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
La pionera i experta mundial en teràpia gènica Katherine A. High i el metge i escriptor Salvador Macip reflexionen sobre el futur de la nostra espècie en l'era de l'edició genètica en una sessió que s’obrirà amb CRISPR, una performance dels artistes digitals Bromo. Aquesta activitat forma part de Ciència Radical, un programa cultural creat ... Read more
IBEC, in collaboration with SuRe-CAT (Sustainable Research Catalonia network), Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) and Nanomed Spain, is hosting an in-person satellite event of “Sustainable Research: Fit for the Future”, an event organized at EMBL Heidelberg together with EMBO, the Sustainable European Laboratories Network (SELs), and with support from the European Union’s Climate Pact. This ... Read more
Pilar Marco, experta mundial en nanomedicina y figura clave en la investigación biomédica española, conversa amb l’escriptor Jorge Volpi, autor de l’assaig La invención de todas las cosas, sobre com la biomedicina transformarà el cos i l’intel·lecte de la humanitat. Aquesta activitat forma part de Ciència Radical, un programa cultural creat en col·laboració amb el ... Read more