The Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) has opened the call for the 2026 Competitive Intensification Program, which will remain open until May 15. This program aims to temporarily relieve healthcare professionals with a high research or innovation workload, allowing them to dedicate themselves fully to research projects or the development of new clinical techniques and […]
The Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) is reinforcing its commitment to useful, results-oriented innovation through the INNVAL program. Its latest call for proposals has supported projects with a common denominator: responding to real needs within the healthcare system through applicable, measurable solutions with high potential for transferability. The selected initiatives range from the development of […]
The National Call “Enfermería Valdecilla,” promoted by IDIVAL in collaboration with the Nursing Directorate of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and funded by Fundación Caja Cantabria, aims to encourage the participation of nursing professionals in the design and development of research projects. Projects may address any area of Nursing Practice and will have a […]
The PRIM-VAL call from IDIVAL is aimed at promoting health research and innovation in Primary Care by partially or fully funding projects developed in this field. The program has a total budget of €23,400. The maximum amount granted per project is €10,000, and project duration will be 2 years, with the possibility of extension. Project […]
The INN-VAL innovation support program at IDIVAL aims to promote innovation in general and, specifically, intrapreneurship within the IDIVAL environment by partially or fully funding innovation projects that foster collaboration between the healthcare sector, the university setting, and industry. Project Requirements In general, projects must involve new developments with potential for transfer to the National […]
The INN-VAL and DTEC-VAL calls, aimed at promoting innovation in the healthcare and scientific environment, will soon open their application periods. To present their features and requirements, an online informational meeting will be held on March 25. During the session, the most relevant aspects of both programs will be discussed, including the documentation required to […]
The Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) has awarded funding through its innovation support program (INNVAL) to a project led by researcher Raquel López, from the Immunopathology group. The project aims to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of IgA‑mediated vasculitis (IgAV), an inflammatory disease that poses a significant challenge in clinical practice, particularly due to its […]
María Isabel Martínez Rodríguez, head of the Molecular Imaging Group at the Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) and a Nuclear Medicine specialist at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV), has been awarded one of the grants from the INNVAL program for her project “Storage and retrieval of biomedical images through DNA encryption and encapsulation […]
The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) announces the upcoming launch of the 2026 call for proposals of the NEXT-VAL Program, an initiative aimed at promoting the development of translational research projects within the biosanitary environment of Cantabria. The program is intended for emerging principal investigators who have not previously obtained competitive funding as principal […]
The call, published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC) on February 18, 2026, promotes talent recruitment, innovation, internationalization, and patient-based studies. The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) has launched eight biomedical research promotion programmes under the 2026 call of the PLADIBIO programme, published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC) on February 18 […]
