Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Quality biomedical research for improving public health

The Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) is a leading centre in biomedical research. Its privileged association with a tertiary referral hospital makes it highly competitive, strengthening its collaboration with other science parks, universities and research institutes.

VHIR’s research focuses on solving problems in human health and improving healthcare. At the same time, it promotes raising the value of and transferring research results to the production sector, placing innovation at the centre of its activity.

The centre works with highly consolidated research groups and researchers in the areas of oncology, endocrinology and nephrology, cardiovascular diseases, neuroscience, digestive and liver diseases, infectious diseases, respiratory and systemic diseases, gynaecological diseases, paediatrics and experimental surgery, epidemiology, pharmacology, new therapies and clinical research and nanomedicine support departments.

Structure

Foundation

Founded

2002

Field

Medical and health sciences

Keywords

Cardiovascular diseases, Epidemiology, Nanoscience, Neurosciences, Oncology, Paediatrics

Board of Trustees/Executive Council

Generalitat de Catalunya – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) – Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) – Banc de Sang i Teixits – Vall d’Hebron Institut d’Oncologia

Networks

ACER - Associació Catalana d’Entitats de Recerca
ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
ISCIII - Institut Acreditat Carlos III

RIS3CAT Fields

Education and knowledge generation system

Sustainable Development Goals

Contact

Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron
Edifici Mediterrània o Collserola
Passeig Vall d’Hebron, 119-129
08035 Barcelona

Tel. +34 934 893 000
Fax. +34 934 894 102

UE Identifier (PIC) 999541642

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