The Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) is a public research centre dedicated to biomedical research, founded in 1996 to broaden the clinical research of the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (HCB). With >1,500 original articles and >2,500 publications annually, IDIBAPS is one of the leading biomedical research centres in Spain driving forward original multidisciplinary biomedical research on multiple diseases affecting our society, with the mission to translate “knowledge into cure”. The broad vision of IDIBAPS Strategic Plan is to improve the health and quality of life of citizens through high impact research and collaborations, at the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility. The close interaction of 100 clinical and laboratory research groups, composed by more than 460 Principal Investigators, drives forward original translational and multidisciplinary research oriented to solve relevant biological and clinical questions for human health. The researchers have access to novel and first-class infrastructures available together with six own core facilities offering a wide range of services under strict quality management controls performed at all levels. The institution has also a strong track record working in European projects (e.g. 90 projects obtained along H2020 and 36 in Horizon Europe) and has a dedicated European Projects Office (OPE) and the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office (KTT).

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (HCB), founded in 1906, is a university hospital with 4,500 professionals covering most of medical and surgical specialties. It belongs to the Catalan Public Hospital Network and it is both a high-complexity tertiary hospital and a community hospital providing services to more than half million citizens. HCB is placed in Spain in a top position in the areas of research and innovation (e.g. top participant in Societal Challenge 1-Health in H2020).

LEITAT is a Spanish Technological Center specialized in production technologies, developing R&D activities in the areas of biomedicine, biotechnologies, environment, surface treatments, material science, engineering, nanotechnology and renewable energies with deep knowledge and experience in tech-transfer to several industrial sectors. Areas of specialization: Oncology, nanotechnology, medtech, preclinical models, toxicology, microbioma, Additive Manufacturing, Healthcare Living Lab.

The main research areas related to EIT Health at the University of Barcelona are: life and medical sciences, the experimental sciences (physics, mathematics, geology and chemistry), economics, business, law, humanities and educational and behavioural sciences. The University of Barcelona has a strong focus on Medical and Health Sciences (3,244 articles were written on this topic in the last six years, half of them in the first quartile, and 48 patents in the same period). UB has also a diverse network of University hospitals such as Hospital Clínic, Bellvitge Hospital and Sant Joan de Déu, and over 10 associated hospitals in the area of Barcelona. Additionally, there are several associated Research Institutes such as IDIBAPS, IDIBELL, ISGlobal, among others. Specialist areas include: nutrition, cancer, genetics, medicine (all specialities), nursing, pharmacy, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, prevention, drug discovery, bioengineering, law, economics and business development.

The UGA in Grenoble is a leading University of Science Technology and Health. Within 80 multidisciplinary laboratories, the UGA is developing outstanding research at national and international level. The UGA offers a wide range of training courses, from bachelor to doctorate, in close connection with the socio-professional environment to promote the integration of its students.