Tuesday, 30 September 2025

At the Amics Hospital del Mar Foundation, we are actively involved in organizing the Barcelona Metro Night Run, a city event that is part of TMB's Centenary program and will take place on the night of November 4th to 5th. We are doing it for the solidary cause that inspires it: ALS research.

At the Amics Hospital del Mar Foundation, we are actively involved in organizing the Barcelona Metro Night Run, a city event that is part of TMB's Centenary program and will take place on the night of November 4th to 5th. We are doing it for the solidary cause that inspires it: ALS research.

A total of 275 runners will have the unique opportunity to run through the tunnels of Metro Line 2, between the Universitat and Monumental stations, in a 5-kilometer solidarity race. The event, organized in collaboration with Corredors.cat, is not competitive but philanthropic: all the funds raised from registrations and from the Dorsal 0 initiative will go entirely to support ALS research carried out by the research team at the Hospital del Mar ALS Unit.

Registration and solidarity bib

Race registrations, priced at 30 euros, will be open from October 6th to 8th through the TMB website. As places are limited, participants will be selected by lottery.

For those who cannot run but still want to join the cause, we have created the Dorsal 0 challenge on the Migranodearena platform, with the goal of raising additional resources to advance ALS research.

Research with international impact

The funds raised will support the work of the Hospital del Mar ALS Unit, which is currently developing six research projects, including participation as the only center in Spain in an international program with Columbia University to test a new experimental drug. The team is also working on the design of smart molecules to treat genetic forms of the disease that currently have no therapy available. At the same time, stimulation techniques are being tested to assess whether they can improve the functioning of motor neurons.