Tècnic Comptable
Application Deadline: 27/04/2016
Ref: TC-AG
La Unitat de Finances de l’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) requereix incorporar un/-a Tècnic Comptable.
Àngels López
“Graphene Microbots Built to Scour Water of Heavy Metals”
Samuel Sánchez’s recent NanoLetters paper about self-propelled tiny ‘microbots’ that can remove lead from contaminated water gets lots of coverage this week by news channels such as Discovery News, Phys.org and several more.
Human Resources Technician
Application Deadline: 30/04/2016
Ref: HR-CM
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for an experienced HR Technician to join our HR team. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Human Resources.
IBEC International PhD Programme interviews underway
Today and tomorrow, 22 hopeful candidates are visiting IBEC for their interviews for IBEC´s International PhD Programme positions.
Today and tomorrow, 22 hopeful candidates are visiting IBEC for their interviews for IBEC´s International PhD Programme positions.The candidates, who represent 12 countries, have been selected from the more than 150 applicants who applied for the programme’s nine positions, which are supported by Severo Ochoa and La Caixa. It’s the first ever time that IBEC has held mass interviews of this type, as the PhD programme is new for this year and forms part of the institute’s Strategy for 2014-2017 in the area of attracting the best talent from all over the world via a transparent, open and international selection process.
How tissue stiffness activates cancer
Researchers at IBEC have revealed how tissue rigidity activates cancer, new knowledge that could potentially lead to new strategies to impair or even halt the growth of tumours.
The scientists and their collaborators at the Georgia Institute of Technology, publishing in and on the cover of Nature Cell Biology, have identified the mechanism by which tissue stiffness activates a protein called YAP, a major oncogene. This discovery is the result of many years’ work spent studying the forces that cells apply to their surrounding tissue – forces which determine how cells proliferate, differentiate, and move, which in turn sheds light on how development, tumorigenesis or wound healing are regulated. The discovery belongs to a family of patents in place.
“El tumor segresta cel.lules sanes perquè el portin fins a un altre òrgan a fer metàtasi”
Xavier Trepat was interviewed by Antoni Bassas, one of Catalunya’s most eminent journalists who during his career has interviewed the likes of the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev and Woody Allen, for the magazine Ara on Sunday.
Cystic fibrosis – the fight continues
Representatives from the Associació Catalana de Fibrosi Quística (ACFQ) came to IBEC on 22nd March to meet researchers and discuss the focus of their continuing support of investigation into the disease.
The visit took place in the framework of some exploratory groundwork in preparation for a potential new initiative involving the Obra Social “La Caixa” to focus on support for rare disorders.
Eduard Torrent’s Bacterial Infections: Antimicrobial Therapies group’s projects researching the enzyme that promotes the growth of the bacteria linked to this disease, and possible therapeutic targets, has been supported by the ACFQ since 2009.
IBEC presents future medicine at the 14th Fira Recerca en Directe
This week, IBEC will once again be taking part in the annual Recerca en Directe science fair, which is co-organised by the PCB and the Obra Social ”la Caixa” which aims to bring science to the public, enable dialogue between society and researchers, and encourage young people to consider science as a career.
The event, which is in its 14th year and is supported by Barcelona City Council and the University of Barcelona, will take place in CosmoCaixa Barcelona from Wednesday to Saturday.
“Nanotecnólogo médico, guía de la información y maestro de emociones”
Samuel Sánchez featured on Oficiorama, a programme devoted to the technology of the future, which airs on TV2 on Saturdays.
GLAM support for leukemia research
The GLAM project, of which IBEC’s Biomimetics for Systems for Cell Engineering group leader Elena Martínez is a partner, is supporting the 3rd Festa StandupPaddle (SUP) in aid of leukemia research in Barcelona on 24th April.
Via the crowdfunding platform “Mi grano de Arena” (My grain of sand), GLAM is collecting donations in for the event, which will involve stand up paddle boarding races, family activities, and much more. All donations made on the website and 75% of the money collected on the day will be forwarded to the Josep Carreras Foundation, a Barcelona-based organisation aiming to make leukaemia a 100% curable disease.