IBEC and Genomica create joint unit for research and development of diagnostic devices
IBEC and Genomica S.A.U. (Grupo Zeltia), the leading Spanish company in molecular diagnostics, announce the creation of a Joint Research Unit that will provide an operational framework for close interaction on various R&D activities related to healthcare.
The unit, which will be located at IBEC’s headquarters in Barcelona, will see researchers and industry technicians sharing a host of know-how and in-house capabilities to develop and bring to market point-of-care diagnostic products and other medical devices and technologies.
Gabriel Gomila, IBEC group leader and Associate Professor at the UB, has received an ICREA Academia Prize 2014 for excellence in research and capacity for leadership.
L’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC) és soci en el projecte guanyador de la nova convocatòria Comunitat per al Coneixement i la Innovació (de l’anglès KIC) centrada en la vida saludable i l’envelliment actiu.
Xavier Serra Picamal, abans estudiant de doctorat el en grup de Integració Cel•lular i Dinàmica de Teixits del IBEC, ha estat guardonat amb el prestigiós premi Ramon Margalef per al millor article científic derivat d’una tesis doctoral a la cerimònia de la UB ahir nit.