This is the general scientific support and advisory body to the Board of Trustees, composed of internationally recognised scientists with relevant experience in the field of health sciences where they have demonstrated a professional or scientific career track-record which closely matches the objectives of CIBERSAM. The Council will be composed of a Chairman and at least four members, selected by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Scientific Council will meet, as a minimum, once a year.

Functions of the Scientific Council External Assessor:
1. The Scientific Council External Assessor will inform and advise the Board of Trustees on the characteristics of scientific and technical research at both national and international level, with the possible repercussions on the functioning of the CIBERSAM.

2. In addition, the Scientific Council has the following functions:

• Offer advice in relation with the scientific policy guidelines and institutional relations the CIBER should follow

• Examine and inform on the Strategic Plan proposals, the Annual Scientific Report proposals and those from Annual Action Plans

• Give information on the usefulness of programmes, resources and capabilities for the aims of the Consortium

• Assess the transfer strategy for research results

• Assess the recruitment policy for scientific personnel

• Inform on the creation of research programmes

Members	Institution	Position
Jim Van Os	Universiteit Maastricht. The Netherlands.	Chairman of the External Scientific Committee
Guy Goodwin	Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.	Member
Michael Hamon	Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Paris, France.	Vice President
María Ron	Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, Londres, Reino Unido.	Secretary
Marion Leboyer	Groupe Henri Mondor-Albert Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Créteil, Paris, France.	Member