IGTP is appointed as ‘EATRIS Expert Centre’

EATRIS, the European infrastructure for translational medicine, has appointed 7 Expert Centres, to provide high value added services historically offered by EATRIS Coordination and Support. Those expert services that are complementary to the existing laboratory research services offered by EATRIS institutions cover crucial areas such as innovation management, regulatory strategy, translational feasibility, and early health technology assessment. With 7 newly appointed Expert Centres, EATRIS will continue serving Europe's translational research efforts and growing demand for expert services.

IGTP receives the visit of Cristóbal Belda, director of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III

The visit of the director of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) -a public body attached to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, responsible for the promotion, coordination and funding of health research- at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) was an opportunity to gain direct insight into the latest advances and research while addressing strategic issues.

IGTP premieres the podcast ‘Un bri de ciència’

In the first episode, "La tuberculosi: la pandèmia dels pobres" (Tuberculosis: the pandemic of the poor), researcher José Domínguez explains the basics of the disease and the current situation of research. This podcast is a way for the centre to reach a wide audience, thanks to a short and dynamic storytelling format.

Germans Trias discovers a biomarker to predict whether tuberculosis infection will lead to active disease

The discovery, published in the journal Pathogens, paves the way for accelerating the design of efficient vaccines and treatments against the disease.

Nine IGTP researchers participated in the 5th Edition of #100tífiques

The #100tífiques 2023 event was held with the participation of 573 women researchers. They gave simultaneous talks during the morning to around 40,000 students aged 11 to 13 across 505 Catalan schools. The purpose of the event is to encourage children to pursue scientific and technical careers while fostering a community of shared interests between academics and industry professionals. Nine scientists working at the Germans Trias i Pujol Institute (IGTP) took part in the event.

The Can Ruti Working Group Women in Science (WiS) looks back on 5 years of activity and forward to the future of gender perspective and intersectionality in science

To celebrate the Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February the Can Ruti Working Group Women in Science (WiS) today held its 5^th symposium focussed on Integrating Intersectionality and Gender Perspective in Research, hosted by the IGTP.

European Commission’s drive to launch a medical device created in the Hospital and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of the acute ischaemic stroke

The care and treatment provided to people who suffer an ischemic stroke can improve thanks to a technology developed in Catalonia. This is the purpose of Time is Brain (TiB), a start-up that arose from a scientific project carried out by the Hospital and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), which has just received an investment by the European Union of almost 6 million euros in order for the hospitals to count on a pioneering device to manage acute ischaemic stroke.

About thirty healthcare and research professionals from institutions belonging to the Can Ruti Campus, among the world’s most renowned scientists

Antoni Bayés, Pere Joan Cardona, Magí Farré, Miquel Àngel Gassull, Manel Puig-Domingo, Manuel Perucho and Jordi Barretina, all past and present members of IGTP staff together with nearly twenty other affiliated researchers and medical staff from Can Ruti Campus institutions -many affiliated to the IGTP- are included in Elsevier's Scopus list, composed of the 200,000 most renowned researchers worldwide.

A scientific project led by Beatriz Mothe receives the Young Researchers Award from the AstraZeneca Foundation

• The project aims to contribute to the design of more universal therapies for COVID-19 with efficacy in more vulnerable groups, such as people with immunosuppression
• The awards are an initiative to promote the development and consolidation of young scientific talent in Spain

Open doors morning for the second year of baccalaureate students of the Col·legi Cultural de Badalona

Yesterday morning, a group of second year of scientific baccalaureate students of the Col·legi Cultural de Badalona visited the IGTP. They had the opportunity to see the facilities and learn about basic research pratices.