The Group maintains stable research and training relationships with several national and international research groups in smoking control.

Public Health Agency of Catalonia
Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) , Dr. López-Medina Research Group (evaluation, epidemiological aspects and chemical analysis laboratory). National and European research projects.

Ministry of Health

International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization . International research projects / World Health Organization Tobacco Control Programme . Designation of the ICO as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control.
Research Institute-Parc de Salut Mar (IMIM), Dr. Pascual’s research group (analysis of cotinine and nicotine in biological matrices). National and international research projects.
Department of Epidemiology of the Istituto Mario Negri in Milan (Dr. Gallus). European research projects and research stays of two members of our Group.
Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education at the University of California San Francisco (Prof. Ling). Research and training stays at UCSF by a member of our Group and research projects. Dr. Martínez is Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCSF.

TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland in Dublin (Prof. Clancy). International research projects.
Imperial College London (Filippos Filippidis).

University of Stirling (Sean Sample & Rachel O’Donell).

National Committee for the Prevention of Smoking (CNPT)

Global Network of Tobacco Free Healthcare Services

European Network for Smoking Prevention in Brussels (Dr. Vardavas). International research projects, including EUREST-RISE and JATC-1.
Emory Prevention Research Center at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in the United States (Prof. Michelle Kegler). International and national research projects.
Center for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas (Prof. Maria E. Fernández). International research and teaching projects, with the development of a pioneering line of implementation of interventions for tobacco control.