From 2014 to 2017, our research activity had an extensive coverage by the national and local mass media including television, radio, newspaper and online support, which helps disseminating the idea that research in the early stages of life is important.

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 OTHER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS OF OUR DIRECTOR

Some of our research lines, fetal therapies applied by our group, and our PI Dr. Gratacós were highlighted on the radio and written press throughout 2017. Here are some examples in Spanish or Catalan:

• Online medical newspaper “Diario médico”
• Telva magazine
• Catalan newspaper “Ara”
• Spanish newspaper “La Razón”
• Local radio “Catalunya Ràdio”

FIRST PROJECT PRESENTATION

During March 2016, a very ambitious new project that aims to improve fetal surgery techniques, was launched. This programme is being conducted in collaboration with four other prestigious research centers from Catalunya: Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya and the Institut Quìmic de Sarrià. The main goal of the project is developing new technologies to improve and expand fetal surgery, such as a robotic system, microscopic biosensors and new biomaterials to suture membranes. This very innovative project caught the media’s attention, and our group Director, Dr. Gratacós (also the programme coordinator) was interviewed by several media (in Spanish):

OTHER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS OF OUR DIRECTOR:

Some of our research lines and our PI Dr. Gratacós were highlighted on the media through out 2016. Here some are examples (in Spanish):

• “Cuatro” writes a note on the findings of a collaborative research perfomed by our group along Universitat Pompeu Fabra. On the note it is explained that the research group found that maternal diabetes produces on an alteration on the foetuses blood circulation. :

  Un estudio detecta en fetos de madres diabéticas una redistribución del flujo sanguíneo

• The online newspaper “Diario médico” published about the preliminary results of a multicentre study in which it has been confirmed the efficacy of a non invasive test that allows to evaluate lung maturation in the fetus by ultrasound. This new technique- based on a computer analisis of the ultrasound - would allow to better predict the risk of respiratory stress: :

  La prueba no invasiva para determinar la madurez pulmonar del feto reduce el uso de corticoides

• A profile of Dr. Gratacós appeared in the local newspaper “La Vanguardia”:

  Eduard Gratacós: “Los descubrimientos de la física me admiran”

EDUARD GRATACÓS WAS ONE OF THREE FINALIST OF THE "CATALAN OF THE YEAR" AWARD

Sponsored by one of the most important newspaper in the country, El Periodico de Catalunya (winner Lucia Caram, third finalist Jordi Évole). The award is voted by readers of the newspaper, after a previous selection of different nominees by a jury composed of persons from different social environments, including celebrities. The huge support towards Gratacós made him reached the final. The three finalists were invited to the Ceremony held on April 16th at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya. The event was an excellent opportunity to promote the pioneer work done by our research team in the fetal Medicine field. Artur Mas, President of the Catalan Government, highlighted the task of Gratacós as a benchmark of excellence in his field. So did his colleague Pedro Alonso, head of the World Health Organization in Malaria. Some of the coverage included, among others:

• Eduard Gratacós: "La nostra obsessió és curar malalties fetals"
• Catalan of the Year Ceremony
• La gala del Català de l'Any 2014

FETAL MEDICINE BARCELONA FOUNDATION SIGNAED A COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH FUNDACIÓ FC BARCELONA

Among other joint initiatives, this agreement will strengthen the social dissemination of our work in diseases with fetal origin, as well as the ongoing research lines on Fetal Medicine. This agreement was announced by press release in the FCBarcelona website and television:

• Fundació Barcelona
• Signatura conveni FCB amb Fundació Medicina Fetal Barcelona (dailymotion)

OTHER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL INTERVIEW OF OUR DIRECTOR

• Metges del Clínic i l’IDIBAPS reben el Premi Excel·lència Professional del COMB 2015
• Más de mil niños están vivos en España gracias a la cirugía fetal
• Eduard Gratacós: «Operar al feto en el útero es mágico y complejo a la vez»
• Diário de Noticias (Portugal)

OUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE

Interview in the Spanish newspaper “El Periódico” 7-12-2014. “Fourty years ago, a number of professional physicians decided that this hospital (Hospital Clínic of Barcelona) should work focused towards excellence as a main goal. For that, they provided mechanisms for hiring the best professionals and for developing a model whose priority is the scientific merits of its workers, which has never changed.”

• Eduard Gratacós: «Nuestra meta es lograr la excelencia» (el Periódico)

EDUARD GRATACÓS IS RANKED AS THE OBSTETRICIAN WITH THE BEST REPUTATION IN SPAIN

Article in the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” 3-12-2014. According to the first Health Reputation Monitor (MRS); Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ranks second best hospital in the national list.

• El Clínic y Vall d'Hebron, entre los hospitales públicos con más reputación de España

UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA LEADS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PHD IN FETAL MEDICINE

Article in the Spanish newspaper “La Vanguardia” 9-5-2014.FetalMed PhD aims to promote a new generation of transdisciplinary researchers who are empowered to work and develop new products and solutions for different sectors, including academia.

• Barcelona coordina el primer doctorado internacional en cirugía fetal (La Vanguardia)

Fetal i+D conducts periodically several actions that involve direct participation of patients and families, with the aim of bringing closer the research of Cerebra’s project to the general public and society.

FETAL I+D RUN HALF MARATHON OF BARCELONA FOR CEREBRA

Researchers of Fetal i+D took on the challenge of running the Half Marathon of Barcelona on Sunday February 12th. This event was a great opportunity for us to raise awareness for Cerebra who support the families and children with brain conditions, as well as our research that focuses on diagnosing and treating fetuses with neurodevelopmental risks.

The runners were very proud to be a part of this action and support the families and children they usually see in their clinics, in a different way.

During 2014, the research team held a social event in Barcelona, following the traditional Family Event conferences that we have been addressing to families yearly since 2008. In this occasion, the conference took place in May 2014 under the title “Health begins before birth”. The conference was addressed to families and patients participating in our projects.

The event focused on the impact of nutrition during pregnancy and early life of the baby, and we combined the participation of experts in medicine, nutrition and cooking that provided the keys to help future mothers and families during this stage of life. During this conference, we also announce the presentation of the inatal book “40 recetas para 40 semanas de embarazo”.