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Valdecilla’s Gastroenterology Service strengthens its European involvement in EUCanScreen with the advanced digestive endoscopy course held in Porto

11 de June de 2026

The team from Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV) and the Valdecilla Health Research Institute (IDIVAL) has contributed over the past year to European training and clinical discussion activities in digestive endoscopy, culminating in the participation of Álvaro Terán as a speaker and mentor in the course held at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto. […]

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“The Cantabria Model”, the only Spanish project selected worldwide in the 2026 Win‑Win Challenge by Boehringer Ingelheim and Echosens

9 de June de 2026

The proposal led by Javier Crespo from IDIVAL and Valdecilla will demonstrate a coordinated screening model for metabolic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, scalable to other healthcare systems The proposal El Modelo Cantabria (The Cantabria Model), submitted by researchers from the Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital […]

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Cantabria marks World No Tobacco Day with a conference on tobacco and nicotine use during pregnancy

8 de June de 2026

To mark World No Tobacco Day, the Juan de Santander Civic Center hosted a conference presenting the progress of the pilot project “Planning Tobacco and Nicotine Use During Pregnancy”, implemented in the Saja and Montaña primary care centers. This initiative is led by the Directorate-General of Public Health of the Government of Cantabria and the […]

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IDIVAL, the Valdecilla Foundation, IMEM UNATE and the University of Cantabria take part in the second phase of the Botín Center’s study on the impact of the arts on people

5 de June de 2026

The Botín Center is launching a new stage of its pioneering study on the influence of the arts on emotions and creativity, carried out in collaboration with institutions from Cantabria The Botín Center is beginning the second phase of the scientific study it launched last January together with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, aimed […]

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The Cicero Night Trail and the 12th Night Walk organized by Unidos por un Reto raise €1,800 for Alzheimer’s research at IDIVAL

4 de June de 2026

The 2nd Police Motorbike Gathering held in Noja adds another €1,200 in support of research into the disease The 10th Cicero Night Trail and the 12th Night Walk, held jointly on April 3, raised a total of €1,800 for Alzheimer’s disease research. Both events brought together more than 1,000 participants in a sporting and solidarity […]

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IDIVAL brings together experts to address the opportunities offered by the Horizon Europe programme for transforming health research

3 de June de 2026

The session focused on the exposome, prevention, population cohorts and scientific collaboration as key tools to accelerate health innovation with real impact on population health The institutional opening was led by IDIVAL’s Managing Director, Galo Peralta, and the Director‑General for Innovation, Technological Development and Industrial Entrepreneurship of the Government of Cantabria, Javier Puente, who highlighted […]

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The 2nd Regional Health Congress and the 15th Quality and Patient Safety Conference will bring together professionals to promote innovation, care quality, and knowledge exchange

The healthcare community has an important meeting on June 9 and 10 with the 2nd Regional Health Congress and the 15th Quality and Patient Safety Conference, a forum designed to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices aimed at strengthening care quality, patient safety, and innovation within the healthcare system. The event, organized by the Regional […]

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Sylvain Gioux presents the potential of advanced imaging in surgery at IDIVAL’s Santander Biomedical Lectures

1 de June de 2026

The Santander Biomedical Lectures program, organized by the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), held a new session featuring Sylvain Gioux, Director of Imaging Research at Intuitive Surgical, who delivered the lecture Advanced imaging and digital insights for robotics surgery. During his presentation, Gioux discussed the technological advances that are transforming robotic surgery through new […]

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An AI-based tool seeks to integrate the 3Rs from the earliest stages of research project design

IDIVAL is promoting this initiative as part of its commitment to ethical, responsible, and transparent animal research, and its adherence to the Transparency Agreement promoted by COSCE A new tool developed in Spain aims to strengthen the integration of the principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement (3Rs) in animal research from a much earlier stage […]

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IDIVAL shares with European experts how to sustain JACARDI’s achievements in Cantabria over time

29 de May de 2026

The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) welcomed Rodrigo Ruiz and Denis Opresnik, representatives of the sustainability work package of the European Joint Action JACARDI and members of the National Institute of Public Health Slovenia. The visit provided an opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss strategies to ensure that the achievements promoted by JACARDI in […]

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