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As part of the activities of the Uriach Chair in Nutraceuticals, during the month of February, professionals from different Uriach departments took part in the course “Functional Foods” within the official Master’s in Nutrition and Metabolism (URV-UB), aimed at students from the Faculties of Chemistry in Mallorca and Tarragona.

During these sessions, students gain first-hand, highly practical insight into how the strategy for an innovative product is conceived and developed, following all the necessary stages through to its market launch. Key areas covered include: innovation (led by Alba Domínguez and Anna Fortuny), product development (led by Elena Quintanilla), project management processes (led by Marta Castiñeira), regulatory affairs (led by Marta Graupera), and quality control (led by Cristina Espada).

These classes are not only essential for the Master’s students, but they also reinforce the Uriach brand as a benchmark in the field of natural products and highlight the work of the Uriach Foundation as the entity responsible for the Chair.

From February 9 to 23, 2026, the Uriach Foundation presents the exhibition “Uriach Through the Senses” in the showroom at the Sant Cugat facilities.

Through the five senses, the exhibition invites you on a journey through Uriach’s evolution and some of its products, revealing how sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing have been, and continue to be, a very natural way to better understand wellbeing and health. The exhibition also connects this journey with the history of the health sciences, from the earliest knowledge to today’s perspective on care.

A perfect opportunity to rediscover our heritage from an original and different perspective.

The Uriach Foundation is taking part once again in the 5th edition of Unique Experiences, organised by the Sant Cugat del Vallès City Council.

On 19 March 2026, you’ll be able to visit us to learn about Uriach—Europe’s leading company in natural health products—and discover more about its history through a virtual reality experience.

In addition to the Uriach Foundation, this year’s programme will include many local companies and institutions, offering a range of guided visits.

Access more information HERE

A few days ago, Mr. Xavier Lluch donated the General catalogue of drugs, chemical and pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical specialties and mineral waters. J. Uriach y Cia. Barcelona, 1912.

This is a work of notable documentary and historical value, which will be incorporated in the coming days into the archives of the Uriach Foundation. With this addition, the collection strengthens one of its most distinctive holdings: more than one hundred commercial catalogues from the Uriach company, covering a chronological span from 1864 to the present day.

These types of publications are a particularly valuable source for understanding the evolution of products, technical and advertising language, and changes in healthcare and consumer practices in each period. In addition, they help preserve and highlight a direct testimony to Uriach’s historical development in Barcelona at the beginning of the 20th century.

• Date: March 12–13, 2026
• Venue: Centre Tarraconense El Seminari, Tarragona

The Bioactive Compounds and Nutraceuticals Conference is a scientific meeting aimed at disseminating cutting-edge research on bioactive compounds, their efficacy, and the underlying mechanisms behind their beneficial effects on health.

Renowned researchers come together to share scientific perspectives, fostering knowledge exchange and reflection on the present and future of bioactive compounds. The program includes specialized sessions focused on strategic areas and the latest trends across all stages of research. It is open to undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students, as well as healthcare professionals and industry stakeholders.

For more information and registration, visit the website of the CUdN

From 9 to 19 December 2025, the Uriach Foundation presented the exhibition “Joan Uriach Marsal (1929–2024). Business, Science and Culture.”

Organised to mark the first anniversary of Dr Joan Uriach Marsal’s passing, founder of our institution, a key figure in the company’s history, and a leading reference in our country’s pharmaceutical sector, the exhibition traces his professional and personal journey: from his early days in the family laboratory to his decisive role in Uriach’s modernisation and international expansion.

The exhibition highlights his pioneering vision, his commitment to research and innovation, and his deep humanist vocation, values that continue to inspire Uriach today.

On 19 December 2025, representatives of the Board of Trustees of the Uriach Foundation visited the Reial Acadèmia de les Bones Lletres, located in the centre of Barcelona.

During the tour, guided by the institution’s president, Dr Borja de Riquer i Permanyer, they learned about the Academy’s history and activities, as well as its valuable heritage. This includes an archive, the documentary result of almost three hundred years of the institution’s existence, and a highly significant library with more than 70,000 items, unique of its kind as a heritage library specialising in Catalan humanities.

On 17 November 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Gran Teatre del Liceu presented, posthumously, the Gold Medal to Dr Joan Uriach Marsal, founder and president of the Uriach Foundation, who passed away in December 2024, in recognition of his affection for and philanthropic commitment to the Liceu and to Catalan culture more broadly.

A businessman and patron of the arts with a strong artistic and cultural sensibility, he was noted for his close ties to Barcelona’s business, social and cultural fabric, and for his active involvement in key cultural institutions in the country. His inclusive vision and his commitment to the development of culture, and opera in particular, have left a valuable legacy, which also earned him the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1987.

This corporate advertisement by Uriach (1927) is intended to present and promote the company, highlighting its long history “Founded in 1838” and a modern corporate structure for the time “S.A.” (public limited company).

In the piece, Uriach describes itself as a laboratory and factory for chemical-pharmaceutical products and outlines a business model that includes import and export activities, emphasizing its role as Spain’s agent for well-known French, Italian, British, and North American pharmaceutical specialties.

The advertisement identifies and shows, through two photographs, the company’s premises in 1927: the offices at Bruch, 49, and the industrial complex at Fomento, 59–65. At the bottom, it lists telephone numbers, a post office box, and a telegraphic address, typical forms of commercial communication of the period.

In 1725, the “Opera omnia anatomica et chirurgica” was published in Amsterdam, a majestic edition that gathered and reinterpreted the work of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), the great reformer of modern anatomy.

Three centuries later, this compilation remains a publishing milestone: it not only preserved the legacy of the renowned “De humani corporis fabrica” of 1543, but also presented it in a monumental format, accompanied by magnificent anatomical illustrations that forever transformed the way medicine was taught.

The Library of the Uriach Foundation preserves an original copy of this historic edition, a testimony to the transition between the Renaissance and Enlightenment science.

In 2025, we celebrate 300 years of a key work that marked the beginning of the path toward modern medicine as we know it today.