Alejandro Aguilera, CNIO maintenance chief, was dismissed on Thursday by contractor Eiffage. He managed warehouses sealed by police in a corruption probe. Technical director Javier de Dios remains in his post.
Alejandro Aguilera, head of Eiffage's maintenance contract with Spain's National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), was dismissed on Thursday, as reported by elDiario.es. As contract manager, he oversaw "secret" warehouses sealed by police late March amid a probe into an alleged corruption scheme linked to former manager Juan Arroyo.
These segregated facilities, unknown to most staff, held construction materials mostly for external works, per investigation sources. A July 2025 complaint to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office by a former senior official details "self-requests" for supplies with 150-420% markups, minor contracts to skirt limits, and simulated services. Eiffage Energía, starting CNIO services in 2020, states it has received no UDEF or prosecutorial requests and is ready to cooperate.
The dismissal aligns with nine Gedosol workers' contracts ending, a firm under scrutiny, bringing recent exits to 20 per CSIF union. CSIF demands an urgent Science Ministry meeting over centre paralysis. Staff gathered at CNIO gates this morning to protest and seek clarity, opposing essential personnel departures. The ministry under Diana Morant has not commented.
