Government of Aragon

10 January 2025

New article by Luis E. Pablo in the Herald of Aragon: “Fifty thousand eyes”

The Scientific Deputy Director of the IIS Aragón, Luis E. Pablo Júlvez, explains in his new article how the High Resolution Cataract Surgery Unit has been operating since 2013 and has already operated on 50.000 cataracts.
23 December, 2024

The Government of Aragon finances the hiring of 65 predoctoral researchers with 6,9 million euros

They will join the Aragon Health Research Institute (ISS Aragón), the University of Zaragoza, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the San Jorge University Foundation. 70% of the contracts correspond to STEM areas.
20 December, 2024

The immune system is key in the development of mastocytosis

A study reveals how immunological alterations contribute to the development of this rare type of blood cancer, characterized by the accumulation of abnormal mast cells with a genetic mutation in various tissues and organs of the body.
11 December, 2024

What is chronic fatigue syndrome and how is it different from fibromyalgia?

On December 10, the AI4HealthyAging project event will be held in Zaragoza. It is being carried out jointly by 15 organizations, including the IIS Aragón, and is aimed at early detection of diseases resulting from aging through Artificial Intelligence. Rosa Magallón, a researcher at the IIS Aragón, explains.
10 December, 2024

Registrations are now open for the VIII Meeting of Young Researchers Abroad

On December 10, the AI4HealthyAging project event will be held in Zaragoza. It is being carried out jointly by 15 organizations, including the IIS Aragón, and is aimed at early detection of diseases derived from aging through Artificial Intelligence.
19 June, 2024

Servet receives the Certificate of Excellence for its fight to eliminate Hepatitis C

The Minister of Health has inaugurated the Liver Diseases Week in Aragon, which is celebrated with activities in the three provinces. An event in which Ángel Lanas, scientific director of the IIS Aragón, also participated.
18 June, 2024

A scientific exhibition invites citizens to explore the frontier of knowledge in Aragon

The Minister of Education, Science and Universities, Claudia Pérez Forniés, has inaugurated the exhibition, which can be seen on Zaragoza's Gran Vía until the 27th and which was born with a traveling vocation.
20 February, 2024

The Aragonese vaccine against tuberculosis could reach the market in 2027 or 2028

Designed by the University of Zaragoza, with the professor of Microbiology and researcher at the IIS Aragón Carlos Martín at the helm, and developed by the Galician biopharmaceutical company Biofabri.
19 February, 2024

The IIS Aragón puts out to tender the Research Unit in Advanced Therapies of Aragón

These therapies are not yet carried out in Aragon and the Department of Health, through the IIS Aragón, has launched a project to implement them in our Community.