About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
The research group is focused on finding new molecular therapeutic targets and biomarkers based on knowledge of the biology of paediatric tumours, leukemias and hematologic diseases. The experience of the group in recent years has permitted the identification of new molecular targets that are very close to the clinical phase. In this stage, we have consolidated collaborations with the biotechnological industry in order to develop small molecules able to inhibit pro-oncogenic processes such as invasion or proliferation, with the aim of providing patients with innovative and more specific biological evidence-based therapies.
Another line of research is based on the study of liquid biopsy to develop a system based on NGS to monitor the probability of relapses.
Furthermore, we have implemented a personalized medicine program to guide the management of patients based on the molecular alterations of their tumours
IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo Collaborators: Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Mariona Morell Daniel Funding agency: Solving Kids’ Cancer Funding: 131766.91 Reference: BORNEO_L.MORENO_AEFR_2020 Duration: 02/11/2020 - 30/06/2026
IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo Collaborators: Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Jessica Camacho Soriano, Lorena Valero Arrese, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Mariona Morell Daniel, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 214170 Reference: PI21/01661 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026
IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo Collaborators: Soledad Gallego Melcón, Cristina Gamez Cenzano, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Luis Riera Soler, Miguel Segura Ginard, Carlota Aguilera Ordoñez Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 826760.77 Reference: ICI21/00076 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026
IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo Collaborators: Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Margarita Ortega Blanco, Miguel Segura Ginard, Lorena Valero Arrese, Berta Campos Estela, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Elena Antima Martinez Saez, Marta Sese Faustino, Estela Carrasco López, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Josep Roma Castanyer Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 369260 Reference: PMP21/00073 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026
The projects, selected under the 2026 Health Research and CaixaImpulse Health Innovation calls, address topics ranging from new therapies for childhood neurological disorders and Parkinson’s disease to the treatment of mitochondrial diseases and cancer.
A new publication describes the creation of this initiative, which has facilitated access to genomic studies for more than 900 pediatric patients with cancer from across Spain.
The families of the professionals had the opportunity to visit the facilities and discover how we work at the institution.
