His main research interest relates to clinical and translational research in chronic airway diseases. He has published more than 500 papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-Index 105). He has a sit at the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Balearic Islands, of Catalunya as well as the Academia Europea. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP), a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS), Honorary member of ERS, and current Chair of the Board of Directors of GOLD. He has received the Lilly Award 2018 for excellence in clinical research.