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IDIVAL is the Health Research Institute of Cantabria, was created as a place for biomedical research, knowledge generation and socioeconomic tractor for the region as a result of the relationship that has been maintained over the years between the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (HUMV) and the University of Cantabria (UC). Since its constitution in 2013, on March 2015, IDIVAL it is an accredited institution by the Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII), and re accredited on June 2020 for a 5 years period, meaning that the work performed at IDIVAL meets the highest standards of quality. In fact, MVUH is ranked 59 of Health Institutions in SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) -Q1 Societal rank- in 2021 ranking and 319 worldwide (SIR). UC is ranked 3rd in Spain in productivity – sum of research, teaching and innovation (U-Ranking, BBVA Foundation & Ivie, 2020). The close collaboration between IDIVAL, UC, MVUH and the Cantabrian Health System, is allowing IDIVAL to foster basic-clinical collaborations and a fast-growing and excellent research activity, specifically oriented to generate new knowledge helping to solve the medical problems of the population. The Institution is made up of more than 750 people (workers, researchers and administrative staff). The scientific structure of IDIVAL includes 32 research groups distributed according to three categories (22 consolidated groups, 6 associated groups and 5 emerging groups), that focus their activity on six areas: cancer; neurosciences; transplantation; infection and immunity; metabolism, aging and lifestyle habits; and transversal research.