Microfluidic Modeling of Aging Retina Dr. Maribel Vazquez,, Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. https://vazlab.org The dramatic rise of chronic and age-related eye diseases is expected to increase the number of adults with vision loss by 50% in the next decade. Health Disparities with age, sex, and geography will further ... Read more
This third workshop will focus on Deep Learning. It will start with an introductory session where the fundamental concepts of the subject will be presented, which will then be put into practice during a hands-on activity focused on biomedical imaging. Then, two more sessions with international speakers will address critical issues such as trustworthiness and ... Read more
Join the BIST Career Week! 5 days full of contents designed to help you in your career development. Learn trips and tricks in the morning, and explore new job opportunities in the afternoon. All activities are free and open to everyone. Workshops: learn from experts and get ready for your next professional move. Every morning ... Read more
The ISMRM Iberian Chapter is blooming maturely as a shared environment between scientists and clinicians in the magnetic resonance imaging field. The meeting will be an opportunity for academic and social interaction, and we will be honored to have the following distinguished speakers. In this 5th meeting, we will offer an exciting 2-day scientific program. Plenary ... Read more
NET-RARE second workshop will explore how humanized and bioengineered models can replace 2D cultures and murine models to better understand and replicate rare disorders. The goal is to examine the latest approaches for studying rare diseases in personalized human models. The opening seminar will feature Juanma Fernández (IBEC). He will present a 3D model designed to study various muscular diseases, along with Organ-on-Chip ... Read more
Decoding skeletal muscle-liver axis in the context of sarcopenia: Towards the multi organ on a chip Armando Cortés-Reséndiz (1),*, Francesco De Chiara (1), Javier Ramón Azcón (1,2) 1 Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain 2 ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain *acortes@ibecbarcelona.eu Sarcopenia is characterized by marked reductions in skeletal muscle ... Read more
Hi ha un gran consens entre la comunitat investigadora en general sobre la necessitat de reformar les pràctiques d’avaluació de la recerca. L’avaluació de la recerca, els investigadors i les organitzacions de recerca han de reconèixer els diversos resultats, pràctiques i activitats que maximitzen la qualitat i l’impacte de la recerca. Això, requereix basar l’avaluació ... Read more
Bone-inspired materials with self-adaptable mechanical properties and rose prickle-inspired sutureless anastomosis devices for resilient and healthy future Sung Hoon Kang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology I will present our ongoing efforts to address current challenges in materials for structural/biomedical applications and surgical procedures to connect blood vessels ... Read more
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) separates the blood circulation from the brain tissue. However, despite its name, the BBB is far from a static, impenetrable barrier. Instead, this highly dynamic structure responds to and regulates the complex requirements of brain function. To advance our knowledge of how the BBB impacts health and disease, the 2nd edition of ... Read more
The Spanish Society of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (SEMIT) was founded as a society in 2024 to address the need to advance the development and application of these promising fields in Spain . The inaugural SEMIT 2025 Congress, held on October 2-3, 2025, at the Parc Científic de Barcelona, will mark the beginning of a leading platform for knowledge exchange among ... Read more