13/07/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Research

A pilot clinical trial led by Germans Trias provides the first clinical proof of concept for ibuprofen as an adjunctive treatment for tuberculosis

The study, published in Nature Communications, evaluates ibuprofen for the first time in patients with tuberculosis as an adjunctive therapy aimed at modulating the host inflammatory response. The results did not show an improvement in the main clinical or microbiological outcomes, but they did reveal biological changes consistent with reduced inflammation, supporting further investigation of this approach in larger, controlled trials.

01/07/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Institutional, Success Stories

19 IGTP researchers, recognised in a scientific impact ranking

A total of 19 women researchers affiliated with the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) feature in the April 2026 edition of the Ranking of Spanish Women Researchers and Women Researchers in Spain, reflectig the relevance of the research conducted both at the institute and across the Can Ruti Campus.

02/03/2026 - Outreach, Success Stories

IGTP researchers take part in the 8th edition of #científiques bringing science closer to schools

For the fourth consecutive year, researchers from IGTP are taking part in the #científiques initiative, bringing science closer to schools and creating female role models in the framework of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February).

31/12/2025 - Campus Can Ruti, Innovation, Institutional, Outreach, Research, Success Stories

IGTP in 2025: 12 selected news stories

We look back at the year's most significant news stories, showcasing the dedication and collaboration that define IGTP.

10/06/2025 - Campus Can Ruti, Research, Success Stories

Study led by IGTP reveals correlation between tuberculosis lesion transcriptomics and patients’ clinical parameters

Researchers from the Experimental Tuberculosis Unit (UTE) at the IGTP and the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital have published a study in Nature Communications in which, for the first time, the transcriptomic profile of human tuberculosis lung lesions is correlated with clinical data from the same patients.

20/03/2025 - Campus Can Ruti, Outreach

IGTP fosters interest in science among young students at a science workshop fair in Badalona

Researchers from IGTP took part in the third edition of "Ciència al carrer: Fira d'ESO amb mirada STEAM", a science outreach event that gathered around 600 students from 14 schools and secondary schools outside the Espai Betúlia in Badalona.

17/03/2025 - Projects, Research, Success Stories

The European project SMA-TB concludes with significant advances in tuberculosis treatment

The SMA-TB project, an initiative coordinated by the Experimental Tuberculosis Unit (UTE) at IGTP and funded by the European Commission's H2020 programme, has reached its conclusion after five years of research aimed at improving tuberculosis treatments.

30/09/2024 - Campus Can Ruti, Outreach, Success Stories

Notable presence of IGTP researchers at European Researchers' Night

Several researchers from IGTP took part in this year's European Researchers' Night in Barcelona. They shared their passion for science through talks and led participants of a workshop via a board game into the midst of a tuberculosis epidemic.

30/04/2024 - Campus Can Ruti, Outreach, Success Stories

IGTP brings science closer to primary school students in Badalona

Researchers from IGTP have taken part in the 2nd Street Science Fair of ESO with a STEAM focus, Together with students from eight secondary schools and other research centres and companies, they have showed scientific concepts to fifth-grade students in Badalona through various workshops.

25/03/2024 - Campus Can Ruti, Research

Screening high-risk groups for tuberculosis in low-incidence countries: a cost-effective strategy

A study led by researchers from IGTP, in collaboration with health economics experts from Can Ruti, UPF, and Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, offers new recommendations for optimising tuberculosis screening programmes in low-incidence countries. Published in the journal Eurosurveillance, this work reviews various studies to determine if these programmes targeting higher-risk groups are economically effective.