Projects and events supporting research
Music
Music was part of Inés’s life from an early age. She played the piano and saxophone and especially enjoyed sharing music with those around her. It therefore became a natural way for us to come together, remember her and turn affection into support for research.
Since 2023, the EHU Orkestra Sinfonikoa and its artistic director, Doru Artenie, have collaborated with the Association on benefit concerts held at the Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao. The Christmas concerts have been joined by choral programmes featuring EHU Abesbatza, Bilbao Kamerata, soloists and other collaborating musicians.
Their contribution helps keep Inés’s memory alive while supporting research into rare and uncommon tumours.
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Inés at a family gathering
First Christmas concert
January 2023
Stabat Mater · March 2025
Doru Artenie · January 2026
These concerts have been made possible thanks to the support of the EHU Orkestra, its conductor, Bilbao Kamerata and EHU Abesbatza, who have generously contributed to each edition.
Literature and Outreach
Paseos sonoros, written by Mercedes Albaina, brings together literature, music and a commitment to supporting research. The author has donated the proceeds from her royalties to the Association, helping to fund research into rare and uncommon tumours. The book has been presented through talks, reader events and book signings.
Presentation of Paseos sonoros
Bidebarrieta Library · 20 October 2025
Book signing Club Jolaseta
3 July 2025
Mercedes Albaina presents Mozart’s Requiem.
25 March 2026
Tennis and football were a big part of Inés’s life. For her, sport meant commitment, friendship and sharing the effort with others. Today, those same values inspire activities that bring together players, families and supporters around a common goal: supporting research into rare and uncommon tumours.
Inés de Pablo Llorens Tennis Cup
Sport
Since 2019, the Inés de Pablo Llorens Tennis Cup has been held every year at Club Jolaseta in Bilbao, with the support of the Basque-Navarre Tennis Federation.
The tournament brings together women’s, men’s and veterans’ competitions, keeping Inés’s connection with tennis alive while helping to raise awareness of the Association’s work.
Inés playing tennis
2012
6th Inés de Pablo Llorens Tennis Cup
May 2025
Football
Inés’s friends from Pamplona organise this annual charity tournament in her memory. Over the years, it has brought together players, families and supporters, and has become one of the Association’s main fundraising events for its research grants.
It is also a way of keeping alive Inés’s connection with football, her friends and Pamplona.
Players and organisers at the Inés de Pablo Women’s Football Tournament
May 2025
Organising team of the Inés de Pablo Women’s Football Tournament. May 2025
Inés playing football
2017
Other partnerships and support
The Association has also benefited from initiatives organised by individuals and partner organisations, including the Laboral Kutxa · CT Landako tournament in Durango, as well as a number of fundraising events held at Club Jolaseta.
Laboral Kutxa and, in 2022, CaixaBank also provided occasional support for specific activities.
Association fundraising stand at Club Jolaseta
July 2026
Laboral Kutxa · CT Landako Tournament
September 2025
Athletic Club Women
Athletic Club Women support the Association each year, welcoming the organising team to one of their training sessions and donating items for the tournament raffles.
Players from the team have also joined us at football tournaments and other Association events.
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Fundraising event with Athletic Club Women
5 May 2025
Inés at San Mamés. April 2019
Research Grants
Each Inés de Pablo Llorens Research Grant is also an opportunity to meet the people behind the projects and learn more about the work the grant will help make possible.
Call for applications and selection
The call for applications opens each year between March and June and is publicized, through GETTHI, via SEOM and other usual channels. The Association funds the call for applications, the evaluation process and the grant itself. A committee of experts reviews the submitted projects and selects three finalists, who present their proposals during the GETTHI Symposium. Following their evaluation, the winning project is selected.
1st Grant · May 2021
Clinical identification and validation of epigenetic biomarkers based on circulating DNA methylation to monitor treatment response in pancreatic cancer
Lead researcher: Elena María Brozos Vázquez
Servicio de Oncología Médica del Hospital del Área Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela e Barbanza
2nd Grant · October 2022
Pharmacological inhibition of the RAS/MAPK signalling pathway for the treatment of recurrent neuroblastoma resistant to current therapies
Lead researcher: Fernando Calvo Baltanás
Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla -Universidad de Sevilla
3rd Grant · October 2023
EXPOS Study: Exposome and precision medicine in patients with cancer harbouring oncogenic fusions: understanding the role of carcinogens and their clinical implications
Lead researcher: Laura Mezquita
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
4th Grant · October 2024
Analysis of genetic and epigenetic alterations in colorectal cancer diagnosed in young patients
Lead researcher: Ismael Ghanem Cañete
Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario La Paz
5th Grant · October 2025
New approaches to diagnosis and treatment for a rare sarcoma affecting young people
Lead researcher: Carmen Salguero Aranda
Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla (FISEVI).
6th Grant · October 2026
Three finalist projects. The winning project will be selected on 15th October at the XII GETTHI Symposium.
How we raise funds
The Association raises most of its funds through fundraising activities and individual donations, both one-off and regular. These contributions allow us to keep the project moving forward and to maintain our research grants.
Laboral Kutxa and, in 2022, CaixaBank also provided occasional support for specific activities.
The funds raised help finance our research grants, as well as the Association’s outreach and prevention initiatives.
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