{"id":83099,"date":"2026-04-01T07:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/blog\/el-consorci-vampire-es-reuneix-a-barcelona-per-avancar-en-el-diagnostic-precoc-del-parkinson\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:45:15","slug":"the-vampire-consortium-meets-in-barcelona-to-advance-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/the-vampire-consortium-meets-in-barcelona-to-advance-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"The VaMPIRE consortium meets in Barcelona to advance early diagnosis of Parkinson\u2019s disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83099\" class=\"elementor elementor-83099 elementor-83088\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acb2c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3acb2c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bb392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bb392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tthe <strong>VaMPIRE<\/strong> consortium gathered in Barcelona for a two-day meeting hosted by the project coordinator, <strong>Linkcare Health Services, <\/strong>on 23-24th March.<\/p><p>VaMPIRE is a European project aiming to <strong>develop and validate an innovative in-vitro diagnostic (IVD)<\/strong> test capable of detecting Parkinson\u2019s disease at its earliest stages, while also supporting prognosis and disease progression assessment.<\/p><p>Although the project officially started in November 2024, <strong>Leitat joined the consortium in July 2025<\/strong>, making this meeting the first opportunity to meet in person with the full project team. It was a key moment to <strong>align scientific progress, IVD development, and define the next steps<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Leitat was represented by members of the Diagnostic Devices Group \u2014 <strong>Joan Marc Cabot, Elena Guerrero and Ester Planas<\/strong> \u2014 together with <strong>Apostolos Salmatonidis<\/strong> from the International Projects Office.<\/p><p>The meeting also provided the opportunity to connect in person with partners who joined at a later stage, including <strong>Universidad de Oviedo and Sapienza \u2013 Universit\u00e0 di Roma<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This meeting reinforces the partners\u2019 commitment to the project, fostering collaboration and advancing the development of <strong>innovative solutions for Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tthe VaMPIRE consortium gathered in Barcelona for a two-day meeting hosted by the project coordinator, Linkcare Health Services, on 23-24th March. 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