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Leaders in research on infection and immunity

We bring new solutions to infections and biomedical challenges through a deep understanding of the immune system

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The immune system, the focus of our research

The knowledge generated around the immune system allows IrsiCaixa to work in 6 main research areas.

Imatge malalties infeccioses

Global infectious diseases

HIV/AIDS
SARS-CoV-2

Imatge de malalties emergents

Emerging infectious diseases

Imatge de immunopatologia de les malalties

Immunopathology

Immunosenescence
Neuroimmunology

Imatge de Microbioma

Microbiome

Imatge de càncer

Cancer

Imatge de Teràpies

Therapies and vaccines

Our numbers

Impact Factor: 6,18
H Index: 114

+1200

publications

National: 115
International: 28

143

active projects

11 research groups

+120

Professionals

with cum laude grade

91

theses

generating knowledge of the immune system

29

years of experience

46 institutions

13

partner countries

Bonaventura Clotet Director IrsiCaixa

The road we have traveled since 1981 in HIV research has allowed us to pave other roads and keep taking solid steps against infectious diseases.

Dr. Bonaventura Clotet

IrsiCaixa director

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Cancer

Vaccines

14/10/2025

RUTI® vaccine improves treatment of non-invasive bladder cancer by boosting immune response and providing clinical benefits
Post COVID-19

08/10/2025

The longest follow-up of COVID-19 in Syrian hamsters reveals a model to study long COVID
30/09/2025

The Alison Community promotes the transition to healthy and sustainable food in two neighborhoods of the Barcelona city-region

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