Spanish Astrobiology Center

Astrobiology Center (Centro de Astrobiología)

Founder(s)	Juan Pérez-Mercader
Established	19 November 1999
Mission	Astrobiology research
Focus	Origin of life
Director	Víctor Parro García
Owner	INTA-CSIC
Location	Madrid , Spain
Website	cab.inta-csic.es/en/

Spanish Astrobiology Center (Spanish: Centro de Astrobiología (CAB)) is a state-run institute in Spain dedicated to astrobiology research, and it is part of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) as well as the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).^[1] It was created in 1999 and it is affiliated with NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Its main objective is "understanding life as a consequence of the evolution of the matter and energy in the Universe."^[2]