Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP)
A public biomedical research center in Badalona, affiliated with Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol and the Can Ruti campus, conducting translational research across nine health fields.
About Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP)
Biomedical research on the Can Ruti campus
Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is a public biomedical research center based in Badalona, Barcelona. It is affiliated with Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol and is part of the Can Ruti Biomedical Campus, where it coordinates management and scientific strategy with other campus centers.
IGTP is part of the CERCA research network and is accredited as a Health Research Institute by Spain's Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII).
Research areas
Its scientific work is organized into nine areas:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
- Community health
- Liver and digestive diseases
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases, nephrology, and bone diseases
- Immunology and inflammation
- Infectious diseases
- Medical complications and clinical pharmacology related to substance use disorders
- Neuroscience
The institute also has cross-disciplinary programs.
IGTP by the numbers
- 1,023 employees and affiliated researchers
- 366 active projects
- 1,110 publications in 2025
- 986 active clinical studies
- 35 active patent families
- 19 licensing agreements
- 9 active spin-offs
Research platforms and technical services
IGTP makes a range of platforms and services available to the research community:
- Biobank
- Biostatistics
- Flow cytometry
- Cryobiology
- High-content genomics and bioinformatics
- Translational genomics
- Microscopy
- Proteomics and metabolomics
- High-performance computing
- Project management
- Clinical Research Unit (UPIC)
- Strategic projects
- Comparative Medicine and Bioimaging Center of Catalonia (CMCiB)
- GCAT | Genomes for Life
Innovation and technology transfer
The institute's innovation program includes corporate partnerships, technology offerings, scientific and technical capabilities, spin-offs, and Innomed.
Education and public outreach
IGTP offers teaching and public-outreach activities, organizes events, and publishes science news. It also maintains a press room and a podcast.
Location and contact
Main site: Edifici Mar, Carretera de Can Ruti, Camí de les Escoles s/n, Can Ruti Campus, 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. Phone: +34 93 554 3050. Communications email: comunicacio@igtp.cat.
Translational biomedical research