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
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The Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research Group has been recognized by AGAUR as a consolidated research group. It is a multidisciplinary team which integrates different knowledge areas in basic and clinical research. Basic research aims to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools in maternal and fetal pathologies, while clinical research intends to apply these tools in clinical practice.
The group has different investigation areas:
IP: Anna Suy Franch, Itziar Garcia Ruiz, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Berta Serrano Sanchez
Multiple gestations are at greater risk of preterm delivery than singletons and the risk increase with the number of fetuses. The duration of a triplet pregnancy averages 32-34 weeks gestacion. Although the perinatal mortality rate of multi-fetal gestations have improved, neonatal complications as perinatal morbidity, neurologic disabilities or other serious handicaps increase from singletons to higher orders of multiplicity.
IP: Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Nerea Maiz Elizaran
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IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas Collaborators: Julio Herrero García, Itziar Garcia Ruiz, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Ma Teresa Higueras Sanz, Maria Luisa Pancorbo Lerma, Maria Ángeles Sánchez Durán, Maria Dolores Cabrera Herrera, Mª Isabel Salgado Poveda, Alba Farràs Llobet, Manel Mendoza Cobaleda, Melchor Carbonell Socias, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Vanessa Bueno López, Anna Suy Franch, Inés Zulema Calero Fernández, Maria del Mar Goya Canino, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Pablo García Manau, Paula Garcia Aguilar, Berta Serrano Sanchez, Lidia Illan Hernandez, Maia Brik Spinelli, Maite Avilés García, Erika Bonacina Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 01087 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
IP: Maria Ángeles Sánchez Durán Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Ma Teresa Higueras Sanz, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Maite Avilés García, Marie Antoinette Frick Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut Funding: 78897.17 Reference: SLT021/21/000051 Duration: 01/04/2022 - 31/12/2024
IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas Collaborators: Carmen Cabeza Oliver, Maia Brik Spinelli Funding agency: Ministerio Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades Funding: 110590 Reference: CPP2021-009057 Duration: 01/03/2022 - 30/09/2025
IP: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda Collaborators: Mireia Armengol Alsina, Pablo García Manau, Erika Bonacina Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 99220 Reference: PI22/00051 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 30/06/2027
PhD student: Ivan Hurtado Lupiañez, Ivan Hurtado Lupiañez Director/s: Elena Carreras Moratonas, Nerea Maiz Elizaran University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2023
Vall d’Hebron is part of the Consorcio INTERCOVID, which has analyzed over 6,500 pregnancies in 18 countries and observed a significant reduction in the risk of preeclampsia associated with vaccination.
Vall d’Hebron has taken part in a clinical trial whose results show improvements in endometrial regeneration and reproductive outcomes in patients with Asherman syndrome who had not responded to previous surgery.
Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research
