doi:10.1038/ajg.2017.410engLanas, A.A Few Spanish Pearls for the American Journal of GastroenterologyART-2017-104799In the Red Section of this issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology , well-known specialists in their respective fi elds present highlights from gastroenterology research in Spain. Th ese reports illustrate how well-organized network collaborations could impact the scientific literature worldwide, as these collaborations are positioned at the frontier of knowledge and could reveal innovative approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with digestive diseases. These achievements are especially notable, given that they occurred during a serious worldwide economic crisis that affected research in many countries, especially those that do not generally prioritize science. Most of the successes presented here were obtained under the umbrella of two national organizations. One is the CIBERehd, an acronym of the Spanish name “Centro de Investigation Biomédica en Red para Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas” or “Biomedical Research Networking Center Consortium in Hepatic and Digestive Diseases” in English. The CIBERehd ( http://www.ciberehd.org ) is part of a larger entity known as “CIBER”, which has additional areas of interest focused on a variety of human diseases. The CIBER was initiated and organized by the National Institute of Health Carlos III ( http://www.eng.isciii.es ), in charge of coordinating Spanish biomedical research. The CIBERehd is a “virtual” center, combining the efforts of the best research groups in gastroenterology and hepatology across the country, and it funds, awards, and prioritizes collaborative research among the groups...2017http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/7561210.1038/ajg.2017.410http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/75612oai:zaguan.unizar.es:75612info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/FIS/PI14-01218American Journal of Gastroenterology 112, 12 (2017), 1759-1760All rights reservedhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess