12/11/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Projects, Research

A study in Catalonia finds a reduction in risk practices associated with injecting drug use, but warns of persistent social and health vulnerabilities

The REDAN study, coordinated by CEEISCAT-IGTP and involving 533 people who inject drugs in Catalonia, shows a decline in certain risk practices and improved access to sterile injecting equipment. However, high rates of HIV and hepatitis C infection, homelessness and experiences of violence highlight the need for a more comprehensive approach to harm reduction.

03/11/2026 - Research

New manufacturing platform facilitates the development of extracellular vesicle-based therapies

A study led by researchers from IGTP and BST has developed and validated a manufacturing platform for extracellular vesicles that meets pharmaceutical quality requirements, marking a key step towards their clinical application

30/10/2026 - Research

A rare case of Parkinson's disease reveals molecular changes in platelets during disease progression

An IGTP study, published in Movement Disorders, highlights the potential of platelets for investigating biomarkers of Parkinson's disease progression. Some of the changes were also observed in an independent cohort of 15 patients with early-onset sporadic Parkinson's disease.

23/10/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Research

HIPRA's COVID-19 vaccine generates a broad and long-lasting immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in adolescents, as demonstrated in adults

A clinical trial involving 240 adolescents aged 12 to 17 has shown that HIPRA's COVID-19 vaccine, BIMERVAX®, administered as a booster dose, induces a broad immune response against different SARS-CoV-2 variants, comparable to that observed in adults and sustained for at least one year. The study, published in Pediatrics, was led by IrsiCaixa, IGTP, VHIR and HIPRA as part of the European RBDCOV project.

21/10/2026 - Projects, Research

Air pollution and temperature variability are associated with higher blood glucose levels

A European study involving GCAT-IGTP has identified an association between greater exposure to air pollution, particularly PM10 particles, greater temperature variability and higher blood glucose levels in people without diabetes. The findings highlight the importance of studying environmental factors together and improving air quality in the context of climate change.

15/10/2026 - Innovation, Research, Success Stories

IGTP project receives €49,000 from CaixaImpulse to advance a precision cell therapy for multiple sclerosis

A project led by Federico Fondelli, researcher at the IGTP, has been selected in the 2026 CaixaImpulse Health Innovation call promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The project will receive €49,000 to advance the development of a new cell therapy strategy aimed at specifically restoring the immune system's tolerance to myelin in people with multiple sclerosis.

14/10/2026 - Research, Success Stories

The CMCiB expands its housing capacity and upgrades infrastructure for biomedical research

The CMCiB, strategic project of IGTP, continues to strengthen its capacity to support biomedical research with the opening of a new rodent housing facility and the upgrading of part of its animal housing systems. This initiative increases the centre's capacity to support researchers, strengthens safety and biocontainment, improves animal welfare and provides more efficient working environments for health research projects.

30/09/2026 - Research

GCAT joins OMega-X, a European consortium studying the impact of working life on health

An article published in the International Journal of Epidemiology presents this European resource, which brings together 24 cohorts from eight countries and multinational studies, with data from more than 20 million participants.

06/08/2026 - Projects, Research

Night shift work linked to a higher risk of long COVID

The first evidence that night work and chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing long COVID comes from a new study led by ISGlobal, a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), through the GCATlGenomes for Life cohort.

15/07/2026 - Campus Can Ruti, Research

New algorithm improves gene expression marker identification across diverse biological systems

Researchers from IGTP, UPC, IrsiCaixa and CIBEREHD have developed the Cartesian Distance-Based Gene Expression (CDBGE) approach, a novel algorithm designed to identify the genes that best distinguish between different biological conditions.