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A study by IDIVAL proposes a useful tool to improve candidate selection for lung transplantation

23 de April de 2025

The research, conducted by professionals from the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and researchers from the IDIVAL Health Research Institute, evaluates the usefulness of the GAP index as a prognostic marker in patients with interstitial lung diseases referred for transplantation. Researchers from the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), in collaboration with the Pulmonology Department […]

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“Luchamos por la vida” celebrates its 15th edition with a Guinness World Record attempt and a €20,000 donation to cancer research at IDIVAL

22 de April de 2025

This Sunday, April 27, the Municipal Stadium of Los Corrales de Buelna will host one of Cantabria’s largest solidarity events: the 15th edition of “Luchamos por la vida” (“We Fight for Life”). Every year, this initiative brings together sports, social commitment, and support for scientific research — and this time, it returns with an ambitious […]

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What Can Bone Tell Us About the Risk of Contracting COVID-19? A Study from Cantabria Explores the Connection Between Bone Metabolism and SARS-CoV-2 Infection

21 de April de 2025

A team from the Immunopathology Group at IDIVAL, the University of Cantabria, and the Cantabrian Health Service has discovered a relationship between bone metabolism and vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2. The study, led by Drs. Emilio Pariente and José Luis Hernández, was recently published in the scientific journal Current Medical Research and Opinion and sheds light on […]

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IDIVAL begins recruitment of a multidisciplinary team to lead the development of Cantabria’s health data space

The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute Foundation (IDIVAL) has launched the hiring process for a team of 10 professionals who will lead the implementation of the ambitious project VALDATA: Cantabria Towards a Health Data Economy. The initiative, backed by €1.7 million in funding from the 2023 Sectoral Data Spaces Programme — financed through the Recovery, […]

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IDIVAL welcomes representatives from CRG and the Pasqual Maragall Foundation to explore avenues for collaboration in biomedical research

16 de April de 2025

This Monday, the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) welcomed Glòria Oliver Rodríguez, Deputy Director General of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, and Joan Vives i Tomàs, Administrative Director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG). During their visit to IDIVAL’s headquarters in Santander, they held a meeting with Galo Peralta Fernández, Managing Director, Marcos López […]

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The cultural initiative ‘Patrona en las Calles’ donates €1,200 to the IDIVAL Research Institute

10 de April de 2025

The cultural initiative Patrona en las Calles has donated €1,200 to the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL). The amount was raised through their charitable activities linked to the patron saint festivities and Christmas celebrations in the city of Torrelavega. The donation handover ceremony recently took place at IDIVAL’s facilities in Santander. The funds were […]

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Researchers from IDIVAL and the University of Cantabria develop an AI that predicts cardiac recovery after valve surgery with 90% accuracy

9 de April de 2025

The project Transcriptomics and artificial intelligence for predicting adverse cardiac remodeling in patients undergoing surgery for aortic valve stenosis, funded by the INNVAL 2021 call from the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), has focused on studying omics data from left ventricle biopsies of patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent valve replacement surgery at […]

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The 3rd National Forum on Health Innovation Management Building MINDS Reaffirms the Need to Transform the Healthcare System

3 de April de 2025

Last Friday, March 28, the Botín Foundation in Santander hosted the third edition of the National Forum on Health Innovation Management, organized by the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and the Cantabrian Government’s Ministry of Health, with the collaboration of Johnson & Johnson and the Botín Foundation. Under the title “Deconstructing to Build the […]

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Santander hosts the Lupus Rotation Sessions organized by IDIVAL and AstraZeneca

2 de April de 2025

The Lupus Rotation Sessions kick off today in Santander, a key event for training and updating knowledge on the multidisciplinary approach to this autoimmune disease. Over two days, specialists in rheumatology, immunology, pathology, and other disciplines will share insights on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). These sessions are jointly organized […]

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IDIVAL Researchers Explore a New Drug Combination for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

27 de March de 2025

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is one of the most common haematological diseases in older adults, with a higher incidence in men than in women. Despite advances in treatment, it remains an incurable disease, and patients eventually develop resistance to available therapies. In this context, a team of researchers led by Carlos Pipaón, from the Haematological […]

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