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- L’IRB Barcelona impulsarà el projecte TecnoInvivo al Mercat del Peix, un nou hub tecnològic emmarcat en l’aposta de la Generalitat de Catalunya per la Ciutadella del Coneixement.
- Seleccionat a la convocatòria Singulars Institucionals i cofinançat amb fons FEDER, el projecte reforçarà les infraestructures científiques estratègiques del país.
- TecnoInvivo permetrà avançar cap a un estudi més integrat de les malalties, clau per a la medicina de precisió i la recerca en envelliment, amb vocació de servei a l’ecosistema científic de l’entorn.
IRB Barcelona has been selected under the Singulars Institucionals call launched by the Department of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This decision enables the launch of TecnoInvivo, a new technology hub that will form part of IRB Barcelona’s future headquarters at the Mercat del Peix complex, one of the flagship projects of the Ciutadella del Coneixement.
The initiative is part of the Government of Catalonia’s strategy to strengthen the country’s major scientific infrastructures and to consolidate Barcelona as an international hub for research and innovation. In this context, TecnoInvivo will help enhance the Mercat del Peix biomedical ecosystem, fostering collaboration between institutions and the shared use of high–value technological capabilities.
A qualitative leap in disease research
The new technology hub will support a more integrated approach to the study of diseases, combining different analytical scales. Thanks to new characterisation and metabolic analysis technologies, research teams will be able to study biological processes from a global perspective down to the molecular level — a key aspect for precision medicine and ageing research.
TecnoInvivo has been designed to work in close coordination with IRB Barcelona’s Scientific Platforms, enabling more efficient workflows and improved data integration within a single research environment.
A shared resource for the Ciutadella del Coneixement
While IRB Barcelona is the driving force behind the project and its main user, TecnoInvivo has a clear shared-service vocation. The hub will support research carried out by centres within the Ciutadella del Coneixement, including institutions from the BIST, as well as other scientific stakeholders in the surrounding ecosystem.
The project has been designed to complement existing services at the PRBB, strengthening synergies and avoiding duplication, with the aim of optimising resources and fostering research excellence.
Sustainability and timeline
The new Mercat del Peix building has been designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification and to connect to the Districlima network, in line with the most demanding sustainability standards. Within this framework, TecnoInvivo incorporates technical solutions aimed at energy efficiency and the responsible use of resources.
Construction of the Mercat del Peix complex is expected to begin in spring 2026. Development of the TecnoInvivo project will start in mid-2026, with the goal of the new technology hub being fully operational by the end of 2028.
IRB Barcelona
L’Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona) treballa per aconseguir una vida lliure de malalties. Desenvolupa una recerca multidisciplinària d’excel·lència per curar el càncer i altres malalties vinculades a l'envelliment. Treballa establint col·laboracions amb la indústria farmacèutica i els principals hospitals per fer arribar els resultats de la recerca a la societat a través de la transferència de tecnologia, i du a terme diferents iniciatives de divulgació científica per mantenir un diàleg obert amb la ciutadania. L’IRB Barcelona és un centre internacional que acull al voltant de 400 investigadors de més de 30 nacionalitats. Reconegut com a Centre d'Excel·lència Severo Ochoa des de 2011, és un centre CERCA i membre del Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).
