Human organoids model disease in 3D and in 2D Hans Clevers, MD, PhD , Professor of Molecular Genetics, Utrecht University The intestinal epithelium is the most rapidly self-renewing tissue in adult mammals. We originally defined Lgr5 as a Wnt target gene, transcribed in colon cancer cells. Two knock-in alleles revealed exclusive expression of Lgr5 in ... Read more
This 4th workshop of the NET-AI will cover key practical aspects of machine learning as it applies to the biomedical field, such as data availability, data management and interpretation of model outcomes. Through three talks by experts in the field, novel methodologies for generating synthetic while realistic tabular data to complete incomplete datasets, data augmentation strategies, explainability techniques, and image compression models will be presented. AGENDA 9:40 – 10:00 Welcome 10:00 – 11:00 ... Read more
The event offers you the opportunity to engage with our researchers and inquire about their day-to-day work in the lab, career trajectories, work-life balance, mobility, etc. In 2025, IBEC signed more than 140 internship agreements for undergraduate and master’s students with a wide range of national and international universities. PROGRAMME · 30th April 2026 10:45 ... Read more
The Next-Generation Nanomedicine Network (NET-NANO) is hosting its fourth workshop on May 8th, focusing on the theme of clinical translation. This event will address the critical challenges of bridging the in vitro-to-in vivo and bench-to-clinic gaps. We are honoured to welcome Prof. Twan Lammers (RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Germany) as our Plenary Speaker. The workshop ... Read more
Program Overview Morning Session (10:00–13:00) Chair Amayra Hernandez 10:00–10:15 – Welcome & Introduction 10:15–10:30 – Thematic Network Achievements 10:30–11:00 –Flash presentations, 2 min each 11:00-11:30- Coffe Break Session 1- 11:30-13:00h Chair Daniel Carter 11:30–12:15– Invited Speaker: Marc Martinell, PhD CEO, Minoryx Therapeutics S.L., TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme, Barcelona Open Discussion & Q&A 12:15–13:00 – Invited Speaker: Adrià Tauste Associate ... Read more
Polymer-Nanoparticle Hydrogels Enabling Innovations in Cell and Drug Deliver Eric A. Appel, Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University Dynamic biomaterials exhibit highly useful properties that are impossible with traditional materials but crucial for a wide variety of emerging applications in biomedicine. These materials typically employ enthalpy-dominated crosslinking interactions that become weaker ... Read more
Decision-making during cell migration Pablo J. Sáez, PhD Cell Communication and Migration Laboratory, UKE, Hamburg Moving cells navigate inside living tissues often encountering obstacles and junctions, where their path branches into alternative directions of migration. This is the case of cells moving on top or within blood vessels, which often bifurcate into branches. Cells have diverse migratory ... Read more
Bioinspired soft-matter systems: engineering life-like behaviors Assoc. Prof. Laura Alvarez, Associate Professor at the University of Bordeaux and leads the Soft BioColloids group at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP, CNRS) Cells, even in their simplest forms, exhibit adaptive motion and task execution, capabilities underpinned by their complex and hierarchized architecture, and their ability ... Read more
Neuronal infra-slow rhythm in the thalamic nucleus reuniens orchestrate hippocampo-prefrontal information flow during sleep Dr Pascale Quilichini, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University The consolidation of episodic memory during sleep relies on coordinated interactions between the hippocampus (HPC) and the prefrontal cortex (PFC), although these regions lack direct reciprocal connections. The thalamic nucleus ... Read more
El proper 13 de maig a les 15:30 h s’inaugurarà al PCB (C/ Baldiri Reixac, 4-12 i 15 – 08028 Barcelona) l’exposició Diàlegs Oberts: Processos Compartits entre Art i Ciència. La mostra presenta les obres creades col·lectivament entre artistes i investigadorxs de l’IBEC, mostrant el procés creatiu compartit i les preguntes i intuïcions que han sorgit al llarg de la ... Read more