Dr. Josep Sanchez Toledo, leader of the Group in Translational Research in Children Cancer of Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) and of the Pediatrics Oncology and Haematology Service of the University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, is one of the three first candidates in the top that can be elected Català de l’Any (Catalan of the Year) 2012, organized by the newspaper El Periódico and tv show Els Matins de TV3, after the first votes of the newspapers readers and viewers of the program. The election of Dr. Sánchez Toledo between the finalists suppose an important recognition to his clinical assistance and research labour and the impact in the scientific community and society. Among the list of finalists there are household names such as the doctor Elena Barraquer or the actress Montserrat Carulla, completing the top three classifieds at the moment, besides personalities from very varied fields ranging from art and literature to sports and science. This show the standing of the 13 edition of the competition, considering that for being Català de l'Any must have provided values ??or milestones that are a benchmark in society. Dr. Josep Sánchez de Toledo combines his clinical work in children with tumors and bone marrow transplants with the latest research on childhood cancer from five different lines of study. In recognition of his intense activity for the welfare of the patients, his research group collects large donations of important entities, important grants, such as L a Marató de TV3, or more recently the initiative 'A child, a smile'.To vote for Dr. Sanchez Toledo, there are three different ways: via phone at 905.44.60.40, via SMS, sending a message to 25152 with the word CATALA, finalist’s name –in this case Josep Sánchez Toledo- and the name of the person that participates, and through the web www.cataladelany.cat.On April 16 it will be announced the first elimination of the finalists that have less public support in this second phase. It won’t be until May 8 to make public the names of the three candidates who will advance to the final. In this phase, the third and final one, it will be only possible to vote for one of the three finalists. The voting period will close before a notary on May 14 at noon. The Català de l'Any 2012 will be announced on the evening of May 14 at the gala in the TNC, live broadcasted on TV3, and the winner will be given a sculpture made by Vaccaro Ricard.