In accordance with the IDIVAL by-laws published in the Oficial Gazette of Cantabria of 13 January 2014, the board is the highest governing body of IDIVAL and has the highest level of representation. Among its functions are approving the budget, the action plan and the annual report of the Institute as well as appointing the directors and members of advisory bodies. In 2015, the Board was made up of the following individuals:
Composición:
Presidenta: Dª María Luisa Real Gónzález. Minister of Health of the Government of Cantabria.
Vicepresidente: D. José Carlos Gómez Sal. Dean of the University of Cantabria
Vocales:
- D. Angel Pazos Carro. Assistant Dean of Research and Knowledge Transfer. University of Cantabria.
- Dª. María de la Cruz Gemma Reguera Andrés. General Secretary. Ministry of Health.
- Dª Maria Antonia Mora González. General Director of Planning and Healthcare Ministry of Health.
- D. Benigno Caviedes Altable. Manager Director of the Cantabria Health Services.
- D. Julio Pascual Gómez. Managing Director of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
- D. Javier Leon Serrano. Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology. University of Cantabria Director of the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria.
- D. Pedro José Prada Gómez. Head of the Radiation Oncology Department. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
- D. Jose Antonio Riancho Moral. Section Head at the Internal Medicine Department. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. Professor in the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry. University of Cantabria.
- D. Manuel Gómez Fleitas. Director of Innovation and General Surgery Department Physician. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. Professor in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. University of Cantabria.
- D. Javier Crespo García. Head of the Digestive Diseases Department. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. Professor in the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry. University of Cantabria.
- D. Jesús Castillo Obeso. Specialist in Family and Community Medicine. Primary Healthcare Center «José Barros» (Camargo).
- Dª. María del Carmen Fariñas Álvarez. Chief of the Infectious Diseases Service. Professor of the Department of Medicine and Surgery.
Secretario: D. Joaquin Cayón de las Cuevas. Head of the Legal Counsel Office of the Ministry of Health.