The research unit at Institut Guttmann is in charge of optimizing the generation and transfer of knowledge in the area of neurorehabilitation on the basis of systematized care delivery and accurate methods.

The clinical and transfer research potential of Institut Guttmann is based, on one hand, on a big enough case body for its workers to maintain and develop their degree of expertise, guaranteeing security, quality and efficiency of care and, on the other hand, it is based on a systematic use of an accurate and ethical work model based on scientific evidence and a careful control over the scientific method.

Thus, care itself automatically becomes a case of continuous clinical research that stimulates the generation of new knowledge at the same time it promotes permanent improvement of the quality of the care delivered by the hospital.

Furthermore, it promotes specialized training of practitioners in the area of neurorehabilitation and of technologies applicable to disability at the same time it develops knowledge about techniques and experiences for the benefit of both health and quality of life of people with a severe acquired neurological disorder.