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 Reconstructive Surgery of the Locomotor System (CRAL) research group is a multidisciplinary team of clinical researchers including specialists in orthopedic surgery and traumatology, nurses and research staff.
The group's activity is based on the study of musculoskeletal problems with the aim of improving the outcome of surgical treatments, focusing our research on the fields of traumatic injuries, bone septic disease and pathologies of the knee, hip, hand and shoulder. Main objectives:
We research in the field of ligamentous and articular cartilage injuries of the knee that produces functional and anatomic joint destruction. We perform clinical and biological studies to develop new strategies to regenerate, repair and protect the cartilage.
IP: Nayana Joshi Jubert
We research on the pathogenesis and treatment of skeletal disorders in the pediatric age. We have developed animal models of bone infections and bone deformities and we work on developing news medical and surgical approaches.
IP: César Galo García Fontecha
IP: Ernesto Melchor Guerra Farfan Collaborators: Mario Marotta Baleriola, Francisco Soldado Carrera Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 171269 Reference: CPP2023-010897 Duration: 01/12/2024 - 30/11/2027
IP: Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona Collaborators: Rafael Oleo Taltavull, Laia Perez Lasarte Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH Funding: 35000 Reference: MARGARIT/2024/OLEO Duration: 28/05/2024 - 27/05/2025
IP: Rafael Oleo Taltavull Collaborators: Matias Vicente Goma-Camps, Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona Funding agency: Acadèmia Ciències Mèdiques Catalunya i Balears Funding: 8000 Reference: SCCOT/OLEO/2023 Duration: 15/07/2023 - 16/07/2025
IP: Maria America Lopez Lasanta Collaborators: Sara Marsal Barril, Juan Minguell Moñart, Raul Tortosa Mendez, Andrea Pluma Sanjurjo, Maria Socorro Bescós Atin, Adria Aterido Ballonga, Joan Pijoan Bueno Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 276250 Reference: PI23/01372 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research
La Violència Masclista és la manifestació més greu de la desigualtat cap a les dones a la nostra societat; un greu problema de salut pública, un atemptat contra la llibertat individual i una violació dels drets humans.
The international study in which Vall d'Hebron participated has found that these women may experience a lower health-related quality of life regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred.
