IMAGING turns Valencia into an international benchmark of medical imaging

Valencia 27 September 2023 –Fundación IMAGING was set up in Valencia, the first ecosystem for medical imaging. An environment of international reference in which we will work to promote, foster, develop and encourage research and innovation in medical imaging. The goal: to become a catalyst for moving towards personalized medicine, accurate diagnoses and more suitable treatments.

IMAGING was created by Doctor Luis Martí-Bonmatí. After years of research and work in the field of medical imaging, leading national and international projects, he joined professor Ignacio Blanquer, and business men Ángel Alberich adnd José Rosell, to set up Fundación IMAGING, a unique entity, created by and for medical imaging, for the benefit of people.

IMAGING was presented today at the Fundación Universidad- Empresa (ADEIT) in Valencia and was attended by more than a hundred guests with representatives from academia, science, business, health, technology, the pharmaceutical industry, research and patient associations. Its president, Luis Martí-Bonmatí, underlined the fact that “it is necessary to point out the value of medical imaging. It accounts for more than 90% of the data generated in a hospital. The information they offer is of enormous value for the patient, but also for research on the accurate detection of pathologies, setting the proper treatments, evaluating the body’s responses and optimizing diagnoses. However, the percentage that goes to research is very small. Our challenge at IMAGING is to work to ensure that this is not the case. More images need to be allocated to research”.

IMAGING has just started operations with the support of two foundations from Valencia which are committed to innovation: Fundación LAB Mediterráneo and Fundación Conexus.

Fundación LAB Mediterráneo