The Bioethics Commission of the University of Barcelona (CBUB) has the purpose of evaluating the research projects and activities of UB researchers that may require it, to discuss and analyze the ethical problems raised by scientific research, and to promote training in bioethics and integrity in the investigation of doctorate investigators and researchers in training. 

If the research directly involves people, material of human origin, or their data, it must respect the internationally recognized human rights, and the principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, as reflected in the Code of Integrity in Research of the University of Barcelona, and following the guidelines of the European Code of Conduct for Integrity in Research.

When activities of this type are carried out, the research staff involved is responsible for requesting and obtaining the favorable report of the Bioethics Commission of the University of Barcelona (CBUB). In addition, at a legal level, according to Law 14/2007 of July 3^rd on Biomedical Research published in the BOE-A-2007-12945, the favorable report of the ethics committee of the center where the project is to be carried out is a legally established requirement to initiate any research in human beings, with biological samples of human origin and with their data.