The Atomic Force Microscopy in Life Sciences and Nanomedicine (AFM BioMed) conference took place in Barcelona last week. The 2025 edition, which brought together 160 participants, was organised by the … Read more
Dr Irene Marco-Rius, principal investigator at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has been awarded the 2025 Anatole Abragam Prize for her pioneering work on the use of magnetic resonance to study cells grown on chips, allowing ex vivo metabolic assessment of disease mechanisms and therapy responses in controlled microenvironments. The award was presented at the Joint ENC-ISMAR Conference in California.
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) was a major presence at the 43rd Comic Barcelona last week. Through an exhibition on everyday science, talks and informative workshops, IBEC was able to bring its cutting-edge research to an audience of all ages.
Today, Josep Samitier, Director of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, and Clara Prats, President of the Interdisciplinary Group of Health Professionals (GIPS), signed a collaboration agreement between the two centres to promote translational research in technology and health. As a result, the two institutions will jointly organise the 4th Annual GIPS Conference, which will take place on 17 June.
The joint ICMS-IBEC-MPIP symposium took place today, 24 March. The event was jointly organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP). During the day, researchers from the three centres presented their areas of research, with the aim of strengthening the scientific relations between the institutions.
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia took part last week in Transfiere, Europe’s largest R&D and knowledge transfer event. Representatives from the Institute were able to present the Complementary Plan for Biotechnology Applied to Health, the NANOMED Spain platform and the Biobanks and Biomodels Platform (PNBB), all projects coordinated by IBEC.
IBEC principal investigator Santiago Marco has been named IEEE Fellow, the highest honour awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award highlights Marco’s contributions to signal processing and machine learning in chemical sensors.
Experts in nanomedicine from various fields met today, 07 March, to present the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. The Nano Rare Diseases Day event, now … Read more
MWC 2025, the leading international event in technology and connectivity, took place in Barcelona this week. The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia was present, showcasing some of its spin-offs and participating in conferences and panels on digital health and technology transfer.
IBEC spin-off Nanobots Therapeutics has been selected in the AECC’s 2024 call for IMPACTO grants. This is an initiative of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) aimed at technology-based micro-enterprises and SMEs to accelerate the arrival of new treatments in the clinic. The grants were awarded in Barcelona today.