Thanks to the impulse as founders from the Government of Cantabria and the University of Cantabria, IDIVAL promotes and develops research and innovation in the biomedical environment of Cantabria whose epicentre is the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, with a vocation to seek solutions to health problems and contribute to the scientific, educational, social and economic growth.
The group of Prof. Mónica López Fanarraga is composed of a multidisciplinary group of scientists (specialised in the fields of medicine, molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology, pharmacy, physics and chemistry) dedicated to nanomedicine. The team has broad experience in the management of preclinical models of melanoma metastasis.