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The impulse you need to create value from your biomedical innovations
The "la Caixa" Foundation, one of the most important funders of health research in southern Europe, launched CaixaImpulse in 2015 to propel the transfer of research to society. CaixaImpulse has been receiving the support of EIT Health since 2017.
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CAIXAIMPULSE VALIDATE

Test and validate your innovation

CaixaImpulse Validate is an acceleration programme that provides support to early stage biomedical research projects to help them validate their asset and define their valorisation plan.

TRL 1-4
Protected or protectable asset
Valorisation plan
Commercialisation feasibility

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APPLICATION PERIOD

CURRENT CALL OPEN 19 JANUARY TO 1 MARCH 2021

CAIXAIMPULSE CONSOLIDATE

Bring your innovation to the market

CaixaImpulse Consolidate supports highly innovative solutions to achieve investment readiness and move closer to commercialisation stages.

TRL 4+
Protected assets
Business/Implementation Plan
Investor attraction and market access

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APPLICATION PERIOD

CALL PERMANENTLY OPEN, NEXT CUT-OFF FOR APPLICATIONS: MARCH 2021

Driving the transformation of scientific knowledge into value for society

CaixaImpulse Support Scheme

Check the stage of your project and identify the programme that best suits your asset

Discover CaixaImpulse projects

AntiBioCoat

Validate- 18

''For us, CaixaImpulse was really key to enter a new ecosystem that helps us transfer science and technology to the market.''

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FuGe Therapeutics

Validate- 18

''CaixaImpulse has helped us to take a step further, to make the jump from the lab to the clinical possibility of this treatment.''

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Solid tumor therapy

Validate- 18

''CaixaImpulse provides specific training in the transfer of technology that is very useful for people like me who come from an academic and research background.''

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NATED

Validate- 18

''What I’d like to highlight the most about CaixaImpulse would be the support the project receives so that it can be transferred to society.''

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News and events

Programme Highlights

20 January 2021

A key to cure brain diseases

We recently interviewed Gate2Brain CEO Meritxell Teixidó to learn more about this innovative technology.

Programme Highlights

10 November 2020

Rewriting the genome to cure

In a recent interview, CaixaImpulse project leader Marc Güell tells us some of the secrets behind his project Uni-large.

Programme Highlights

05 June 2020

New technologies for safer transplants

In honour of World Transplant Day, we spoke to the innovators behind two CaixaImpulse projects that will enable safer transplants.

Programme Highlights

19 May 2020

CaixaImpulse COVID-19 Express Call to bring six projects closer to society

Six projects have been selected to receive a total of €1.8 million in the CaixaImpulse COVID-19 Express Call to fast-track their progress towards the market and society.