This latest edition, which raised 8.2 million euros, will support 26 research projects led by 52 scientific teams selected from among the 108 submitted through a rigorous international evaluation.
The projects involving IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Barcelona’s researchers address several different lines of research, from the use of innovative technologies in foetal surgery to the study of personalised approaches to preeclampsia and endometriosis.
Funded projects
- Risk stratification: exploring the bidirectional relationship between HPV-related anogenital lesions in immunocompetent women
Funding: €299,788.42
Researchers: Dr Maria Eulàlia Alemany Vilches, from the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL); Dr Marta del Pino Saladrigues, a gynaecologist at Hospital Clínic and a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Gynaecology, human reproduction and women’s health.
- Pharmacogenetic treatment of endometriosis
Funding: €299,938.75
Researchers: Dr Francisco Carmona Herrera, a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Gynaecology, human reproduction and women’s health; Dr Francisco Abad Santos, from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the University Hospital La Princesa.
- Prospective randomised study on self-perceived sexual health and quality of life (PROMs) in patients with cervical cancer: PROVIDENCE study
Funding: €194,775.78
Researcher: Dr Berta Díaz Feijoo, the head of Gynaecology Department at Hospital Clínic and a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Gynaecology, human reproduction and women’s health.
- FETAL-SEALING: an integrated system to seal foetal membranes following foetoscopic foetal surgery
Funding: €299,925.63
Researchers: Dr Elisenda Eixarch Roca, a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Foetal and perinatal medicine; Dr Salvador Borrós Gómez, from Ramon Llull University (URL) – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS).
- Prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure
Funding: €105,786
Researcher: Dr Oscar Garcia Algar, an innovation and research coordinator in the Neonatology Department at Hospital Clínic and a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Foetal and perinatal medicine.
- Machine Learning-based phenogrouping in preeclampsia for a new classification and personalised prevention of subsequent cardiovascular risk in women
Funding: €294,025.01
Researchers: Dr Eduard Gratacós Solsona, the director of BCNatal (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona) and the head of the IDIBAPS research group Foetal and perinatal medicine; Dr Gabriel Bernardino Pérez, from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) – Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
- Statin treatment for severe early-onset placental insufficiency: randomised clinical trial (STATIN-PRE)
Funding: €396,062.15
Researchers: Dr Elisa Llurba Olivé, from the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Foundation; Dr Diana Marre Cifola, from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) – Faculty of Philosophy and Arts; Dr Francesc Figueras Retuerta, the head of the Maternal Foetal Medicine Department at Hospital Clínic and a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Foetal and perinatal medicine; Dr Jaume Alijotas Reig, from the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research Foundation (VHIR).
- Endometriosis beyond pelvic pain: clinical and molecular study of pain comorbidities in a large cohort of patients with long-term follow-up
Funding: €299,090
Researchers: Dr María Ángeles Martínez Zamora, a gynaecologist at Hospital Clínic and the head of the IDIBAPS research group Gynaecology, human reproduction and women’s health; Dr Daniel Closa Autet, from the Barcelona Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBB), CSIC.
- Multimodal lifestyle intervention during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer: the BREASTyle study
Funding: €186,309.25
Researcher: Dr Eduard Mension Coll, a gynaecologist at Hospital Clínic and a researcher in the IDIBAPS research group Gynaecology, human reproduction and women’s health.
An act of recognition
The awards were presented at a ceremony held at the TV3 facilities that shined a spotlight on the crucial role that these research projects play in advancing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting millions of people. This partnership between the general public and biomedical research highlights IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Barcelona’s commitment to health and innovation.
