The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and the Health Department of the Government of Cantabria are organizing the fourth edition of the National Forum on Health Innovation Management – Building Minds, an event already established as a key meeting point for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and reflection on healthcare innovation. The Forum, co-directed […]
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 […]
Valdecilla hosted the presentation of the event, which donates all proceeds from race bibs to IDIVAL each year to directly fund oncology research projects and “turn donations into real cures.” The 16th Luchamos por la Vida March will take place next Sunday, April 12, in Los Corrales de Buelna. This well‑established regional solidarity event donates […]
Leading specialists will address the latest advances in diagnosis, genetics, and therapies for neuromuscular diseases Santander will host the 1st Northwest Neuromuscular Disease Update Conference on May 29 and 30, 2026, a scientific meeting that will bring together neurologists and neuromuscular disease specialists from hospitals across northern Spain. The goal is to share the latest […]
By 2040, 27% of the Spanish population will be over the age of 65, and life expectancy will have increased by three years compared to 2021. This progressive ageing will not only reshape the demographic structure but also significantly increase the prevalence of chronic diseases. In this context, the Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL), firmly […]
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 Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) received the institutional visit of Núria Montserrat Pulido, Minister for Research and Universities of the Generalitat of Catalonia, as part of her trip to Cantabria to learn first-hand about the scientific activity carried out by various research centres linked to the University of Cantabria. During her visit to […]
Members of the Health Economics Group at the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and the University of Cantabria (UC), participants in the European project “Intelligent Digital Twin for Social Prescribing in Primary Healthcare” (SAM, acronym for Health, Social, Assets and Map), aimed at improving healthcare and population well‑being and framed within the Interreg Sudoe […]
The European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres (EUnetCCC) has designated the 14 Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCC) in Spain, marking an important step toward more coordinated, equitable, and accessible cancer care across Europe. The Joint Action has just announced the following centres as EU‑Designated CCCs: CCC Euskadi – Basque Country, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Virgen […]
