QS Instituto de Investigación e Innovación, S.L.U. (iQS) makes a catalog of services available to research professionals within the Quirónsalud Group. These services are intended to promote research and innovation within the Group. The services will be provided free of charge to researchers who meet the following requirements and commitments.

To access the Quirónsalud Researcher Support Services (the "Services"), applicants must have a contractual relationship with one of the hospitals/centers of the Group, either through an employment contract or a commercial agreement (freelancers and medical corporations).

In addition, the projects/studies for which the services are requested must have the necessary approvals from the Ethics Committee and the AEMPS, where applicable.

By accepting the "Terms of Use for Quirónsalud Researcher Support Services," the researcher REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS that:

  1. they have a contractual relationship with one of the hospitals of the Quirónsalud Group;
  2. they have obtained the necessary approvals to carry out the project/study for which the Services are requested; and
  3. they commit to:
  • Remain affiliated with Quirónsalud, as part of the team of research professionals collaborating with Quirónsalud, for a period of two (2) years from the date of the request for the Services, regardless of the expiration date of the contract signed with any of the entities of the Quirónsalud Group.
  • Allow and authorize Quirónsalud and any other entity belonging to the same Hospital Group to publish their professional data—including their image, publications, working hours, and team members—in brochures, publications, websites, blogs, and other platforms that Quirónsalud deems appropriate for disseminating the results of the project/study for which the Services are requested.
  • Include the name of Quirónsalud as a collaborator in all external communications related to the project/study for which the Services are requested.
  • Produce at least one publication in a JCR-indexed journal with the results of the project/study for which the Services are requested, within two years from the date of the request.
  • Indicate their affiliation with the relevant Quirónsalud Group Hospital in all communications, publications, brochures, etc., resulting from the project/study for which the Services are requested. Additionally, they must affiliate all articles, reviews, and scientific communications resulting from the project/study for which the Services are requested with the correct name of the Quirónsalud Group Hospital to which they are assigned, in accordance with Quirónsalud’s publication affiliation policy.

In case of non-compliance with the "Terms of Use for Quirónsalud Researcher Support Services," iQS shall be entitled to claim from the researcher an amount corresponding to the cost of the Services as compensation for damages resulting from the breach of the obligations established herein. The following indicative fees are set for the calculation of the cost of the Services:

  • Medical writing service: €0.03/word for orthotypographic corrections and style revisions; €0.85/word for translations.
  • Methodological and statistical support service: €120/hour of work.
  • Scientific documentation service: €1/article.