{"id":93150,"date":"2018-01-06T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T20:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=93150"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:02:28","slug":"echevarne-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/echevarne-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Echevarne Laboratory in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Barcelona, where medicine and health play a massive role in the daily cost of the entire country&#8217;s spending, <strong>research facilities<\/strong> working with various ailments are popping up everywhere like in the rest of Europe. These facilities look for ways to cure basic illnesses and prepare for handling the most advancing illnesses, mainly life-threatening ones. These laboratories, including the\u00a0<strong>Echevarne Laboratory\u00a0<\/strong>in Barcelona,\u00a0are committed to researching these various illnesses to help prevent them from spreading and help those who have already been diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/imo-barcelona-ocular-microsurgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMO Barcelona, Institute of Ocular Microsurgery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/echevarne-laboratory\/#Brief_History\" title=\"Brief History\">Brief History<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/echevarne-laboratory\/#What_They_Do\" title=\"What They Do\">What They Do<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/echevarne-laboratory\/#How_They_Do_It\" title=\"How They Do It\">How They Do It<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brief_History\"><\/span>Brief History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93152\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93152\" class=\" wp-image-93152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/laboratory-2815641__480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"NettoOTBold\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/wwws.echevarne.com\/about-us-en.html\"><strong>Echevarne Laboratory<\/strong><\/span> was founded in 1958 by its namesake, Dr. Fernando Echevarne, as a new testing ground in Europe for the growing advancement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-try-alternative-medicine-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>medical<\/strong><\/a> <strong>research<\/strong> using new technological processes. As one of the main and most advanced <strong>laboratories<\/strong> in Europe, over 750 professionals work in the 46 centers across Spain. The laboratory works in clinical analysis, clinical studies, pathological\u00a0anatomy, veterinary,\u00a0and industrial matters. In addition,\u00a0the <strong>Echevarne Foundation<\/strong>, founded in 1993, was set up as a private non-profit institution for scientific and educational purposes so doctors in these fields could grow and advance in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthcare-and-medical-treatment-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a> science<\/strong>. The foundation has participated and developed <strong>research<\/strong> and <strong>educational<\/strong> programs\u00a0with other organizations, both public and private. Thanks to the start-up and support of these programs, links have been forged for basic, clinical, and applied research studies, allowing new technologies to be used every day.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_They_Do\"><\/span>What They Do<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93151\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93151\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/microscope-275984__480-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In\u00a0<strong>Echevarne&#8217;s labs<\/strong>, their <span class=\"enfasis NettoOTBold\">Clinical Analysis<\/span>\u00a0department does a routine analysis\u00a0of various\u00a0samples to molecular genetic tests. Thier highly qualified specialists give fast, accurate information\u00a0that helps professionals establish the <strong>diagnosis<\/strong> and <strong>treatment<\/strong> of their patients.\u00a0The<span class=\"NettoOTBold\"> Clinical Studies<\/span>\u00a0department helps the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/old-pharmacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pharmaceutical<\/a><\/strong> industry through research, development, and innovation through its four stages:\u00a0<span class=\"NettoOTBold\">Phase I Clinical Trials<\/span>, <span class=\"NettoOTBold\">Phase II-IV Clinical Trials<\/span>, <span class=\"NettoOTBold\">Bioanalysis\/Pharmacokinetics,<\/span> and <span class=\"NettoOTBold\">Pharmaco-genetics<\/span>.\u00a0Its purpose is testing out new drugs before they are submitted for government approval. In their Pathology department, they study how to diagnose through biopsies and surgical procedures.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_They_Do_It\"><\/span>How They Do It<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_93154\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93154\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/laboratory-2815638__480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are different procedures and different drugs they design for various purposes such as preventing heart disease, obesity, cancer, and other hereditary conditions. But they also look into new <strong>medicines<\/strong> and determine if they are safe to consume. For example, the <strong>Drug<\/strong><span class=\"red\"><strong>Chip<\/strong> determines the effectiveness of the drug and the drug&#8217;s toxicity. It&#8217;s made to curb the secondary effects of medicines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/psychiatric-services-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neuropsychiatric<\/a> and sleep disorders and cardiovascular diseases.\u00a0<strong>Echevarne Laboratory<\/strong>\u00a0has also developed tests to detect any\u00a0<span class=\"NettoOTBold\">genetic intolerance to lactose and fructose, hereditary genes for breast cancer,\u00a0and the sex of a fetus from a maternal blood sample earlier than before.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/study-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study medicine in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Echevarne Laboratory\u00a0<\/strong>has multiple locations within Barcelona.\u00a0<strong>Echevarne Sant Cugat<\/strong>\u00a0is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Laboratorio+Echevarne\/@41.4701125,2.079172,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xb009621535ae0cd6?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjijOmx37fYAhXIXhQKHRBpDvcQ_BIIhAEwCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Martorell, 20-22 Local 2 &#8211; 08172<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Echevarne Terrassa<\/strong> is located at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Laboratorio+Echevarne\/@41.5657403,2.0053602,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xd397ef20cb584159?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjjpPDB37fYAhULvhQKHWnvBKcQ_BIIhAEwCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Galileu, 325 Local C &#8211; 08224<\/a>, and <strong>Echevarne Castelldefels<\/strong> is located at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+de+la+Constituci%C3%B3,+185,+08860+Castelldefels,+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a482ba54b1f50d:0x61ec60b6dd5ce834?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjwlN7Q37fYAhUHsBQKHSM4Ao4Q8gEIKDAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avda. Constituci\u00f3n, 185-187 &#8211; 08860<\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>(Here you can find a <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/wwws.echevarne.com\/laboratory-network.html\">listing<\/span> of all Barcelona-based labs for <strong>Echevarne<\/strong>). For any advanced illnesses or rare conditions, the doctors at\u00a0<strong>Echevarne Laboratory\u00a0<\/strong>can help out in their advanced research of diagnosis and effective treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? 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