Pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease prevention

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The Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC) is the research institute of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. It is devoted to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and the study of cognitive functions affected in healthy and pathological aging.

ABOUT BBRC

Highlights

ACTIVITY REPORT 2024

Discover the most outstanding information on the scientific, social and economic activity of the BBRC and the Pasqual Maragall Foundation in 2024.

HRS4R

BBRC is awarded with the Human Resources Excellence in Research, granted by the European Commission.

PUBLICATIONS

Check out the scientific production of BBRC program on Alzheimer’s Prevention.

Research Heroes

“Every time I enter this center, I have the feeling that I will take part in the solution for Alzheimer’s”

ENCARNA Research participant of the Alfa Study

“It is my duty do whatever I can for the research against Alzheimer’s. I will not probably benefit from the solution, but maybe my grandchildren will”.

JUAN PEDRO Research participant of the Alfa Study

LATEST NEWS

Dr. Marc Suárez-Calvet and Armand González-Escalante in the lab

26 May | 2025

New blood biomarker panel accurately detects early Alzheimer’s risk

This fully automated blood test could become a scalable, minimally invasive tool to detect and monitor Alzheimer’s-related changes long before symptoms appear.

15 May | 2025

We receive funding to develop an innovative PET imaging tool for Alzheimer’s neuroinflammation

With a 3-year duration, this project will allow us to explore the role of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease using the novel [18F]F-DED PET tracer, in collaboration with LMU Munich and Life Molecular Imaging

Joan Vives at the FPM and BBRC headquarters

12 May | 2025

Joan Vives, new Administrative Director of the Foundation and the BBRC

We are strengthening our management structure at a time of sustained growth, with more than 250 employees, 6 research groups and a membership base approaching 100,000

NEUROIMAGING PLATFORM

Customized integral service for research projects with cerebral magnetic resonance imaging

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