At the IGTP TODAY
A project led by Federico Fondelli, researcher at the IGTP, has been selected in the 2026 CaixaImpulse Health Innovation call promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The project will receive €49,000 to advance the development of a new cell therapy strategy aimed at specifically restoring the immune system's tolerance to myelin in people with multiple sclerosis.
The CMCiB, strategic project of IGTP, continues to strengthen its capacity to support biomedical research with the opening of a new rodent housing facility and the upgrading of part of its animal housing systems. This initiative increases the centre's capacity to support researchers, strengthens safety and biocontainment, improves animal welfare and provides more efficient working environments for health research projects.
To mark World Mental Health Day, the IGTP and HUGTiP podcast 'Un bri de ciència' releases its twelfth episode, featuring psychiatrist Jorge Cuevas. The conversation explores mental health, stigma and the importance of professional support, alongside research at Germans Trias into new models of psychiatric care.
Six leading institutions are joining forces across healthcare, research, education and innovation to create one of southern Europe's strongest cancer ecosystems. The new Consorci Oncològic Integral Nord Catalunya aims to achieve European certification as a Comprehensive Cancer Consortium and join the European network of excellence in oncology.
IGTP has published its 2025 Annual Report, which brings together the Institute's activities, key indicators and main achievements during a particularly significant year, marked by the celebration of its 30th anniversary.
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.
The 3rd Innomed Awards brought together professionals from research, healthcare, entrepreneurship and investment, with the presentation of the 15 projects taking part in the new edition of GrowInn and recognition for the seven projects with the greatest potential.
IGTP has concluded a new cycle of visits to its laboratories as a part of La Marató "Visita la Recerca" program. More than fifty people had the opportunity to explore the biomedical research carried out at the institute through talks, workshops, and guided tours of the laboratories and facilities.
IGTP has presented the PATH Advanced Therapies Program (Program of Advanced Therapies) at an event held on 14 May in the auditorium of Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol.
The event, held at CMCiB, brought together institutional representatives, the scientific community and healthcare professionals at the Can Ruti Campus, including the president of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa. The gathering highlighted the institute's trajectory and its role within the Catalan research system.
