His outstanding career in the development of sensors and light-based technologies is recognized, becoming the first Spanish researcher to receive this prestigious accolade José Miguel López-Higuera, a researcher affiliated with the Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL), has been awarded the OFS29 Lifetime Achievement Award, an international recognition honoring a lifetime of scientific, technical, and organizational […]
On September 26th and 27th, the Hotel Bahía in Santander will once again become a meeting point for professionals in Neurophysiology and Intensive Care Medicine with the celebration of the 2nd Course on Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Intensive Care. Following the success of its first edition in 2023, this new gathering incorporates the contributions and suggestions […]
A team of specialists in pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation from the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV) and the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) has just published a study in the journal Pulmonary Circulation addressing a question that, until now, has received little attention: what happens to patients with group 2 pulmonary hypertension […]
The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) will host two international workshops on May 29 and 30, where experts from across Europe will discuss the shared values of healthcare systems and the legal challenges posed by digitalisation in health. This week, Cantabria will welcome an important international academic gathering, bringing together European specialists in health […]
Researchers from the Photonic Engineering Group (UC/IDIVAL/CIBER-BBN), in collaboration with the Valdecilla Biobank and the IDIVAL Microscopy Unit, have published a new study in the journal Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. The study, titled Assessment of blood serum stability with Raman spectroscopy and explanatory AI, demonstrates that Raman spectroscopy, combined with explainable […]
Dynatract, a dynamic abdominal wall traction system for the treatment of open abdomen, has been selected to take part in the Deep Tech Venture Builder (DTVB) programme by EIT Health, one of Europe’s largest healthcare innovation networks. This is a medical device designed to address one of the most complex and high-risk surgical situations: the […]
Since 2022, the hospital has been anonymously gathering feedback from mothers to improve birth and breastfeeding care, in line with international quality standards. The Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV) has implemented a range of improvements in recent years to offer more personalized, evidence-based, and compassionate care during childbirth and the initiation of breastfeeding. Among […]
Led by the Regional Ministry of Health, the delegation visited leading centers in Washington D.C. and Boston to establish partnerships in clinical research, artificial intelligence, and medical education. From May 4 to 9, 2025, an institutional delegation from Cantabria held a series of working sessions in the United States with the aim of exploring models […]
Science will once again take over the bars of Cantabria this May with the Pint of Science festival, the international event that brings cutting-edge research closer to the general public in a relaxed and accessible environment. And this year, several researchers from IDIVAL will be part of the program, sharing their knowledge and projects in […]
The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) has secured funding to lead a European project aimed at improving healthcare and social care services in rural and hard-to-reach areas. This initiative, known as the Intelligent Digital Twin (IDT)-SAM, has a budget of 1.96 million euros, of which 1.47 million come from FEDER funds. The project, which […]
