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.
IGTP welcomed a delegation of research organisations, universities and innovation stakeholders from Türkiye as part of a health-focused technical mission to Spain. The visit provided an opportunity to share expertise, explore potential collaborations and strengthen connections for future European research projects.
An article published in the International Journal of Epidemiology presents this European resource, which brings together 24 cohorts from eight countries and multinational studies, with data from more than 20 million participants.
The Germans Trias Glaucoma Unit has become the first in Catalonia to achieve the highest level of GlauCCare accreditation, recognising its excellence in the care of people with glaucoma. Alongside specialised care, the unit collaborates with the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) on research and innovation projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
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.
The project, led by INCLIVA with the participation of IGTP and IIS La Fe, has received funding from the Fundación Ramón Areces' PINERA Rare Diseases Research Program. It builds on research conducted within DM1-Hub, Spain's first clinical registry for DM1.
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.
The first evidence that night work and chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing long COVID comes from a new study led by ISGlobal, a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), through the GCATlGenomes for Life cohort.
