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 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
IP: Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Pablo García Manau
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IP: Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Nerea Maiz Elizaran
IP: Jaume Alijotas Reig Collaborators: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda, Francesc Miro Mur, Enrique Esteve Valverde, Ariadna Anunciacion Llunell Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 50625 Reference: 202418-33 Duration: 20/09/2025 - 19/09/2028
IP: Erika Bonacina Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 51875 Reference: PI24/01222 Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027
IP: Carlota Rodó Rodríguez Collaborators: Elena Carreras Moratonas, Meritxell Genesca Ferrer, Erika Bonacina Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 104475 Reference: 202416-31 Duration: 20/05/2025 - 19/05/2028
IP: Nerea Maiz Elizaran Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Marta Codina Solà, Ma Irene Valenzuela Palafoll, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Eulàlia Rovira Moreno, David Gómez Andrés, Amaia Lasa Aranzasti, Elena Moreno Perez Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 197000 Reference: 202420-10 Duration: 20/02/2025 - 19/02/2028
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
