It has the following research groups: evolutionary genetics, limnology, entomology, evolutionary ecology, plant conservation biology, marine zoology, paleontology, vertebrate ecology, bacteriology, ethology, evolutionary biology of plants, comparative neurobiology and plant biodiversity/ecophysiology. Founded in 2016, I²SysBio last institute to join the PCUV. The I²SysBio is a joint collaborative research institute involving Universitat de València and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), open to the strategic involvement of biotech companies. The I²SysBio Scientific Programs focus on research into structure, function, dynamics, evolution, and manipulation of complex biological systems. At present, cooperation and investment in R&D are the most effective tools that the entrepreneur has to face growing competition and to increase competitiveness. For this purpose, the PCUV has the collaboration of the University of Valencia, whose aims and objectives are to promote university-industry cooperation and the transference of research results: Support organizations include the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Valencia (OTRI), the Valencia University-Enterprise Foundation (ADEIT), the Centre of Professional Integration and Employment Counselling (OPAL), and the Office of European Projects (OPER), among others. The Central Service for the Support of Experimental Research (SCSIE) is a general service of technology resources whose mission is to provide centralized and comprehensive support for research carried out in the university community, businesses, and public and private institutions. The PCUV also offers the following business support services: