# Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies

> Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies is a VC fund backing Life Science. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/icreacommunity

Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies is a VC fund focused on Life Science and Biotechnology. ICREA is a foundation supported by the Catalan Government for the advancement of research.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneChain Immunotherapeutics | OneChain Immunotherapeutics is a spin-off Company from Instituto de Investigación contra la Leucemia Josep Carreras and ICREA, that aims to develop CAR-T candidates against different antigens as a treatment for hematological malignancies based on the know-how of Dr. Pablo Menéndez. | $3.4M | Seed | Jul 27, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Invivo Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invivo-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josep-carreras-leukaemia-research-institute) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies invest in?

Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies invests primarily in Life Science and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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