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Àngels López

I am starting the artistic residency at IBEC

These first few weeks I am interviewing researchers, while doing fieldwork around the center’s facilities. My research aims to discover which environments and geographical spaces of our body are being investigated by IBEC scientists. Do they resemble the landscapes we have on earth or distant planets?

Breaking down bacteria’s protective armor to overcome antibiotic resistance

A new triple-acting antibiotic agent has managed to break through the biofilm extracellular matrix – a protective structure built by bacteria – and eliminate more than 50% of the pathogens in one shot. The study, published in the scientific journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, was led by Eduard Torrents, group leader at the Institute for … Read more

Researchers succeed in breaking the shield of bacteria that makes them resistant to antibiotics

The group led by Eduard Torrents has succeeded in developing a triple-action antibiotic that breaks a protective structure produced by the bacteria themselves, the bacterial biofilm. Using this new antibiotic, more than 50% of pathogens can be eliminated in a single step. This discovery may become very useful for permanent lung infections.

Laboratory Assistant at the Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Research Group (Biomeld project)

Introduction to the vacant position: The Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Group is looking for a Laboratory Assistant. The contract will be within the framework of the Biomeld Research and Innovation Action (RIA) project, funded by the European Union (Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101070328). Main tasks and responsibilities / The successful candidate … Read more

Identified the best routes to bring drugs inside the brain during the neurological pathology Niemann-Pick disease type A

Researchers identified how a neurological disease from the group of the lysosomal storage disorders, alters the natural entrance routes of molecules in the brain. They identified the most active ways prone to be used by nanoparticles capable of delivering therapeutical drugs.  These findings open the door to improve existing treatments for neurological diseases, and to … Read more