IBEC Seminar: Conrado Aparicio
IBEC, floor 11, Tower I Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, SpainPeptides and bioinstructive polymers on surfaces for prevention of oral infections Conrado Aparicio, Faculty of Odontology, UIC Barcelona and Associated Researcher – IBEC Oral infections are the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. We have explored bioinspired modification of surfaces of restorative/regenerative materials and implants as well as dental tissues to address oral infections by harnessing ... Read more
IBEC Seminar: Conrado Aparicio
IBEC, floor 11, Tower I Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, Spain15th IBEC Symposium: Bioengineering for Active Aging
Hotel Alimara Carrer de Berruguete, 126, BarcelonaThe 15th IBEC annual Symposium will be celebrated on cite at Hotel Alimara. We hope to meet you all there as this is a great opportunity to bring everyone from IBEC community together. The 15th IBEC annual Symposium brings together high-profile international experts for an open forum for interdisciplinary discussions and networking. This year the symposium is ... Read more
PhD Complementary Skills Session: Astrid Viciano
IBEC, floor 11, tower iScience Journalism Astrid Viciano, IBEC We are continuously exposed to all sorts of information on science and health, with a sharp increase during the past years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the role of science writers in communicating science to the general public is becoming increasingly important. With scientific knowledge expanding at a tremendous pace, ... Read more
IBEC Seminar: Felipe Galvez-Cancino (canceled)
IBEC, floor 11, Tower I Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028 Barcelona, SpainIBEC Seminar: Takashi Hiiragi
Sala Baobab Tower I - 11th floorMulticellular coordination in context Takashi Hiiragi, Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands A defining feature of living systems is the capacity to break symmetry and generate well-defined forms and patterns through self-organisation. Our group aims to understand the design principle of multicellular living systems using early mouse embryos as a model system. We developed an experimental framework ... Read more
IBEC Seminar: Astrid Viciano
Sala Baobab, Tower I, Floor 11 Baldiri i Reixac, BarcelonaIs the price of pharmaceutical drugs justified? Astrid Viciano, IBEC 10 euros, 1000 euros, or rather 1 million? Many new medicines that have recently reached the market are prohibitively expensive. But are these prices justified? Science reporter Astrid Viciano has investigated the high prices of innovative therapies. For these investigations, she received a number of ... Read more
Phys2BioMed Symposium
Sala Dolors Aleu Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainPhys2BioMed Symposium Present and future of mechanics of cells and tissues in health and disease The mechanical properties of biological samples may provide insights into many physiological and pathological processes. Examples are the mechanical properties of cancer cells or changes of mechanical properties during cell invasion. Defining standardized procedures for nanomechanical measurements and providing, in the ... Read more
L’estat de la Ciència a Catalunya
Ateneu Barcelonès Canuda 6, BarcelonaLa investigació científica i tecnològica ha estat una de les claus del progrés de la societat de forma exponencial en els darrers anys. Aquesta investigació, però, només es pot portar a terme quan es té un ecosistema ric que permet als investigadors començar la seva tasca i desenvolupar-se. Quina és la situació actual a Catalunya? ... Read more