Today, the HUB Alzheimer Barcelona was launched, a pioneering alliance that brings together the leading research centres and public hospitals in the city to strengthen Barcelona’s leadership in Alzheimer’s disease research and care. Among the founding members of this initiative, promoted by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation with the support of the Barcelona City Council, is the Hospital de Sant Pau, recognised as one of the leading institutions in Alzheimer’s research and care in Spain and internationally.
Dr Alberto Lleó, director of the Neurology Department at Hospital de Sant Pau and researcher with the Neurobiology of Dementias Group at the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau), highlighted that this alliance will “create synergies among leading centres to implement new biological therapies and strengthen clinical research”.
Hospital de Sant Pau will play a prominent role by leading actions such as training researchers through collaborative PhD programmes and the implementation of new treatments in clinical practice.
Through this initiative, Sant Pau reaffirms its commitment to research and the development of innovative solutions to improve the lives of people affected by Alzheimer’s, consolidating Barcelona as a global hub in this field.
The HUB Alzheimer Barcelona is spearheaded by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, the founding centre, with the support of the Barcelona City Council. It also includes Hospital de Sant Pau, Hospital Clínic, Hospital del Mar, and the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, as well as two leading institutions specialising in Alzheimer’s research: the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Centre (BBRC) and the Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona.
The presentation event held today featured the Mayor of Barcelona, Mr Jaume Collboni, Dr Arcadi Navarro, Director General of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and its research centre, the BBRC; Dr Mercè Boada, representing the member centres of the HUB Alzheimer Barcelona; and Cristina Sáez, a science journalist. The event was closed by the Minister of Health, Ms Olga Pané.
