Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) has recently signed a collaboration framework agreement with the "http://www.cnag.cat/" National Center for Genomics Analysis (CNAG), located in the Barcelona Science Park, as a part of the actual High Technology Unit policy devoted to establish new collaborations with third-parties in order to expand its services portfolio.This agreement sets up a collaborative framework to develop joint initiatives in the field of next-generation sequencing and data analysis. According to this purpose, CNAG offers VHIR researchers NGS sequencing and data analysis services, including technical advising and support. VHIR researchers have also the possibility to spend training periods at CNAG facilities, as well as shared participation in application for grants and teaching activities.The CNAG was created in 2009 as a non-profit organization with the mission to carry out large scale sequencing projects in collaboration with researchers from Catalonia, Spain and from the international research community in order to ensure the competiveness of our country in the strategic area of Genomics. Its facilities encompass twelve last-generation sequencing systems with capacity of over 800 Gbases/day (the equivalent of completely sequencing eight human genomes every 24 hours), which positions CNAG as the second largest European center in terms of sequencing capacity.For both VHIR’s and CNAG’s directors, Dr. Joan Comella and Dr. Yvo Gut respectively, this agreement will provide both institutions with a major advance in translational research since next generation sequencing techniques are highly expected to enable a more personalized approach to clinical care, patient stratification and treatment selection, thereby improving the quality of health care. Besides, this collaboration agreement offers an amazing training opportunity in state-of-the-art sequencing technologies for VHIR researchers.