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An Innovative Project brings Bioengineering to Rural Schools
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has signed an agreement with the Secretariat of Rural Schools of Catalonia to bring bioengineering to places in the Catalan territory with lower population densities. IBEC, which is in this way contributing to democratising knowledge and uniting the territory, has already begun its innovative project at several rural schools in Solsonès.
Three IBEC researchers granted with “La Caixa Foundation” fellowships for young scientific leaders
Veronika Magdanz, of the Nano Intelligent Devices Group led by Samuel Sánchez, as well as Iris Batalha and Mohit Kumar of the Molecular Bionics group led by Giuseppe Battaglia, have … Read more
nAngioDerm participated in world congress TERMIS
Professor Elisabeth Engel from IBEC, coordinator of nAngioDerm European project, presented the advances of the project at the 6th world congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS2021). Professor Engel talked about cells-materials interactions to promote vascularization in one of the most important scientific conferences in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Last advances of European nanomedicine against malaria explained in a new video
Malaria kills over 500,000 people every year. In the last three years, researchers within the NANOpheles Project worked on the development of nanovectors targeting Plasmodium parasites in the mosquito vector. Xavier Fernàndez-Busquets, coordinator of the EU-funded project, explains their advances in a new video.
IBEC will have a new state-of-the-art microscope to study biochemical processes
The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation has granted funds to IBEC for the acquisition of the Intravital Multiphoton Microscope. Multiphoton microscopy makes it possible to investigate very diverse biochemical … Read more
Science meets arts: IBEC researchers participated in an epic event
IBEC researchers Laura Clua and Xavier Arqué participated as actors and co-creators in an event organised by the Èpica Foundation (a part of of international recognised “la Fura dels Baus” Theatre company) within the framework of the European Project “European Science Performing Night (ESPN) 2021”
“Pioneers” Award for research and potential application of biorobots
The researcher Rafael Mestre wins the CERCA 2021 Pioneer Award for his doctoral thesis on the development and application of bioacoustics biorobots based on muscle tissue, and the improvement of its manufacture using 3D printing technologies. The jury considered that the project, carried out under the supervision of ICREA Professor at IBEC, Samuel Sánchez, could have a great impact and applications, in various fields, such as regenerative medicine.
IBECer Laura Gómez wins photo contest
Laura Gómez Rubio, member of Core Facilities Unit at IBEC, has won the photo contest “One day at Parc”, organized by the Barcelona Science Parc (PCB), with a picture called “When you do what you love, your dreams come true”.
The IBEC Researcher, Zaida Álvarez Awarded the Mike Line Scholarship
