DrCarles Blasi Brugué

Dr. Carles Blasi Brugué is an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. He is the Chief of the Small Animal Internship Programme and Director of the UCD Veterinary Hospital Blood Donor Clinic and Blood Bank.

Dr. Blasi Brugué holds a PhD focused on feline transfusion medicine and is a European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine (DipECVIM-CA). His clinical interests include immune-mediated diseases, infectious diseases, haematology, and transfusion medicine. Alongside his clinical and teaching responsibilities, he leads a research programme focused on developing innovative diagnostics and therapeutics for companion animal diseases.

His research centres on veterinary immunology, with particular emphasis on extracellular vesicles and monoclonal antibody therapeutics. He investigates the role of extracellular vesicles as biomarkers and mediators of disease while advancing the development and clinical evaluation of novel monoclonal antibody therapies for companion animals. His work combines laboratory immunology, translational research, and clinical trials to improve the diagnosis and treatment of immune-mediated and infectious diseases. Dr. Blasi Brugué also serves as a scientific advisor to Antigenesis Biologics, supporting the development of next-generation immunotherapeutics for veterinary medicine.