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IBEC researchers uncover strategy to reduce chemotherapy side effects

Researchers at IBEC and IDIBELL have developed a light-regulated molecule that could improve chemotherapy treatments by controlling the activity of anticancer agents.

Chemotherapy – the use of cytotoxic agents to kill the rapidly proliferating cells in tumors – is one of our main tools in the fight against cancer. However, its effectiveness and the body’s tolerance of it is often dramatically limited: it can affect healthy areas rather than just the cancerous ones, which causes side effects.

SOMMa partners gather for third 100xCiencia meeting

Today Spain’s Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence – including IBEC – and the María de Maeztu Units of Excellence are at the CNIO in Madrid for 100xCiencia.3, the annual event of the SOMMa alliance.

This year’s 100xCiencia is devoted to ‘Bringing Science and Society’, and IBEC is participating with a poster about its outreach activities.

As well as representatives from the research centres and units, the event is being attended by politicians, journalists and civic figures to debate about the different aspects of how and why science is important for society.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN at Early Stage Researchers (PhD Students ) on mechanobiology of lung and heart in health and disease (Ref. “Phys2BioMed-ESR7)


Application Deadline: 15/05/2019
Ref: “Phys2bioMed-ESR7″

The Cellmech group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is seeking an early researcher. The position is part of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN European Training Network involving 15 ESRs as PhD student (Phys2BioMed Project).

Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN at Early Stage Researchers (PhD Students ) on mechanobiology of lung and heart in health and disease (Ref. “Phys2BioMed-ESR8)


Application Deadline: 15/05/2019
Ref: “Phys2bioMed-ESR8″

The Cellmech group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is seeking an early researcher. The position is part of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN European Training Network involving 15 ESRs as PhD students (Phys2BioMed Project).

Events and Communications Officer

Application Deadline: 22/11/2018
Ref: EO-COM

The Communications and Outreach Unit is looking for an Events and Communications Officer to organize and execute events at the Institute and to support the Unit in the communication of different projects.

Five IBEC researchers awarded “la Caixa” grants at ceremony

IBEC researchers were in the limelight today at the awards ceremony for the “la Caixa” fellowships and grants for research and innovation calls.

Anna Labernadie and Irene Marco, postdocs in the Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics and Biosensors for bioengineering groups respectively, won fellowships under the first Junior Leader “la Caixa” call, which helps excellent researchers of any nationality who wish to continue their research career in Spanish or Portuguese territory. Anna was one of 10 postdocs to win a ‘Retaining’ grant for candidates who are already residing in the countries, and Irene was awarded one of 20 ‘Incoming’ positions for those coming from elsewhere.

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