Bioengineering for health; virtual reality for stroke recovery
IBEC in the Media
The SPECS group, together with the physical medicine and rehabilitation department of the hospital Sant Joan de Barcelona, explain us in the news of Punt Avui television, their study in virtual reality for patients who have suffered a stroke. The study began in 2014 and is a reinforcement of the basic rehabilitation treatment. In this case, a study has been done with 18 patients and a clear improvement has been observed after two months thanks to this system.Santi Marco’s Nanodrone reaches international press
Researchers of the Signal and information processing for sensing systems research group at IBEC, led by Santiago Marco, have designed a nanodrone that could identify toxic gases in buildings that collapsed due the effects of earthquakes or explosions. The new gadget, which weights thirty-five grams, could be useful to detect the presence of victims in closed spaces which are hard to enter.
Human heart tissue
A system developed by researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Centre of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMR[B]) is capable of producing tissues in a laboratory that simulate the behaviour of the human heart. The tissues produced by this bioengineering system could be used to pre-evaluate the toxicity of drugs in the heart without using animal models.
José Antonio del Río interviewed at “La Marató dels investigadors” TV program
Last sunday 14th July, José Antonio del Río was interviewed at “La marató dels investigadors” TV program to celebrate the closure of cicle of “la Marató 2013” which was dedicated to neurodegenerative diseases, in which his research recieved funding.
10 medical advances that will revolutionize the future
Nuria Montserrat and Pere Roca-Cusachs interviewed in the article “10 scientific advances that will revolutionize the future” of the newspaper Ara, talking about 3D tissue printing and mechanobiology.
Núria Montserrat: “We still don’t fully understand how cells develop”
Last Friday, Núria Montserrat was invited at the TV show “Terrícoles” at Betevé where she discussed with the journalist Milagros Pérez about organs and artificial tissues, stem cells, 3D bioprinters and bioinformatics, among other things.
“Plant roots inspire 3D-printed automotive sensors”
An article about the EU-funded project Plantoid – which aims to design subterranean robots for soil exploration and monitoring that draw inspiration from plants – has appeared on the European … Read more
“Trasplantaments d’òrgans i teixits”
Yesterday Betevé’s Deuwatts programme featured IBEC’s Nuria Montserrat talking about organ regeneration.
“Ajudes de la Fundació Bancària “La Caixa” a 75 projectes d’investigació”
IBEC group leader Eduard Torrents appeared on TV3’s Telenotícies on Monday night explaining his BiofilmChip project that has been funded with a CaixaImpulse grant.
IBEC group leader Eduard Torrents appeared on TV3’s Telenotícies on Monday night explaining his BiofilmChip project that has been funded with a CaixaImpulse grant.“European Consortium Wins €3.7M to Develop, Study Models of Neurological Disorders”
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), the flagship publication of the USA’s