The Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) is located in the city of Santander.

It has its own building, located in the surroundings of the Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla and near the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cantabria, a situation that facilitates the interaction necessary for the development of translational research.

The building has about 3000 m2 of laboratory space and support area that include technological services and common areas and management spaces