15/12/2025 - Institutional news
In compliance with the Spanish Law DA 17.2(c) of Organic Law 3/2018 on the reuse of biomedical research data, participants of the studies listed below are informed that their pseudonymised data will be reused in the REDAMCOR Project ("Genomics of heart failure of different aetiology in 3,600 cases and 36,000 controls - REDAMCOR Project" - PI24-00035), approved by the Research Ethics Committee on Medicinal Products (CEIm) of Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, under number 2024/11683/I, and funded by the Health Research Fund of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI24-00035). Participants are asked to read carefully the information sheet available at the link provided. If you do not agree to your data being used for this medical research, you may notify the responsible investigator, Dr. Jaume Marrugat, at [email protected], by post at C/Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, or by phone at 933160800.
25/11/2025 - Institutional news
Dr. César Jessé Enríquez has received the award for the best oral presentation in the area of the CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) during the Joint Training Days between the CIBER area of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) and the CIBER area of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), focused on early-career researchers. The event took place at Euroforum El Escorial on November 6 and 7.
Més informació "Award for César Jessé Enríquez at the joint training days of CIBER-BBN and CIBERES"
21/11/2025 - Institutional news
A project aimed at advancing knowledge of the tumour microenvironment in colon and rectal cancer in order to identify new therapeutic strategies, led by Dr Alexandre Calon, coordinator of the Translational Research Group in Tumour Microenvironment at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, is one of those selected in the latest Health Research Call of the "la Caixa" Foundation. The proposal will receive nearly one million euros to seek solutions to the challenge of treatment resistance in this type of tumour.
12/11/2025 - Institutional news
Dr. Xavier Nogués, Dr. Gloria Nohales, and Dr. Antoni Payà are three of the professionals who will receive, on December 1, one of the Professional Excellence Prizes awarded by the Col·legi de Metges de Barcelona. These distinctions acknowledge their career achievements and will be presented at a ceremony held at the Axa Auditorium in L'Illa Diagonal. The Professional Excellence Prizes of the Col·legi de Metges de Barcelona (COMB) are awarded to physicians in recognition of careers distinguished by commitment, honesty, altruism, integrity, and excellence. The awards are given in the fields of primary care medicine, hospital care medicine, medicine in other healthcare settings, biomedical research, medical education and training, and the humanities, cooperation, and management. The 2025 edition marks their 21st year.
07/10/2025 - Institutional news
The new edition of this prestigious list includes 38 professionals currently or formerly affiliated with the centre and its research institute. Nearly forty researchers from Hospital del Mar and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute appear in the World's Top 2% Scientist ranking, which features the most influential scientists in the world. This list, compiled by Stanford University, identifies the most cited researchers across various disciplines. It is divided into 22 fields of knowledge and 174 subfields, and includes 100,000 people - representing the top 2% of the world's eight million active scientists.
02/10/2025 - Institutional news
On October 15, we are launching the Health and Science Project, a joint initiative with the Libraries of Barcelona. The goal is to bring science and scientific advances closer to citizens through direct contact with healthcare and research professionals. Each quarter, we will schedule 6 to 7 talks on health-related topics, which will take place in different libraries within the Hospital del Mar's reference area. The talks will be announced progressively both by the libraries and by us, through our website in the Health and Science Project section and via social media. https://www.imim.cat/projecte_salut_i_ciencia/en_index.html
25/09/2025 - Institutional news
Dr. Albert Goday, Emeritus Section Head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital del Mar, has officially been appointed as a new Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra as of September 4. The UPF resolution has already been published in the Official State Gazette and in the Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia. Dr. Goday is also a researcher in the Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and in the CIBER area of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN) of the Carlos III Health Institute.
Més informació "Dr. Albert Goday, new Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra"
16/09/2025 - Institutional news
Immigrants develop their first psychotic episode earlier than native-born individuals-on average, three years earlier. According to the study, this is linked to accumulated trauma throughout life and the age at which migration begins. The research, conducted at Hospital del Mar in collaboration with the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and CIBERSAM, appears in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology.
Més informació "Study Assesses the Impact of Migration on the Mental Health of Immigrants"
21/08/2025 - Institutional news
On Thursday 14 August, Dr Joaquín Arribas, Director of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), and Dr Vanesa Nogales, its General Manager, visited the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute. They were received by the new Director of the IJC, Dr Ari Melnick, the incoming Managing Director, Cristina Casaus, and accompanied by Dr Anna Bigas, Principal Investigator of the Stem cells and cancer group, who is affiliated with both institutions. The institutional meeting provided an opportunity to share strategic challenges as well as to identify and explore new areas of collaboration. Within this framework, the leadership of both centres formalised the agreement regarding the cell culture room at the HMRIB facilities. This initiative, promoted by the IJC and the Josep Carreras Foundation, provides researchers with a state-of-the-art infrastructure to carry out their research.
06/08/2025 - Institutional news
According to a study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, co-led by David Abbad-Gómez, researcher in the Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and a member of the RICAPPS research network on chronicity, primary care and health promotion (part of the Carlos III Health Institute), people who follow a balanced diet have between 9% and 19% fewer chronic diseases after 15 years.
Més informació "Following a Healthy Diet Reduces the Risk of Chronic Diseases in Older Adults"
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