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela.

Magi Farré Albaladejo
Professor of Pharmacology, Director of the Phase I Clinical Trials Unit, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona.

Mariano Esteban Rodríguez
Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, National Centre for Biotechnology (CSIC).

Pablo Lapunzina Badía
Coordinator of the Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics (INGEMM) of the La Paz University Hospital Research Institute (IdiPaz) and Scientific Director of the CIBER-ER.

Rafael Bañares Cañizares
Chief of the Gastroenterology Department at the Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital.

Teresa Giráldez Fernández
Full Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of La Laguna.

Eva M. Carmona Porquera
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care.Mayo Clinic.