IDIBELL professionals participated in the 17th Collaborative Conference of the Biomedicine degree of the Bellvitge and Diagonal campuses of the University of Barcelona, held on December 12. The main objective of this meeting was to promote interest in research among young students and to strengthen the links between academic training and clinical practice.
The conference highlights the desire of research professors to motivate and accompany students in their training journey, facilitating the transition from the academic world to the real needs of research and health care. In this sense, the Bellvitge Health Campus has several key assets – biomedical research, healthcare and university teaching – that must be put in contact to promote the comprehensive training of future health professionals.
In this edition, Bellvitge Health Campus researchers Catalina Falo (IDIBELL-ICO) and Anna Manzano (IDIBELL-UB) participated, sharing their experience and knowledge with the students, contributing to strengthening the relationship between university, research and the clinical environment.
The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a research center established in 2004 specialized in cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine, and regenerative medicine. It counts on a team of more than 1.500 professionals who, from 73 research groups, publish more than 1.400 scientific articles per year. IDIBELL is participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona, and the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.
IDIBELL is a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBc and is part of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2009 it became one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as a health research institute by the Carlos III Health Institute. In addition, it is part of the “HR Excellence in Research” program of the European Union and is a member of EATRIS and REGIC. Since 2018, IDIBELL has been an Accredited Center of the AECC Scientific Foundation (FCAECC).