The Wound Healing Innovation research line at TR2Lab, directed by Ph.D. Marta Otero, focuses on developing personalized, advanced therapeutic strategies to improve the healing of chronic cutaneous wounds.
Our research combines translational approaches with in vitro and ex vivo models to investigate the biological mechanisms underlying impaired tissue repair. We also study the effectiveness of advanced biological therapies -such as autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and punch skin grafting (PSG)- to enhance skin regeneration and re-epithelialization.
Our long-term goals are twofold. First, we aim to deepen the understanding of the fundamental biology of skin repair and regeneration, enabling the design of novel, targeted biological therapies. Second, we work to empower the Clinical Wound Unit, led by specialist nurses, to drive innovation in individualized treatments and improved organizational care processes, ultimately increasing healing rates for chronic wounds.
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Our last happenings
Vocations Born in the Laboratory: Biomedical Workshops for Upper Secondary Students
The Biomedical Workshops are a well-established scientific outreach initiative promoted by TR2Lab within the framework of the Educational Biomedicine Program. The program is aimed at upper secondary (baccalaureate) students and seeks primarily to strengthen the bridge between scientific education at school level and university studies in the biomedical field. At [...]
Marta Casals Zorita, new PhD at UVic-UCC
On March 20th, as part of the doctoral program in Comprehensive care and health services, Marta Casals Zorita defended her doctoral thesis titled “Educational program to improve adherence to self-care recommendations for people with complex wounds of the lower extremities” This research was conducted within research line of “Wound Healing in [...]
Organization of complex wound units in Spain. Consensus document, Vic, June 2025
Authors: Marta Ferrer-Solà*; Joan Enric Torra-Bou; Josep María Gómez-Roldán; Carme Minguillón-Cebrián; Èlia Gómez-Losada; Carme Marquilles-Bonet; Sandra Alexandre-Lozano; Pere Coca-Alves; Nahikari Peñafiel-Herrera; Marta Casals-Zorita; Clara Masó-Albareda; Mariona Espaulella Ferrer; Joan Espaulella Panicot Gerokomos 2026;37(1):53-57 doi: S1134-928X2026000100009 Abstract: T his article presents the consensus reached by a group of [...]
