New Paediatric Innovation Hub in Catalonia
Thursday, 22 October 2020. July witnessed the inauguration of the new (HIP), an R&D&I network whose main objective is to develop a programme to assess and transfer research results in the paediatric field. This hub was created thanks to funding from the Government of Catalonia Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants () and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The main objective of the HIP network is to promote research result assessment and transfer to provide solutions that have been designed, developed, and tested with and for children, involving R&D&I centres, hospitals, universities, companies, patients and families, investors, and regulatory authorities. By placing the main focus on children, this innovation strategy aims to advance towards a new collaborative paediatric ecosystem, involving children in identifying the needs, guidance, and evaluation of the entire transfer process, with the goal of having access to high-quality medicines and medical devices designed for children and their needs.
IQS鈥檚 Contribution
Led by the Materials Engineering Research Group () and its coordinator, Dr Salvador Borr贸s, IQS forms part of the HIP network along with 75 research centres in Catalonia, with the as the general coordinator of the network.
The GEMAT research group has extensive experience in the field of paediatric surgery: this group was one of the members of the on high-precision technologies applied to foetal surgery, promoted by the Celles Foundation and coordinated by BCNatal. In addition, the group forms part of the , within the RIS3CAT strategy of the Government of Catalonia, aimed at the application of additive manufacturing (3D printing) and the use of biomaterials in the surgical field.
In the words of Dr Borr贸s, 鈥渋t鈥檚 especially exciting to form part of this network, as the research is focused on solving health problems that some children unfortunately suffer from, an area to which IQS is fully committed.鈥
The members of the Paediatric Innovation Hub
The Paediatric Innovation Hub is formed by 76 prestigious research institutions in Catalonia, including:
The general coordinator of the HIP, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de D茅u; Institut Qu铆mic de Sarri脿; Institut d'Investigaci贸 Biom猫dica de Girona; ISGlobal; Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona; Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Barcelona; Institut d'Investigaci贸 Biom猫dica de Bellvitge; Institut de Recerca en Ci猫ncies de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia; Institut d'Investigacions Biom猫diques August Pi i Sunyer; Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions M猫diques; Vall d'Hebron Research Institute; Institut de Ci猫ncies Fot貌niques; Universitat de Barcelona; Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona; BCN MedTech 路 UPF-UAB; CSIC; UIC-M煤tua Terrassa; Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Universitat Polit猫cnica de Catalunya; Universitat Pompeu Fabra; BCNatal (Hospital Sant Joan de D茅u - Hospital Cl铆nic); Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Hospital Sant Pau; Parc Taul铆; Hospital Cl铆nic; Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta; LEITAT; Fundaci贸 CIM; Fundaci贸 I2CAT; EURECAT.
This project has been co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
More information
Marta Tena Le贸n
Head of Communication
IQS-URL
Tel. 93 267 20 00
marta.tena@iqs.edu
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