VHIO was created in 2006, born out of the necessity to bring together basic, clinical and translational oncology research activities at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital campus.
From the preclinical side, results of laboratory experiments are rapidly applied to patients
Translational research is the fastest route to offering effective alternative treatments to patients. This type of research is only possible thanks to the coexistence of researchers from two distinct areas: clinical research, closely involved with the patients and their treatments; and basic research, carried out in laboratories.
From the clinical side, samples from patients are analyzed and studied in the laboratory