IBEC Annual Report 2011 out now
IBEC’s Annual Report 2011 (English edition) is now available, and a new section for this year is ‘scientific highlights’.
Àngels López
“Las iPS ayudan a comprender los mecanismos moleculares” (Eng)
On Saturday 21 April Control of Stem Cell Potency group leader Ángel Raya gave a plenary lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Sociedad Española de Diabetes in Vigo (http://sedvigo2012.pacifico-meetings.com/index.php/programa).
Continuing the fight against cystic fibrosis
IBEC Senior Researcher Eduard Torrents participated in a conference to mark the National Day for Cystic Fibrosis last Wednesday 25 April. This event, which took place at the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), also included the official presentation of funds from the Associació Catalana de Fibrosis Quística (Catalan Association of Cystic Fibrosis) to research groups specializing in the disease.
A journey through the technological revolution
IBEC associate director Josep Samitier officially opened the Tecnorrevolución exhibition at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum last night.
“Los vertiginosos cambios de la ‘Tecnorrevolución’, en CosmoCaixa” (Eng)
Yesterday La Vanguardia published a news item about the inauguration of the Tecnorrevolución exhibition at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum, which was officially opened by IBEC associate director Josep Samitier last night.
A new look for NanoMed Spain
Don’t miss NanoMed Spain’s new and improved website at www.nanomedspain.net, which now offers extra features including a monthly newsletter that users may subscribe to, an RSS feed of news and events and a link to the platform’s new Twitter account (https://twitter.com/#!/NanomedSpain).
“10a Fira de la Recerca en Directe, La Pedrera” (Eng)
In their coverage of the Fira en Directe at La Pedrera yesterday, Barcelona TV chose to focus on IBEC. The reporter interviewed PhD student Xavier Giralt for several minutes about the robotics activities and demonstrations on the IBEC stand.
“El Instituto de Bioingeniería de Cataluña descubre un mecanismo por el cual las células exploran su medio” (Eng)
The recent press release about Pere Roca-Cusachs’ PNAS paper looking at the way cells probe their environment was covered by Diario Medico on 28 March.
The sweet smell of success
IBEC’s exhibition stand at last week’s Saló de l’Ensenyament Education Show in Barcelona, which showcased the BOND project and the world of olfaction, was swamped with young visitors keen to learn about the institute’s research and job opportunities.
“El bisturí se controla con un mando a distancia” (Eng)
IBEC got a mention in Spanish daily El Mundo yesterday, when Robotics group leader Alicia Casals gave her expert opinion in an article about the use of robots in healthcare and the financial hurdles that impede their translation to the clinic.