03/06/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Innovation, Projects

AI-based voice assistant shows good usability for remote monitoring of patients affected by the digital divide

A team from the IGTP, in collaboration with the Home Hospitalisation Service (HAD) of the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital and the technology company Doole Health, has evaluated the usability of an artificial intelligence-based voice assistant for the remote clinical monitoring of patients. The results show good acceptance among both healthcare professionals and patients, including individuals with limited access to or use of digital technologies.

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.

29/01/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Conferences, Projects

The Barcelona City Council and ”la Caixa” Foundation fund a long COVID project with IGTP participation

The 2025 call for grants has funded 15 projects. One of them, led by the Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions and involving the participation of IGTP, is called SuperCAP and focuses on improving the quality of life of people affected by long COVID.

04/06/2025 - Campus Can Ruti, Innovation, Projects

IGTP involved in three European innovation projects receiving over 12 million euros in funding

The IGTP, through the INEDIT group, is involved in three major European projects committed to health innovation, with over €12 million in funding.

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.

18/01/2024 - Projects

Four IGTP projects financed with 1.7 million euros by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has received funding to develop four projects as part of the "Public-Private Collaboration Projects" call by the State Research Agency of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, amounting to a total of €1,706,019.92.

14/06/2023 - Innovation, Projects, Research, Success Stories

Two IGTP groups lead a European analysis to understand key factors for digitalisation in practice environments

The research groups in Nursing Care (NURECARE) and Innovation, Health Economics and Digital Transformation (INEDIT) from the IGTP are leading the publication of the first report on the key factors for introducing digital technologies in professional nursing practice environments. Through this effort, professionals from the Germans Trias Hospital are participating for the first time in the design of a comprehensive analysis of the required changes, while also offering recommendations to ensure the success of any initiative aimed at incorporating these technologies into hospitals.

30/11/2022 - Innovation

Reformulating clinical internships: an innovative teaching approach at IGTP

The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Germans Trias Hospital participate in the HEAL project, which is funded through the Erasmus+ programme. HEAL is an ambitious project aimed at reformulating the way clinical internships currently take place in hospitals.

28/04/2022 - Innovation

On the Erasmus+ program and digitalization in learning

The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Germans Trias Hospital have taken part for the first time in the Erasmus+ Programme with an ambitious project aimed at digitalizing student stays at the centre. The 4D Digitalisation of Learning Project aims to design mobile technology that improves learning for students taking a nursing degree an improve the communication between the healthcare centre and the university to enrich the student experience.