“Cells sense and explore their environments”
IBEC in the Media
“Un músculo en un chip”
Javier Ramon’s ‘muscle-on-a-chip’ that will use a patient’s own cells to study Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common form of muscular dystrophy, is the subject of an article in El Periodico today.
“ERC: Getting into the lab with the latest winners”
An article by BIOCAT profiles the three winners in Catalonia of the last round of ERC Starting Grants, including IBEC’s Lorenzo Albertazzi.
“A Short (Hi)story of Malaria”
Nanomalaria joint unit group leader Xavier Fernàndez-Busquets is the author of a serialised post on Health ISGlobal, the blog of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
Què Qui Com: “Menudes teràpies”
In the Què Qui Com program that aired yesterday on Canal 33, Samuel Sánchez, ICREA research professor at IBEC, explained the work being done in his group to develop nanorobots that can release drugs in a controlled manner.
During the interview, Samuel explained why it is important to design effective methods to ensure the drug affects a specific target, and what challenges they face in designing nanorobots with this function.
“Differential Electrochemical Conductance Imaging at the Nanoscale”
A paper by Pau Gorostiza’s group published last month in Small is a “Paper of the Month” in Biofisica magazine, the online magazine of the Sociedad de Biofísica de España.
“Las bioimpresoras abren el camino a la creación de órganos en 3D”
Nuria Montserrat features in an article in El Periodico today which discusses the possibilities offered by 3D bioprinting to create replacement tissues or even whole organs.
“STORMing their way to Nanoparticle–Protein Interaction Understanding”
A paper published in Small last month by Lorenzo Albertazzi’s group is featured in Advanced Science News, Wiley publishing company’s in-house news website. This platform presents advances in various fields of research for a general audience.
“El Planeta de la Quimica Inteligente”
Samuel Sanchez is featured in an article in QUO magazine that discusses how chemistry and technology are combining to offer sustainable solutions for society and the planet.
“Diseñan microrobots que eliminan bacterias contaminantes del agua”
The press release about Samuel Sanchez’s recent paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that describes tiny robots that can remove disease-causing bacteria from water got coverage in La Vanguardia’s Big Vang section, rTVE and other outlets.