Àngels López, Author at Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

September 13, 2017September 12, 2017

Cell collisions reveal a new type of wave

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have observed, for the first time, mechanical waves that form after collisions between cellular tissues.

After a collision, cells are pushed and deformed into waves that travel at a speed of three millimeters a day. This unexpected behavior defies what we know about cellular dynamics, and could be relevant to understand embryonic development or metastasis.

Mechanical waves – such as seismic waves, sound, or waves in the sea – are a phenomenon easily explained by the laws of physics: when two particles collide, a wave travels through the surrounding material.

September 6, 2023September 7, 2017

ERC success for Lorenzo Albertazzi

The Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine junior group leader was successful in the European Research Council’s 2017 call for Starting Grants, of which just 17 out of the total of 406 have been awarded to scientists working in Spain.

Lorenzo’s project, “Design of Nanomaterials for Targeted Therapies Guided by Super Resolution Imaging” (NANOSTORM), plans to use super resolution microscopy to examine nanomaterials that have potential as therapies for cancer, and understand their interactions with their target: the diseased cells. Doing so will help identify the key principles that are needed to rationally design the next generation of targeted, super-efficient cancer treatments

October 6, 2017September 5, 2017

Nobel Laureate is special guest speaker at IBEC event

Yesterday IBEC welcomed Prof. Edvard Moser, Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2014, as the keynote speaker in a special event to mark the move of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Prof. Paul Verschure to the institute.

During the event entitled “From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering”, held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”, Prof. Moser talked about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior –

August 29, 2017July 31, 2017

Laboratory Assistant

Application Deadline: 27/08/2017
Ref: LA-RJ

The Biomedsignal group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is searching for a Laboratory Assistant to work in the framework of the project “Novel mHealth tools for unobtrusive sensing and management improving of Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients at home”.

August 29, 2017July 31, 2017

Laboratory Technician in Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches

Application Deadline:27/08/2017
Ref: TC-PG

The Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is searching for a Laboratory Technician . This position will be funded by Human Brain Project WaveScales.

July 28, 2017

A new model sheds light on cell migration

IBEC’s Nanobioengineering group have made important inroads in mechanobiology by creating an in vitro model of the extracellular matrix that shows how this environment works with protein complex actomyosin – the essential substance that allows muscle to contract – to direct the movement of cells.

The group’s paper, which appears in Advanced Functional Materials this week, sheds light on cell migration, which is essential for many biological processes such as embryonic development and wound healing when things are going right, and cancer progression when things go wrong.

August 29, 2017July 27, 2017

PhD Position in Biophysics and Super Resolution Microscopy

Application Deadline: 20/08/2017
Ref: CA-LA

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a
Predoctoral Researcher in Super resolution microscopy in Nanoscopy for nanomedicine research group. This position will be funded by La Caixa Foundation.

August 29, 2017July 27, 2017

PhD Position in Nanomaterials for personalized drug delivery

Application Deadline: 20/08/2017
Ref: PH-LA

The Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is searching for a Predoctoral Researcher to develop the project Nanomaterials for personalized drug delivery. This position will be funded by the “Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad” from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (MINECO).

September 26, 2017July 27, 2017

Tècnic de Laboratori

Application Deadline: 31/08/2017
Ref: TL-IO

L’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) requereix incorporar un/-a Tècnic de laboratori per a la Unitat de Core Facilities , que te la funció de proporcionar serveis i suport a les operacions diàries dels laboratoris de l’IBEC.

July 28, 2017July 26, 2017

Inphinit success for IBEC

IBEC will welcome no fewer than three new PhD students with fellowships from the “la Caixa” Foundation’s new Inphinit programme, placing the institute fourth among the 28 centres that were chosen.

The doctoral fellowship programme, which aims to attract international early-stage researchers to the top Spanish research centres – namely the MINECO-selected Severo Ochoa centres and Maria de Maeztu units of excellence, and the Spanish Ministry of Health’s Carlos III centres of excellence – closed its first call in February this year.

It attracted 438 applications for the 57 positions, which are co-funded by the European Commission through COFUND, one of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie initiatives of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.