Al Barcelona Health Innovation Week, explorarem casos reals de dos projectes que estan fent el salt del laboratori a la clínica i al mercat per generar un impacte tangible a través de la col·laboració público-privada i la creació d’spin off. Coneixerem la iniciativa liderada per Catalunya per accelerar l’adopció de la medicina personalitzada als estats ... Read more
Multivalent interactions: Old concept, new tricks Dr Stefano Angioletti Uberti, Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London Arguably,multivalency has been used since the 1970s as a mechanism to increase the binding strength while using weak ligand-receptor pairs. While this (somewhat naive) view as a general approach to increase binding strength must be taken with a pinch ... Read more
In this first workshop, we will explore how various IBEC groups and external researchers are using new technologies to develop personalized therapies for rare diseases. The opening seminar features Adriana Gonzalez from IBEC’s “Molecular Imaging for Precision Medicine” group. She will explain how the group studies myotonic dystrophy type I, a rare muscular disease, using ... Read more
Green Disc: open-access community-driven Digital Sustainability Certification scheme Loïc Lannelongue, Research Associate at University of Cambridge From genetic studies and astrophysics simulations to AI, scientific computing has enabled amazing discoveries and there is no doubt it will continue to do so. However, the corresponding environmental impact is a growing concern in light of the urgency ... Read more
This event will be held in Spanish. El Nano Rare Diseases Day es un evento organizado en el marco del Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Minoritarias donde se darán a conocer las últimas innovaciones en materia de Nanomedicina con temas que van desde el diagnóstico precoz, la liberación controlada de fármacos o el desarrollo de nuevas terapias. Durante esta jornada, ... Read more
El pròxim 21 de març, coincidint amb el Dia Internacional de la Poesia, l’IBEC ha programat una sessió poètica especial conduïda per Mireia Casanyes. Aquesta activitat forma part de Ciència Radical, un programa cultural creat en col·laboració amb el CCCB, que busca explorar les connexions entre ciència, humanitats i arts per repensar la realitat que ... Read more
In this second workshop of the AI for Bioengineering thematic network (NET-AI), an introduction, both theoretical and practical, to the fundamental concepts and main algorithms of artificial intelligence applied to bioengineering will be given. To this end, a first seminar will introduce the fundamental concepts of AI. This will be followed by a practical programming ... Read more
Clearing the Haze: Cannabinoids in Brain Research and Therapy Dra. Emma Puighermanal Puigvert, Group Leader at the Neuroscience Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain Cannabinoids—compounds found in the cannabis plant—are powerful modulators of brain function that interact with the brain’s endocannabinoid system, a key player in processes like memory, mood, and neural communication. Two ... Read more
AFM BioMed Conference 2025 Atomic Force Microscopy in life sciences and nanomedicine The AFM BioMed Conference focuses on the application of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in life sciences and nanomedicine, exploring how AFM addresses key biological challenges and offers innovative solutions in healthcare. The conference connects international academic and industry experts in life sciences, bringing together those ... Read more
Force transmission in embryonic-like epithelia Miquel Bosch (Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Group) Developing an adult organism from an embryo is a complex task. Cells need to divide, differentiate and arrange themselves in complex three-dimensional structures, a process known as morphogenesis. Apical constriction is a conserved morphogenetic mechanism in the animal kingdom, but the role ... Read more