Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Name

Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Legal name

Fundación Privada Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona (ISGlobal)

Website

https://isglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM), Health Security, Pandemic Preparedness & Response (IHR, EID) (BPADAIAH)

Keywords

• Global health research
• Epidemiological studies
• Public health policy
• Infectious disease research
• Environmental health science

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Funding: ISGlobal receives funding from governmental and international organizations including the European Commission, Spanish Ministry of Science, CERCA network, and the Severo Ochoa accreditation program. The institute also receives support from foundations such as 'la Caixa' Foundation.
2. Donations: The institute accepts donations through its website (make a donation option available), providing individual supporters an opportunity to contribute to global health research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a non-profit research institution that conducts scientific research on global health challenges, delivers postgraduate and continuing education programmes, and translates research findings into public health policy and practice. It operates multiple research hubs and programs covering infectious diseases, environmental health, climate and health, child and maternal health, and urban health.

Product overview

ISGlobal (Barcelona Institute for Global Health) is a research institution focused on improving global health and promoting health equity through scientific excellence. The organization operates five core research programs (Climate/Air Pollution/Urban Health, Environment/Health over Lifecourse, Global Viral/Bacterial Infections, Malaria/Neglected Diseases, Maternal/Child Health), supported by six thematic research hubs and three core scientific service facilities. ISGlobal offers educational programs including PhD, Master's (own and tropEd), and diploma programs in global health. The institute provides public-facing tools including the Forecaster.health platform for heat-related mortality risk prediction, the Heat Index Calculator for heat stress assessment, and the Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI) for evaluating European cities on health indicators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forecaster.health

Quantifiable outcome

• Night shift workers face 88% higher risk of long COVID; chronic insomnia increases risk by 42%; those with both have 2.7 times higher odds
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GHIT Fund (Global Health Innovative Technology Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2026GHIT Fund announced approximately USD 8.8 million investment in R&D projects including ISGlobal as a partner for malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases research. Projects span 13 countries.
• Fundación 'la Caixa' (la Caixa Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor institutional supporter of ISGlobal. The 'la Caixa' Foundation supports the Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI) project and provides ongoing institutional backing for research activities. la Caixa logo appears as a founding partner on the website.
• Universitat de Barcelona (UB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university providing academic affiliation and research collaboration. Listed as a partner institution with logo displayed on ISGlobal website.
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university providing academic affiliation and research collaboration. Listed as a partner institution with logo displayed on ISGlobal website.
• Clínic Barcelona, Hospital UniversitaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic hospital partner providing clinical research infrastructure and research collaboration. Listed as a partner institution.
• Parc de Salut MarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth park partner providing research infrastructure and clinical collaboration. Listed as a partner institution.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Catalonia providing institutional support and funding. Listed as a partner institution.
• Gobierno de España (Government of Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government providing institutional support through various ministries. Listed as a partner institution.
• Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona city government providing local institutional support. Listed as a partner institution.
• World Health Organization (WHO) - WHO Collaborating CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISGlobal holds official WHO Collaborating Centre status, formalizing collaboration with the World Health Organization on global health priorities.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISGlobal research referenced OECD preliminary data on record 23% decline in global Official Development Assistance from 2024 to 2025.
• University of Exeter (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ISGlobal on DNA methylation study published in Clinical Epigenetics analyzing blood samples from 3,421 children.
• University of Bristol (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ISGlobal on DNA methylation study published in Clinical Epigenetics as part of the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics (PACE) Consortium.
• University College London (UCL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ISGlobal on Mediterranean diet study published in BMJ Open, analyzing 3,296 participants from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
• GOLIAT Project Consortium (EU-funded)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project spanning 25 institutions across 10 European countries plus US, Japan, and South Korea, studying health impacts of 5G exposure. ISGlobal participates in this comprehensive study through June 2027.
• Mahidol University (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed development of mRNA vivax malaria vaccine as part of GHIT Fund investment, with ISGlobal as a project partner.
• Ehime University (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in mRNA vivax malaria vaccine development led by Mahidol University, part of GHIT Fund portfolio.
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in mRNA vivax malaria vaccine development led by Mahidol University, part of GHIT Fund investment.
• Eisai (Japanese pharmaceutical company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Chagas disease drug development as part of GHIT Fund's six R&D projects targeting neglected tropical diseases.
• Institució CERCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan research institution network (Centres de Recerca de Catalunya) of which ISGlobal is a member. One of 11 CERCA centers to receive HR Excellence in Research badge.
• Barça Innovation HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloping AI models to predict injuries in elite women's football in collaboration with ISGlobal, University of Bonn, and Made of Genes.
• University of BonnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with ISGlobal and Barça Innovation Hub on AI models for predicting injuries in elite women's football.
• Made of GenesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with ISGlobal and Barça Innovation Hub on AI models for predicting injuries in elite women's football.
• Centre de Recerca en Salut de Manhiça (CISM, Mozambique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISGlobal collaborates with CISM in Mozambique which celebrated 30 years of health research serving Africa in 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH): Swiss-based institute combining tropical medicine, epidemiology, and global-health research with graduate education. Highly comparable to ISGlobal in malaria/NTD research portfolio, exposome and environment-health work, and WHO-adjacent role.
• Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp: Belgian institute focused on tropical and travel medicine, public health, and clinical sciences. Comparable to ISGlobal in NTD and infectious disease research, postgraduate training, and European grant-funded international research footprint.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: A leading global public-health and tropical-medicine research and teaching institution. Closely comparable to ISGlobal in mission (research + postgraduate training), funding mix (grants + philanthropy), and international partnerships across infectious disease, NTDs, and climate-health.
• Mahidol University Tropical Medicine Faculty: Thai institution specializing in tropical medicine and global health, partnering with ISGlobal on the GHIT-funded mRNA vivax malaria vaccine. Comparable in NTD/vaccine research focus and postgraduate training programs.

Regional players

• Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB): Adjacent biomedical-research cluster in Barcelona co-located with ISGlobal's Campus Mar office. Comparable as a Barcelona-based life-sciences research ecosystem, but functions as an infrastructure host rather than a competing research institute.

Broad incumbents

• Institut Pasteur: Long-established French research foundation focused on infectious diseases, microbiology, and public health. Comparable in foundational mission, NTD and infectious-disease research, and education/training role; far larger in scale and historical scope.
• Karolinska Institutet: Swedish medical university with strong epidemiology and global-health research. Comparable in research training and biomedical/public-health focus, but operates as a much broader medical university rather than a dedicated global-health institute.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Larger, more established global public-health school with overlapping research in epidemiology, infectious disease, and environmental health. Comparable in scope but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio.
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Broad, top-tier US public-health school with research programs in epidemiology, environmental health, and global health. Comparable thematic focus, but with a far larger endowment and broader mandate than ISGlobal.

Others

• Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona (CRESIB): Historical predecessor organization whose research mission was absorbed into ISGlobal. Listed because ISGlobal itself emerged from CREAL, sharing heritage and some ongoing faculty ties, though it is not a separate operating peer today.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ISGLOBALorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/isglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/isglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isglobal
• Instagraminstagram.com/isglobal

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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