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 Molecular Imaging and Therapy research group focuses its activity on deepening the molecular bases and developing new areas of research in molecular signaling pathways and the identification of new theranostic targets.
We promote the confluence of basic and clinical researchers, experts in imaging and molecular biology to provide:
In this context, the creation of a translational imaging unit constitutes a basic objective for the development of research aimed at the personalized treatment of patients.
The group is made up of medical specialists in molecular imaging, chemists and pharmacists specializing in tracer synthesis, and biomedical engineers and physicists specializing in image processing and tomography equipment. These are affiliated with different institutions, such as the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH) and the Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI).
IP: Andreea Ciudin Mihai Collaborators: Marta Comas Martinez, Graciela Gastelum Varela, José Raul Herance Camacho Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Funding: 317500 Reference: BIO-STREAM_HE-HLTH-STAYHLTH2022 Duration: 01/05/2023 - 30/04/2027
IP: José Raul Herance Camacho Collaborators: Jorge Guillermo Romero Farina, Cristina Gamez Cenzano, Amparo García Burillo, Sergio Lopez Gandul, Joan Barbeta Sanchez, Manuel Escobar Amores, SGR, Ana Maria Rodriguez Arana, Nuria Roson Gradaille, Eduard Albuixech Ginesta, Mª Carmen López Arribas, Xavier Serres Créixams, Mireia Iniesta Ambrós, Marc Simo Perdigo, Carles Lorenzo Bosquet, Carolina Aparicio Gomez, Alberto Roque Pérez, SGR, Gemma Burcet Rodríguez, Lluis Gabalda Martinez, Carmen Sanchez Suarez, SGR, Hug Cuellar Calabria, Itziar Busquets Saez, Daniel Eiroa Gutierrez, Maria Teresa Veintemillas Araiz, Maria Nazarena Pizzi, Mª Jose Moreno Negrete Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 01284 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
IP: New Immuno-PET Strategies for Non-Invasive Imaging of Immune Cell Dynamics Collaborators: Genoveva Arqueros Sánchez Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa" Funding: 292500 Reference: 2021_RETAINING_CAIXA/116477 Duration: 30/09/2022 - 31/10/2025
IP: Ramón Vilallonga Puy Collaborators: Mercedes Pérez Lafuente, Nuria Roson Gradaille, Laura Puente Ramo, Marta Comas Martinez, Alba Rojano Toimil, Arturo Cirera De Tudela, Elisa Merino Peña, Clara Pañella Vilamú, Ana Maria Ciscar Bellés, Impacto de la cirugía bariátrica en la hemodinámica portal en pacientes con obesidad mórbida y NAFLD. Estudio HEYMDAL., Alba Maria Jiménez Masip Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 171820 Reference: PI22/00880 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Researchers incorporate advanced cardiovascular prediction algorithms into cardiac imaging software, enabling the automatic calculation of the risk of serious complications during the routine analysis of cardiac studies.
Researchers from the centre took part in international debates on AI in healthcare, spin-offs emerging from research were presented, and several initiatives linked to VHIR received recognition in the field of entrepreneurship.
ImmunoPET enables in vivo detection of LIF expression, a molecule linked to tumour growth, immune evasion and treatment resistance.
