12/03/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Innovation

An IGTP-led innovation project aims to improve detection and monitoring of chronic kidney disease with a non-invasive diagnostic tool

On the occasion of World Kidney Day, held every year on 12 March, the IGTP, in collaboration with the Nephrology Department of the Hospital Germans Trias and the spin-off Debios Diagnostics, is promoting the PROMORFI project, a translational innovation initiative aimed at improving the detection and monitoring of chronic kidney disease through new non-invasive diagnostic tools and new models of clinical care.

10/03/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Conferences, Innovation, Projects

IGTP takes part in the innovation ecosystem of the Mobile World Congress 2026

IGTP took part in the 2026 edition of MWC and 4YFN with professionals and spin-offs from the institute, showcasing projects in health innovation and strengthening its role in connecting biomedical research with companies, investors and institutions to advance technologies with potential clinical and societal impact.

25/02/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Conferences

The Germans Trias rare disease symposium promotes coordinated work between the laboratory and the clinic

The symposium has become a key event for sharing knowledge and experiences around these conditions.

26/02/2025 - Outreach, Success Stories

Researchers from IGTP bring science to schools and inspire future generations

In this year’s edition of #científiques, fourteen researchers from IGTP have shared their expertise in various schools and secondary schools across Catalonia, offering students a first-hand and inspiring insight into their work in biomedical research.

20/02/2025 - Research

A new study analyses how mRNA changes during the progression of atherosclerosis

Researchers from IDIBELL and IGTP have studied variations in mRNA length during the progression of atherosclerosis in a mouse model. The results could help identify new biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets.

02/12/2024 - Research

A new biomarker helps detect kidney fibrosis in transplant patients without invasive procedures

Measuring the levels of vitronectin in urine could improve the detection of kidney fibrosis, according to scientists from the IGTP and HUGTiP.

24/09/2024 - Research

The study of immune cells helps improve monitoring of rejection risk in kidney transplants

Researchers from IGTP have analysed the regulatory B cells of patients who have undergone a kidney transplant, evaluating their potential as predictive markers of organ damage and rejection risk. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, highlights the importance of studying the immune system in these cases and proposes new tools for clinical practice.

08/03/2024 - Institutional, Outreach

Celebrating International Women's Day: the voice of our professionals

To commemorate International Women's Day, we asked four questions to researchers from various profiles at IGTP and professionals from different research support areas. The aim is to understand the difficulties they have faced as women in their professional field and to gain insight into their perspectives on the future.

23/03/2021 - Research

Biomaterial scaffolds containing extracellular vesicles from stem cells to control and promote heart muscle repair after heart attack

Scientists of the ICREC group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research institute (IGTP) continue to refine their technology for repairing cardiac tissue after a heart attack.  In a paper published in Bioactive Materials they present their latest work in which they use implanted scaffolds containing no cells, but extracellular vesicles that promote the repair of myocardium damaged in a heart attack.

07/08/2018 - Research

An IGTP paper in the top 100 most read papers of Scientific Reports

A paper published by the IGTP Kidney-affecting Research Group (REMAR) is in the top 100 most read cellular biology papers in Scientific Reports in 2017.  The journal published around one thousand articles on cellular biology last year, making the ranking especially remarkable for this paper on which Dr Francesc Borràs is co-corresponding author.  The paper is ranked at 54.