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> <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div id="fws_68031290dd408" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="5px" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/01-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="01-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d’Hebron includes the world’s first patient in Pfizer’s Phase 3 gene therapy clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/01-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">On December 29, Vall d’Hebron became the first center in the world to include a patient (a 5-year-old boy) in the Pfizer phase 3 gene therapy clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The CIFFREO study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of PF-06939926 (the aforementioned gene therapy) in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. CIFFREO is a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial. It is planned to recruit 99 male pediatric patients aged 4 to 7 years, in 55 centers in 15 countries.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=primer-centre-del-mon-a-incloure-un-pacient-en-lassaig-clinic&contentid=219364&s=actualitat%20" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.elpuntavui.cat/societat/article/14-salut/1905320-un-pacient-amb-distrofia-muscular-el-primer-en-un-assaig-de-terapia-genica.html" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>EL PUNT AVUI</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/02-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="02-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Inauguration of the exhibition of scientific photographs of Vall d’Hebron at Palau Robert</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/02-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">On January 19, the General Director of Health Research and Innovation, Dr. Robert Fabregat i Fuentes, inaugurated the exhibition ‘L’altra mirada de la recerca’ (The Other Look at Research) that Palau Robert hosted from January 13 to February 28. It presented a collection of finalist scientific photographs from the competition held by the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) since 2011.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=inaugurem-l%92exposicio-de-fotografies-cientifiques-de-vall-d%92hebron-al-palau-robert&contentid=220496&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="03-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d’Hebron develops a calculator to determine the risk of complications in fetuses with growth restriction</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">In 3-4% of pregnancies, fetus may have early-onset growth restriction that can lead to premature birth, serious complications or even death before, during or after delivery. A new calculator, developed from a study by the Placental Insufficiency Unit of the Obstetrics Service at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and the research group in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) will allow to know, from the moment of diagnosis, the risk of complications that a fetus with early growth restriction will have during pregnancy or at the time of birth. This way, individualized counseling will be possible and it will allow parents to understand the diagnosis and the evolution of the pregnancy, thus reducing the uncertainty and anxiety that results. The study was published in <a href="https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aogs.14032" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica</em></a>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?contentid=220733&s=actualitat%20" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://beteve.cat/societat/calculadora-prediu-complicacions-fetus-retard-creixement-hospital-vall-hebron/" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>BETEVE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/04-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="04-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d’Hebron is part of the new Barcelona Medical Photonics network</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/04-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">In 2021, we celebrated the consolidation of the Barcelona Medical Photonics Network that promotes the research and development activities carried out in and around Barcelona through long-standing collaborations between ICFO and its numerous clinical partners. The partner institutions initially participating in this network include 8 health institutions in Barcelona, together with their research institutes and ICFO. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) are part of it.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=formem-part-de-la-xarxa-de-fotonica-medica-de-barcelona&contentid=221819&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/05-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="05-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Dr. Marta Vila rejoins the Research Group in Headache in Vall d’Hebron thanks to a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/05-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Dr. Marta Vila, researcher at the research group in Headache and Neurological Pain at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF). Dr. Vila obtained her PhD in migraine genetics at VHIR in 2014, when she left to the UK to continue her training. Now, this aid will allow her to rejoin the VHIR under the supervision of Dr. Patricia Pozo Rosich. It is the first and only MSCA-IF of the VHIR during the European Horizon2020 program, which was launched in 2014.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=la-dra-marta-vila-es-reincorpora-al-grup-de-recerca-en-cefalea-de-vall-d%92hebron-gracies-a-una-beca-marie-sk322odowska-curie&contentid=221965&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/06-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="06-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Genetic variations in testosterone receptor predispose to severe COVID-19 in men</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/06-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">To understand the different prognosis between men and women who become infected with SARS-CoV-2, a collaborative work was launched, led by the University of Siena in Italy, which was validated in the Spanish State with the participation of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the coordination of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL). The researchers studied which genes could be related to the prognosis of COVID-19 and identified a gene with various genetic variants that were associated with the clinical course of the disease: the androgen receptor or testosterone receptor. The results of the study were published in the journal <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396421000396"><em>EBioMedicine</em></a>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=tres-professionals-de-vall-d%92hebron-guardonats-als-premis-de-la-societat-espanyola-de-neurologia&contentid=222101&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20210323/6604130/fallo-testosterona-predispone-covid-grave.html" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>LA VANGUARDIA</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290e4782" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="5px" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/07-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="07-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>VHIR develops a research project to reduce child mortality in Angola</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/07-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">The Vall d’Hebron Tropical Medicine and International Health Unit leads an international consortium made up of a series of academic and research institutions, Angolan and Spanish, with the aim of generating evidence to help fight chronic malnutrition. This consortium is made up of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), the National Center for Tropical Medicine of the Carlos III Institute, the <em>Universidad Mandume ya Ndemufayo</em> in Lubango, the Fondo de Apoio Social of Angola and the NGO Acción Contra el Hambre. The project, called CRESCER, responds to a call made by the European Union with the commitment to stop malnutrition in children and reduce mortality of children under five and consists of an endowment of 7 million euros.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=el-vhir-desenvolupa-un-projecte-de-recerca-per-reduir-la-mortalitat-infantil-a-angola&contentid=223591&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/08-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="08-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>An international study involving Vall d’Hebron shows that COVID-19 increases the risk of complications during pregnancy</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/08-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">The Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, together with the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital in Zaragoza, were the only two centers in the State that have participated in the INTERCOVID study, coordinated from the University of Oxford and which concluded that COVID-19 increases the risk of complications during pregnancy for mothers and babies, a greater danger than had been found at the beginning of the pandemic. The results were published in the journal <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2779182"><em>JAMA Pediatrics</em></a>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/web_vhir/portal1/news-detail.asp?s=actualitat&contentid=223664" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/linformatiu/covid-complicacions-embaras/5888710/" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>TVE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/09-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="09-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>A work led by Vall d'Hebron demonstrates the relationship between immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and changes in diet</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/09-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) are caused by an activation of the immune system that causes persistent inflammation in certain organs of the body. They are complex diseases and both genetic and environmental factors are related to their development. A work led by the Rheumatology Research Group of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) studied the role of diet in this type of disease. Until now, it is not known in depth, for example, what kind of foods are more suitable than others in a specific disease. The study, published in the <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-021-00913-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>European Journal of Clinical Nutrition</em></a>, was carried out within the framework of the Consortium for Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMID Consortium) and 73 hospital services from all over Spain participated.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=la-cursa-solidaria-km-contra-el-cancer-infantil-recapta-15000%80-per-a-la-recerca-en-cancer-infantil-de-vall-d%92hebron&contentid=224304&s=actualitat%20" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/10-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="10-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d'Hebron demonstrates that the gut microbiota can facilitate the diagnosis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/10-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two of the most common inflammatory bowel diseases, the diagnosis of which can be confused by the similarities in their symptoms (diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, weight loss…). The results of a study by the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) showed that patients with Crohn’s disease have a different number of bacteria and fungi that are part of the intestinal microbiota compared to those with ulcerative colitis. This amount is also altered with respect to healthy people. Thus, quantifying the intestinal microbiota would be useful to facilitate the correct diagnosis of patients and offer them the appropriate treatment for their pathology. These findings were published in <em><a href="https://msystems.asm.org/content/6/2/e01277-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mSystems</a></em>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=la-microbiota-intestinal-pot-ajudar-al-diagnostic-del-crohn-i-la-colitis-ulcerosa&contentid=224495&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.immedicohospitalario.es/noticia/23732/la-microbiota-intestinal-facilita-el-diagnostico-de-la-enfermedad-de.html" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>IM MÉDICO HOSPITALARIO</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/11-highlight-front-02-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="11-highlight-front-02" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Two VHIR researchers have received awards at the Catalan Health Institute's 2021 Research Awards</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/11-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Vall d’Hebron University Hospital hosted the Catalan Institute of Health’s (ICS) Research Conference, where the 2021 ICS Research Awards were presented. On this occasion, two researchers from the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) were recognised for their work: Dr Rafael Simó Canonge, head of the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group at the VHIR and head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital; and Dr Blanca Borràs, specialist physician in the Preventive Medicine Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and researcher in the Epidemiology and Public Health Research Group at the VHIR.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=dos-investigadors-del-vhir-han-estat-guardonats-als-premis-de-recerca-de-l%92institut-catala-de-la-salut-2021&contentid=225564&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="12-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d'Hebron leads a multicenter study that will assess a faster workflow for the management of patients with stroke</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Vall d’Hebron included the first patients in a randomized multicenter clinical trial that will study whether a new, faster workflow can improve the outcome of stroke patients.The <a href="https://www.wetrust-study.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WE-TRUST</a> (Workflow optimization to rEduce Time to endovascular Reperfusion for Ultra-fast Stroke Treatment) trial, with the participation of Royal Philips, will study the clinical impact of the ‘Direct to Angio Suite’ approach, enabled by a special scan in the Angio Suite developed by Philips. This approach combines stroke diagnosis and subsequent treatment in the same angiography suite, which the study will compare to the conventional workflow of diagnosing patients for treatment in the CT or MRI suite and then treating them in the angiography suite. The ‘Direct to Angio Suite’ approach can potentially reduce the time to treatment for stroke patients for whom every second counts.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=circuit-mes-rapid-per-a-pacients-amb-ictus&contentid=225717&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.redaccionmedica.com/autonomias/cataluna/vall-d-hebron-analiza-como-tratar-a-los-pacientes-con-ictus-mas-rapido-6064" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>REDACCIÓN MÉDICA</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290e89bd" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="5px" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/13-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="13-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d'Hebron participates in a study that shows that the prone position in non-intubated patients with severe COVID-19 improves their prognosis</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/13-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">An international collaborative clinical trial, in which Vall d’Hebron participated, and coordinated by the University Hospital of Tours (France), demonstrated that the prone position, that is, placing the patient face down, improves the evolution of patients with severe COVID-19 and treated with high-flow oxygen therapy. Specifically, it reduces the composite outcome of the sum of the need for intubations and the mortality ratio. The findings were published in <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(21)00356-8/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Lancet Respiratory Medicine</em></a>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=demostrem-que-el-decubit-pron-millora-el-pronostic-de-covid-19&contentid=228314&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.ccma.cat/324/collocar-bocaterrosa-els-pacients-amb-covid-greu-en-millora-levolucio/noticia/3115289/" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>TV3</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/14-highlight-front-02-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="14-highlight-front-02" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d'Hebron launches the campaign "Compra Temps" to raise awareness and funds for research</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/14-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Vall d’Hebron launched the campaign “Compra Temps” to raise awareness in society of the importance of basic, clinical and translational biomedical research that is carried out in an environment such as Vall d’Hebron, where the laboratories are less than 50 meters from the patients’ rooms. With this initiative, Vall d’Hebron wants to give everyone the opportunity to collaborate by buying time. Time that will be turned into hours, minutes and seconds of research in the laboratories.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=vall-d%92hebron-llanca-la-campanya-%93compra-temps%94&contentid=231232&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.consalud.es/pacientes/vall-d-hebron-lanza-campana-sensibilizacion-captacion-fondos-investigacion_104160_102.html" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>CONSALUD.ES</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/15-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="15-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Two VHIR projects receive a grant from the AECC for their advances in cancer research</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/15-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">The Spanish Association Against Cancer distributed its Research Grants for 2021. In total, there were 186 projects and nearly €20 million were distributed to continue advancing the research into cancer with a patient centred approach and to continue increasing survival from cancer. Among the projects being promoted, there were two that are being carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), headed by Dr. Fernanda da Silva and Dr. Eva Colás.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?contentid=232975&s=actualitat%20" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/20211111/asociacion-espanola-contra-cancer-ayudas-investigacion-12837955" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>EL PERIÓDICO</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="16-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d’Hebron and Salus.Coop sign a cooperation agreement to carry out research projects into COVID-19 by donating data</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/16-highlight-detail-02.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Vall d’Hebron Research Institute and Salus.Coop (a citizens’ data cooperative for health research) signed a pioneering collaboration agreement. For the first time in Catalonia, any citizen will be able to donate their data for a health research project. In the same manner as one would give blood or an organ, citizens will be able to transfer their data from a mobile application to the researchers on a research project. These researchers may maintain direct contact through surveys or request new data to enrich their research.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=vall-d%92hebron-i-saluscoop-signen-un-acord-de-col%B7laboracio-per-a-la-realitzacio-de-projectes-de-recerca-en-covid-19-mitjancant-la-donacio-de-dades&contentid=233010&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/17-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="17-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d'Hebron identifies a therapeutic target for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant head and neck carcinoma</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/17-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">The Biomedical Research with Cancer Stem Cells group at Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) identified a key protein, syntenin-1, for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to acquire resistance to certain chemotherapeutic treatments and also greater aggressiveness. Thus, this protein becomes a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of a type of cancer with low survival rates when diagnosed in advanced stages. The work was published in the journal <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/19/4952" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Cancers</em></a>.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=vall-d%92hebron-identifica-una-diana-terapeutica-per-al-tractament-del-carcinoma-de-cap-i-coll-resistent-a-quimioterapia&contentid=233063&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="team-member" data-style="bio_fullscreen"><div class="team-member-image"><div class="team-member-image-inner"><img src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/18-highlight-front-500x500.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="18-highlight-front" /></div></div><div class="team-member-overlay"></div> <div class="team-meta"><h3>Vall d’Hebron and IDIAP Jordi Gol join forces to research cardiovascular diseases and diabetes</h3><p></p><div class="arrow-end fa fa-angle-right"></div><div class="arrow-line"></div></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio_img" data-img-src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/18-highlight-detail.jpg"></div> <div class="nectar_team_bio">Vall d’Hebron Research Institute and IDIAP Jordi Gol signed an agreement to improve the cooperation between hospital research and primary care research. The session, focused mainly on the interactions in the areas of vascular biology and metabolism, established the start of a strategic alliance between both institutions to improve the capture of data for research and to jointly benefit from the experience and knowledge of all the professionals.</p> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px" class="divider"></div></div> <a class="nectar-button n-sc-button large accent-color regular-button" target="_blank" href="http://en.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?t=vall-d%92hebron-i-l%92idiap-jordi-gol-col%B7laboren-per-la-recerca-en-malalties-cardiovasculars-i-diabetis&contentid=233367&s=actualitat" data-color-override="false" data-hover-color-override="false" data-hover-text-color-override="#fff"><span>READ THE FULL ARTICLE</span></a><div class="bottom_meta"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="research" data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section" style="padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap using-image"><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop using-image no-cover" style="background-image: url(https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/backgrounds-02-01.jpg); background-position: center top; background-repeat: repeat; "></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div id="fws_68031290ed95c" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style="padding-bottom: 40px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h2 style="color: #993489;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research areas</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="nectar-scrolling-tabs font_size_16px verticalareas" data-m-display="hidden" data-nav-tag="h4" data-tab-spacing="0%" data-navigation-width="regular" data-color-scheme="accent-color"><div class="scrolling-tab-nav"><div class="line"></div><ul class="wpb_tabs_nav ui-tabs-nav" data-spacing="15px"><li class="menu-item active-tab"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee070"><span>Oncology</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee075"><span>Vascular Biology and Metabolism (VAM)</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee078"><span>Neurosciences</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee07a"><span>Infectious Diseases</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee07c"><span>Digestive and Liver Diseases / Nursing</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee07e"><span>Immunomediated Diseases and Innovative Therapies</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee080"><span>Research in Surgery</span></a></h4></div></li><li class="menu-item"><div class="menu-content"><h4 class="tab-nav-heading nectar-bg-pseudo-accent-color"><a class="skip-hash" href="#tab_68031290ee081"><span>Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Genetics</span></a></h4></div></li></ul></div><div class="scrolling-tab-content"> <div id="tab-oncology" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_68031290ee40d" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Oncology</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p class="p1">In 2021, the Area has been composed by nine groups addressing main unsolved issues in cancer, covering the fields of child and adolescent cancer, melanoma, gynecology, urology, cancer stem cells and molecular mechanisms of the tumor pathologies, as well as nanomedicine. We work in close collaboration with the corresponding clinical departments at the Hospital. This provides a unique opportunity to tackle the abovementioned pathologies during the entire journey of the disease, from diagnosis (a focus and strength of our Area) to personalized treatment (with important international impact during 2021 in the field of child cancer). Our research in 2021 has been relevant also in the field of the use of nanotechnology in biomedical applications to improve therapeutic strategies and diagnostics. Despite, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Area has kept active at virtual shared activities and ONCO-VHIR seminars and the organization of the World Cancer Day event to get closer to the society. During 2021 in-Campus collaborations with VHIO have been strengthen and internalization of our research has been amplified.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It is also noteworthy the shared scientific production in terms of publications between different groups of the Area and the stable collaborations between groups that have consolidated during these period.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290eea0a" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654166507957" >185</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading alignnumbers vc_custom_1654609050263" >1287</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654166529330" >6.95</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290ef727" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/signalling-and-new-therapeutic-targets/">Signalling and New Therapeutic Targets</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-drug-delivery-and-targeting-2/">Drug Delivery and Targeting</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-biomedical-research-in-digestive-tract-tumors/">Biomedical Research in Digestive Tract Tumors</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/biomedical-research-in-melanoma/">Biomedical Research in Melanoma</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/translational-research-in-child-and-adolescent-cancer/">Translational Research in Child and Adolescent Cancer</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/biomedical-research-in-cancer-stem-cells/">Biomedical Research in Cancer Stem Cells</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/translational-molecular-pathology-2/">Translational Molecular Pathology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/biomedical-research-in-urology/">Biomedical research in Urology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/biomedical-research-in-gynecology/">Biomedical Research in Gynecology</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-vascular-biology-and-metabolism-vam" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_68031290f0da4" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Vascular Biology and Metabolism (VAM)</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The VAM area was created to allow a comprehensive, cooperative and multidisciplinary approach in basic, clinical and epidemiology research. The ultimate goal is the innovation and transfer of solutions in a group of diseases that are closely interrelated and that constitute the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world: cardio-cerebrovascular disease, diabetes-metabolic syndrome and renal impairment. The VAM area includes preclinical and clinical research staff from our center, and collaborative work with groups of the highest international prestige. VAM area includes 8 groups: Cardiovascular Pathology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nephrology, Ophthalmology (focused on retinal vascular disease), CIBBIM-Nanomedicine and Kidney Physiopathology, Medical Molecular Imaging, Neurovascular Diseases, and Research on Aging, Frailty and Transitions in Barcelona. All groups use an integrative tridimensional approach to generate knowledge on the mechanisms of diseases to generate new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290f1288" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654166553901" >340</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654166560988" >2180</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654166581173" >6.41</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290f2005" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/diabetes-and-metabolism-2/">Diabetes and Metabolism</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/research-on-aging-frailty-and-transitions-in-barcelona/">Research on Aging, Frailty and Transitions in Barcelona</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/medical-molecular-imaging/">Medical Molecular Imaging</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/ophthalmology/">Ophthalmology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-kidney-physiopathology/">Kidney physiopathology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/neurovascular-diseases/">Neurovascular Diseases</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/nephrology-and-kidney-transplant/">Nephrology and Kidney Transplant</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cardiovascular-diseases/">Cardiovascular Diseases</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-neurosciences" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_68031290f3509" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Neurosciences</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Neuroscience area is consolidating its position as one of the largest clusters of research labs working on neurological diseases across Europe. At present, the area comprises 14 groups with more than one hundred fully dedicated researchers in close contact with top clinicians in the hospital. These research groups pursue a better and multifaceted understanding of the etiopathogenic mechanisms underlying a large variety of mostly adult but also pediatric neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, primary headaches, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, and also neurosurgical and psychiatric pathologies. The area also integrates groups involved in neuroimaging, analysis and interpretation of high-throughput data, and gene therapy strategies to target inflammatory and neurodegenerative neurological conditions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031290f39e9" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167038103" >377</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167047068" >2687</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167058252" >7.13</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312910051e" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/research-group-on-status-epilepticus-and-acute-seizures/">Research group on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/neuroradiology/">Neuroradiology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/stroke-research/">Stroke Research</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/gene-therapy-at-nervous-system/">Gene Therapy at Nervous System</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/clinical-and-translational-bioinformatics/">Clinical and Translational Bioinformatics</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/peripheral-nervous-system/">Peripheral Nervous System</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/headache-and-neurological-pain/">Headache and Neurological Pain</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cell-signaling-and-apoptosis/">Cell signaling and Apoptosis</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/neurodegenerative-diseases/">Neurodegenerative Diseases</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/neurotraumatology-and-neurosurgery-research-unit-uninn/">Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN)</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/clinical-neuroimmunology/">Clinical Neuroimmunology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/pediatric-neurology/">Pediatric Neurology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/psychiatry-mental-health-and-addictions/">Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/neuromuscular-and-mitochondrial-pathology/">Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Pathology</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-infectious-diseases" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_6803129101c37" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Infectious Diseases</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Infectious Diseases research area is composed by eight groups, whose main goal is to develop strategies to diagnose, control, prevent and solve clinical problems caused by infectious diseases agents. The members of this group also work in the characterization of the mechanisms of pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance of microorganisms, in the research of critical care and sepsis as well as in aspects related to children’s infectious diseases and primary immunodeficiencies. During 2021, we have additionally continued developing basic, translational and clinical research in the field of the COVID-19 infection, including the virus characterization, the study of the mechanisms of pathogenesis, the diagnosis, the epidemiology, the prevention of the disease and the therapeutics and management options to improve the outcome of the patients suffering this infection.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129102163" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167074564" >327</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167083338" >2367</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167098833" >7.24</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129102f0d" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-diagnostic-nanotools/">Diagnostic Nanotools</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-pharmacokinetic-nanoparticles/">Pharmacokinetic Nanoparticles</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/epidemiology-and-public-health/">Epidemiology and Public Health</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/infection-in-immunocompromised-pediatric-patients/">Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/shock-dysfunction-and-resuscitation/">Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/clinical-research-innovation-in-pneumonia-sepsis-crips/">Clinical Research/Innovation in Pneumonia & Sepsis (CRIPS)</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/microbiology/">Microbiology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/infectious-diseases/">Infectious Diseases</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-digestive-and-liver-diseases-nursing" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_68031291043a0" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Digestive and Liver Diseases / Nursing</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Digestive and Liver Diseases / Nursing research area is composed by three groups, whose main goal is to develop basic and translational studies on the most frequent and impacting digestive and liver disorders afflicting the general population. In particular, the group of Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract integrates investigations on the function of the gastrointestinal tract including secretion, motility and absorption with cellular, molecular, immune and genetic aspects and their interactions with the microbiota and the brain-gut axis. The Liver Diseases Group deals clinical and basic research in viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and also non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and their complications. Finally, our area includes the Multidisciplinary Nursing Research Group which aims to generate knowledge in the specific area of activity of nurses and collaborate with other health professionals to improve care given to patients.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129104869" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167116663" >144</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167125202" >1148</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167135314" >7.97</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031291055bf" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/multidisciplinary-nursing-research-group/">Multidisciplinary Nursing Research Group</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/physiology-and-pathophysiology-of-the-digestive-tract/">Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/liver-diseases/">Liver Diseases</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-immunomediated-diseases-and-innovative-therapies" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_680312910646b" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Immunomediated Diseases and Innovative Therapies</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Immunomediated Diseases and Innovative Therapies is a heterogeneous area composed by both translational and clinical research groups which cover fields such as immunology, respiratory and systemic diseases, pharmacology, clinical biochemistry, rheumatology, advanced therapies or transfusional medicine. Its main strength derives precisely from this heterogeneity and the complementarity of the scientific interests and expertise of the different groups, many of which are currently joining efforts and synergizing in a variety of collaborative research projects.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129106944" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167147768" >315</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167155802" >2256</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167166401" >7.16</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312910760e" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/donation-and-transplantation-of-organs-tissues-and-cells/">Donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/clinical-biochemistry/">Clinical Biochemistry</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/rheumatology/">Rheumatology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/transfusional-medicine/">Transfusional Medicine</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/gene-and-cell-therapy/">Gene and Cell Therapy</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/clinical-pharmacology/">Clinical Pharmacology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/translational-immunology/">Translational Immunology</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/systemic-diseases/">Systemic Diseases</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/pneumology/">Pneumology</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-research-in-surgery" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_68031291088f8" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research in Surgery</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The area of Research in Surgery includes more than 50 investigators distributed in five groups of research focused respectively on general and thoracic surgery, cranio-maxillofacial surgery, spinal disorders, skeletal reconstructive surgery and musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Their activity combines basic and clinical research together with robotics and virtual surgical planning. Their aims are to advance in the understanding of the causes and mechanisms underlying surgical pathologies, to deliver new knowledge and better integrated patient-centered solutions, improving surgical care and outcomes.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129108dca" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167179686" >137</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167187762" >692</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654609089336" >5.05</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129109ac6" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/research-group-of-physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation/">Research Group of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/musculoskeletal-tissue-engineering/">Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/reconstructive-surgery-of-the-locomotor-system/">Reconstructive Surgery of the Locomotor System</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/general-surgery/">General Surgery</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/spine-research-unit/">Spine Research Unit</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/cibbim-nanomedicine-new-technologies-and-craniofacial-microsurgery/">New Technologies and Craniofacial Microsurgery</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div id="tab-obstetrics-pediatrics-and-genetics" data-tab-icon="" class="wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix"> <div id="fws_680312910ab3f" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Genetics</h4> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Genetics area is focused on the research on the congenital malformations and pediatric diseases. The Fetal Maternal Medicine group creates synergies through the combined work of basic science researchers and clinical investigators in the preclinical basis of placental insufficiency complications and congenital heart disease. The Bio-Cell Fetal group, recently incorporated, studies basic pathophysiological mechanisms of fetal and pediatric congenital malformations, while the Growth and Development group does research on pediatric endocrine diseases. There is also a Genetics Medicine group that combines genetic diagnosis and research and is pioneer in Spain.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312910b020" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167216184" >82</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385334121" >PUBLICATIONS</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167224225" >460</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385435382" >IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 48px;color: #ec297b;line-height: 48px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1654167245905" >5.61</p><p style="font-size: 16px;color: #777777;line-height: 16px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1651385484721" >AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312910bd07" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h5 style="color: #501742;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Research Groups</h5><div class="nectar-fancy-ul" data-list-icon="fa fa-circle-o" data-animation="true" data-animation-delay="0" data-color="accent-color" data-spacing="default" data-alignment="left"> <ul><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/bioengineering-cell-therapy-and-surgery-in-congenital-malformations/">Bioengineering, Cell therapy and Surgery in Congenital Malformations</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/growth-and-development/">Growth and Development</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/genetics-medicine/">Genetics Medicine</a> </li><li> <i class="icon-default-style fa fa-circle-o accent-color"></i> <a href="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/groups/maternal-fetal-medicine/">Maternal Fetal Medicine</a> </li></ul> </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 12.5px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 12.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="1200" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="facts" data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="light" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section" style="padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap using-image"><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop using-image no-cover using-bg-color" style="background-image: url(https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/backgrounds-color-01.jpg); background-position: center top; background-repeat: repeat; background-color: #993489; "></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 light left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div id="fws_680312910e223" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style="padding-bottom: 40px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h2 style="color: #ffffff;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:700;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading" >Our Key Figures</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312910e694" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-staff-03.png" alt="icon-staff-03" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>1828</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652128754039" >TOTAL STAFF</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-microscope-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>962</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652128762632" >RESEARCH STAFF</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-woman-01.png" alt="icon-woman-01" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-symbol="%" data-symbol-alignment="default" data-symbol-pos="after" data-symbol-size="30" data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>65</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652888599183" >WOMAN STAFF</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312911036f" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 center"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="" data-animation-delay="" data-color="default" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_680312911073d" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-publications-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>1641</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652128885573" >NUMBER OF<br /> PUBLICATIONS</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-impact-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>11375</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652128783963" >TOTAL IMPACT<br /> FACTOR</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-pub-leader-01.png" alt="icon-pub-leader-01" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-symbol=".5%" data-symbol-alignment="default" data-symbol-pos="after" data-symbol-size="30" data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>40</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652889055128" >PUBLICATIONS<br /> LEADERSHIP</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129112446" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 center"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="" data-animation-delay="" data-color="default" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129112800" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-projects-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>150</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652889384099" >NEW PROJECT & HR GRANTS</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-grants-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-symbol=".98M€" data-symbol-alignment="default" data-symbol-pos="after" data-symbol-size="30" data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>17</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652166917817" >GRANTS FUNDING</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-ongoing-projects-01.png" alt="icon-ongoing-projects-01" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>411</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652889376641" >ONGOING PROJECTS</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031291144c9" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 center"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="" data-animation-delay="" data-color="default" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_68031291148ac" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-new-clinical-01.png" alt="icon-new-clinical-01" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>227</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1655372405954" >NEW CLINICAL STUDIES</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-pill-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>849</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652889764143" >ACTIVE CLINICAL STUDIES</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-inclusion-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>1067</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652176352949" >NEW PATIENT INCLUSION</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129116647" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 center"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="" data-animation-delay="" data-color="default" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129116a41" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-patents-01.png" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-symbol="%" data-symbol-alignment="default" data-symbol-pos="after" data-symbol-size="30" data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>30</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652890368386" >LICENSED PATENTS</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-startup-02.png" alt="icon-startup-02" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>4</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652890470889" >SPIN-OFFS/START-UPS<br /> APPROVED</h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="img-with-aniamtion-wrap " data-max-width="100%" data-max-width-mobile="default" data-shadow="none" data-animation="fade-in" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "> <div class="inner"> <div class="hover-wrap"> <div class="hover-wrap-inner"> <img class="img-with-animation skip-lazy " data-delay="0" height="60" width="60" data-animation="fade-in" src="https://annualreport2021.vhir.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon-revenue-02.png" alt="icon-revenue-02" /> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="nectar-milestone " data-symbol=".54M€" data-symbol-alignment="default" data-symbol-pos="after" data-symbol-size="30" data-animation-delay="" data-ms-align="left" > <div class="number default" data-number-size="48"><h3><span>2</span></h3></div> <div class="subject" ></div> </div><h4 style="font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 20px;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1652177209678" >REVENUE FROM<br /> INNOVATION</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col nectar-sticky-column padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_left_desktop_1px border_color_ffffff border_style_solid " data-padding-pos="left" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div id="fws_6803129118998" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 style="color: #ffffff;text-align: left;font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:400;font-style:normal" class="vc_custom_heading" >All Facts and Figures</h4><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 2.5px; height: 2px; margin-bottom: 2.5px;" data-width="100%" data-animate="" data-animation-delay="" data-color="default" class="divider-border"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="fws_6803129118e25" data-midnight="" data-column-margin="default" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row" style=""><div class="row-bg-wrap"> <div class="row-bg" ></div> </div><div class="row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12 left"> <div class="vc_col-sm-12 sidebarfacts wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone " data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" > <div class="vc_column-inner" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/publications"><span class="text">Publications</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/research-projects-and-networks/"><span class="text">Research Projects and Networks</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/clinical-studies/"><span class="text">Clinical Studies</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/core-facilities/"><span class="text">Core Facilities</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/innovation/"><span class="text">Innovation</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><h5 style="color: #ffffff;"><span class="link_wrap" ><a class="link_text" href="/vhir2021/human-resources/"><span class="text">Human Resources</span><svg class="next-arrow" aria-hidden="true" width="20px" height="25px" viewBox="0 0 50 80" xml:space="preserve"> <polyline stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="9" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" points="0, 0 45, 40 0, 80"/> </svg> <span class="line" style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span> </a></span></h5></div><div class="nectar-cta alignment_tablet_default alignment_phone_default display_tablet_inherit display_phone_inherit " data-color="default" data-using-bg="false" data-style="arrow-animation" data-display="block" data-alignment="left" data-text-color="custom" style="margin-bottom: 10px; 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