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Àngels López

Young at heart: novel temporal window of cardiac regeneration

A study carried out at CMR[B] in collaboration with IBEC and the UB has established that the ability of the heart to regenerate after a wound is related to the stiffness of its cellular environment and not only to the proliferative capacity of the cardiac cells, narrowing the window of regeneration to 48 hours after birth.

The research, published in Science Advances, paves the way for the development of therapies based on the pharmacological modification of the extracellular matrix to promote tissue regeneration after a heart attack or stroke.

Assistant Administratiu/-va

The specs group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) requereix incorporar un/-a assistant administratiu/-va per tal de donar suport administratiu i fer d’enllaç entre el grup de recerca Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) ubicat al Campus UPC Diagonal Besós i la central de l’IBEC ubicada al Parc Científic de Barcelona. Estant ubicat/-da en l’entorn universitari i internacional del Campus UPC Diagonal-Besós portarà a terme activitats multidisciplinàries de suport administratiu

IBEC goes stateside to boost health applications of 3D printing

Representatives from IBEC were in Boston, Massachusetts last week taking part in a business mission to accelerate the application of 3D printing to health.

Alongside companies Avinent, Diopma, Mastertec, Neos Surgery, Servocad Microtronics, Tractivus and Ventura Medical, as well as the Althaia Foundation, Fira de Barcelona and Hospital Clínic, Head of Tech Transfer Xavier Rubies—accompanied by Scientific Coordinator Mateu Pla—visited hospitals, technology centers and local laboratories and meet with investors and companies in the region to find financing, new partners or customers.

PhD Position in Nanobioengineering


Application Deadline: 21/05/2018
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The Nanobioengineering group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a Pre-doctoral Researcher to work in the project “Personalizing pediatric cancer treatment with kinome analyses, cell-based functional assays and microfluidics”. The goal of this translational PhD thesis is to combine cell-based functional analyses of cancer cells to better understand what are the main signaling pathways ensuring pediatric tumors´ survival and find new treatments to eradicate them.

Cells communicate by changing their environment

Researchers at IBEC and MIT have shown that cells could use their environment to mechanically communicate with each other within tissues. It’s a bit like when an army cadet pulls some rope netting taut so that his friend can safely ascend.

To nourish our organs and tissues, cells need to constantly detect and respond to the mechanical stimuli from their environment. Generally, cells that make up the tissues in our bodies are immersed in an extracellular matrix (ECM), ​​a biopolymer made of proteins and glycoproteins such as collagen or fibrin. This ECM provides the cells with a way to interact with other cells, obtain nutrients, eliminate waste and ultimately form an integral and functional tissue.

MIT-Spain grant for IBEC project, Bioengineering Against Cancer

IBEC is the recipient of one of twelve MIT-Spain ”la Caixa” Foundation Seed Fund grants under a brand new funding programme in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The media presentation of the grants at Palau Macaya took place this morning, when IBEC Director Josep Samitier took part in a press conference. During the presentation Angel Font, Corporate Director of Research and Strategy at the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, remarked particularly on IBEC’s strong capacity for gaining competitive funding.

The ”la Caixa” and MIT grants will aim to support research projects carried out jointly between Spanish universities and research groups and MIT research groups, boosting cooperation between faculty, researchers and students. The inititative is part of the MISTI Global Seed Funds programme, which promotes collaborations between MIT faculty and researchers and their counterparts abroad.

COORDINADOR/-A MICROFAB y MICROSCOPY CHARACTERIZATION FACILITIES (Ref. CP-IO)

Application Deadline: 17/05/2018
Ref: CP-IO

L’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) requereix incorporar un/-a Coordinador/-a de la MicroFab y Microscopy Characterization Facilities de l’IBEC per a la Unitat de Core Facilities , que reportarà directament a la Cap de Core Facilities, per coordinar el funcionament de un servei de sala blanca on es fabriquen i caracteritzen microdispositius i estructures per a aplicacions biomèdiques, i de un servei de caracterització per microscòpia SEM i confocal.

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