In 1912 he founded the Catalan Society of Biology, was president of the Barcelona Royal Academy of Medicine between 1926 and 1939 and was director of the publication Treballs de la Societat de Biologia (1913–1938), where he published most of his works.
En 1912 fundou a Sociedade Catalá de Bioloxía, foi presidente da Real Academia de Medicina de Barcelona entre 1926 e 1939, e foi director da publicación Treballs de la Societat de Biologia (1913-1938), onde publicou a maior parte dos seus traballos.