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.
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The CARE Annual Meeting reviews the program’s cancer research activity and sets priorities for the months ahead
The III CARE Annual Meeting, held on 5 December at BCIN, brought together the cancer research community of the Can Ruti Campus for a day focused on scientific dialogue, interdisciplinarity and future strategy.
New study maps the landscape of KRAS mutations and targeted therapies in colorectal cancer
A team of researchers from IGTP and ICO has studied alterations in the KRAS gene in colorectal cancer by combining genomic analyses with a systematic review of targeted compounds and clinical trials. Their findings, published in the journal npj Precision Oncology, provide and updated overview to guide future advances in this cancer's treatment.
Students from Badalona discover research at the Can Ruti Campus during Science Week
Nearly two hundred baccalaureate and vocational training students have taken part in a new edition of the activity "Open House: get to know the Can Ruti Campus up close", once again consolidating the campus's commitment to scientific outreach and to fostering vocations among young people.
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New study expands and optimises 3D models to investigate colorectal cancer
The study provides a comprehensive analysis of 3D techniques to generate multicellular tumor spheroids of colorectal cancer.
IGTP offers PhD opportunities under the INPhINIT incoming 2025 call by Fundación "la Caixa"
Fundación "la Caixa" is offering 30 fellowships to researchers of all nationalities who wish to pursue official PhD studies in STEM disciplines at research centres and centres of excellence in Spain and Portugal. IGTP is open to hosting students under this program, who will have the opportunity to join one of IGTP's research groups and carry out their PhD research in their area of interest.
Can Ruti welcomes students from Badalona for the Science Week
Nearly 200 baccalaureate and vocational training students from the Badalona institutes visited the centres at the Can Ruti Campus. The event "Open House, get to know the Can Ruti Campus up close", organised by the Badalona Education Service and IGTP, in coordination with other institutions on the Campus, has become a flagship initiative of the Science Week.
ICS 2024 Career Achievement Award and Best Research Poster at the 15th ICS Conference, focused on respiratory diseases
Advanced therapies and precision medicine, artificial intelligence applied to respiratory diseases, the importance of networking, or the challenges of social care and ageing in the field of research were some of the topics discussed during the 15th edition. The ICS Research Awards were also presented during the event, with the majority being awarded to female researchers this year.
Translational Program in Cancer Research II Workshop: A hub for research and collaboration
The second CARE Workshop, held on 9-10 October, brought together more than 70 researchers from across the cancer research community at the Can Ruti Biomedical Campus for two days of scientific exchange. The event served as a platform for sharing the current cancer research being developed on the Campus and fostering stronger connections among researchers.
The IGTP presents CARE Translational Program in Cancer Research
CARE, the Translational Program in Cancer Research is the first transversal program promoted by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), and it aims to become a bridge for researchers in the field of cancer who want to bring basic and clinical research together, so that the knowledge and the tools generated in the laboratory can benefit the patient.
