EIRA Laureates
Recognition in EIRA is not a prize logic. It is a deliberate act of judgement: a way to identify work that helps a community understand what meaningful impact can look like in practice.
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EIRA Laureates are people, organisations, institutions, programmes and collective voices recognised because their work makes meaningful Social Impact in Health visible.
Across its history, this recognition has included individuals, foundations, research institutions, public programmes, healthcare collectives and initiatives born from lived experience. Some Laureates later become Curators, showing how recognition can become continuity and responsibility for future editions.
35
Laureates recognised
As of 17/09/2026
The records below preserve the recognition history of EIRA and its predecessors, including the Trifermed Awards editions that helped shape the movement now carried forward by EIRA.
Laureates across editions
José María Batalla
EIRA recognises José María Batalla / La Casa de Carlota for showing how neurodiversity can become creative, cultural, economic and human value, reframing difference not as a limitation, but as a source of dignity, talent and social contribution.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See EIRA Gathering 2026 →Dr Teresa Pont
EIRA recognises Dr Teresa Pont for making sex, gender and invisible bias visible as essential design criteria for research, medical education, clinical practice and responsible innovation in health.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See EIRA Gathering 2026 →Dr Manel del Castillo
EIRA recognises Dr Manel del Castillo / CAIROS for showing how health institutions can transform responsibly in response to diverse realities, preserving purpose while redesigning systems around human complexity.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See EIRA Gathering 2026 →Dr Elena Carreras
Recognised for her contribution to women's health through gender-sensitive medicine, maternal-fetal innovation and patient-centred transformation.
Later relationship with EIRA
Curator, 2026 — Laureate 2024 -> Curator since 2026
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2024 →Profile
VHIR profile →Nuria Oliver
Recognised for pioneering human-centric artificial intelligence and for applying AI and data science to public health and socially responsible technology.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2024 →WHO Chagas Disease Control Programme
Recognised for strategic international public-health work addressing Chagas disease as a neglected tropical disease.
Received by
Dr Pere Albajar
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2024 →Candela and Pulseres Candela
Recognised for transforming a personal journey into a grassroots movement supporting paediatric cancer research.
Received by
Candela Romero
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2024 →IrsiCaixa and Fundació Lluita Contra les Infeccions
Recognised for long-standing research and medical work in infectious diseases through teams dedicated to medical science, care and public-health impact.
Received by
Dr Bonaventura Clotet
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2023 →i4Kids Pediatric Innovation Hub
Recognised for driving paediatric and maternal innovation through a collaborative hub coordinated by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital.
Received by
Arnau Valls and KIDS Barcelona participants
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2023 →Antonio Parente
Recognised for his professional trajectory in pharmaceutical entrepreneurship, biotechnology and contributions to health through peptide science and industry-building.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2023 →Dr Sara Marsal
Recognised for her contribution to rheumatology research, translational science and innovation through VHIR and IMIDomics.
Later relationship with EIRA
Curator, 2024 — Laureate 2023 -> Curator since 2024
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2023 →Fundació "la Caixa"
Recognised for its role as a promoter of social impact in health through philanthropic, research and social initiatives.
Received by
Àngel Font
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2022 →ISGlobal
Recognised for its global-health contribution and for connecting research, public health and social impact.
Received by
Toni Plasència and Denise Naniche
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2022 →Dr Josep Baselga
Recognised in memoriam for a transformative contribution to oncology, cancer research and the development of precision medicine.
Received by
Silvia Garriga and Marc Baselga
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2022 →Fundació Enriqueta Villavecchia
Recognised for supporting children and young people with cancer and their families through care, accompaniment and social impact.
Received by
Dr Núria Pardo
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2022 →Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down
Recognised for pioneering work in care, science and social advancement around Down syndrome and disability.
Received by
Katy Trias and Montserrat Villarrasa
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2021 →Fundació Josep Carreras
Recognised for its long-standing contribution to the fight against leukaemia and support for research, patients and families.
Received by
Toni García
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2021 →Anonymous COVID-19 Healthcare Worker - Nurses
Recognised as a collective tribute to nurses during COVID-19.
Received by
Estrella Martínez
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2021 →Anonymous COVID-19 Healthcare Worker - Physicians
Recognised as a collective tribute to physicians during COVID-19.
Received by
Dr Jaume Padrós
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2021 →Dr Josep Tabernero
Recognised for his professional trajectory in oncology and his contribution to cancer research and treatment.
Later relationship with EIRA
Curator, 2022 — Curator since 2022
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2021 →Barcelona Brain Health Initiative - Institut Guttmann
Recognised for advancing brain health through an initiative connected to neurorehabilitation, cognitive neuroscience and prevention.
Received by
Dr Álvaro Pascual-Leone
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2019 →Dr Marta Aymerich
Recognised for her professional contribution to improving people's quality of life through health research, knowledge and innovation.
Later relationship with EIRA
Curator, 2021 — Curator since 2021
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2019 →Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Recognised as an institution for its contribution to paediatric health, care and social impact.
Received by
Dr Manel del Castillo
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2019 →Pallapupas
Recognised for bringing humour, care and emotional support into healthcare contexts for patients and families.
Received by
Angie Rosales
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2019 →Dr Oriol Mitjà
Recognised for his work in infectious diseases and neglected tropical diseases.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2018 →Andreu Mas-Colell
Recognised for his contribution to economics, research, higher education and institution-building.
Their moment on stage
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See Trifermed Awards 2018 →Fundació Pasqual Maragall
Recognised for its contribution to Alzheimer's research and the prevention of neurodegenerative disease.
Received by
Jordi Camí
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2018 →Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya
Recognised as a public health institution providing essential blood, tissue and related services for Catalonia.
Received by
Roberto Gili
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2018 →Prof. Ciril Rozman
Recognised for an exceptional medical and academic trajectory and for his contribution to haematology, medical education and clinical medicine.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2017 →Dr Mara Dierssen
Recognised for her contribution to neuroscience and to advancing understanding of Down syndrome, neurodevelopment and cognitive diversity.
Later relationship with EIRA
Curator, 2018 — Curator since 2018
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2017 →Fundació La Marató de TV3
Recognised for mobilising society around biomedical research and for its contribution to funding research, awareness and public engagement in health.
Received by
Lluís Bernabé
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2017 →Fundació DAU
Recognised for supporting the labour integration of people with mental health disorders.
Received by
Anna Cohí
Their moment on stage
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See Trifermed Awards 2015 →José Martínez
Recognised for his entrepreneurial and philanthropic contribution to health.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
Edition
See Trifermed Awards 2015 →Antoni Vila-Casas
Recognised for his philanthropic, civic and cultural contribution to society.
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2015 →Fundació GAEM
Recognised for patient-led work to accelerate research and therapeutic innovation in multiple sclerosis.
Received by
Vicens Oliver
Their moment on stage
With the prize, Curator and founder
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See Trifermed Awards 2015 →
The full roll of Laureates is being prepared for publication.