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Rafael Simó Canonge

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Diabetes and Metabolism
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Rafael Simó Canonge

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Diabetes and Metabolism
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Projects

Clinical development of RetSit@, a first-in-class neuroprotective drug to treat Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy

IP: Rafael Simó Canonge
Collaborators: Olga Simó Servat, Marta Garrido Marin, Miguel Angel Zapata Victori
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 602031
Reference: CPP2023-010602
Duration: 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027

Ministerio de Ciencia

TBC

IP: Rafael Simó Canonge
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 111758
Reference: PREP2022-000737
Duration: 01/03/2024 - 29/02/2028

Ministerio de Ciencia

Beca VHIR PhD

IP: Josep A Villena Delgado
Collaborators: Laia Perez Lasarte, Rafael Simó Canonge, Laura Hidalgo Corbacho, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH
Funding: 69188.74
Reference: VPHD/LAURA_H
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2026

Incorporació personal suport al grup Diabetis i metabolisme

IP: Rafael Simó Canonge
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 76000
Reference: SLT028/23/000272
Duration: 01/08/2023 - 31/12/2025

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