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January 16, 2015November 26, 2014

IBEC hosting CASEIB2014 this week

Today is the first day of the annual congress of the Sociedad Española de Ingeniería Biomédica (CASEIB 2014) which this year being organized by IBEC, as Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation group leader Raimon Jané is SEIB’s president.

It is taking take place at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum until Friday 28th November.

January 20, 2016November 24, 2014

Launch of health exhibition at Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Saturday saw the inauguration of the exhibition “Curar-se en salut” at the Museu d’Història de Sant Feliu de Guíxols, an initiative of the town’s council with the involvement of two CERCA centres, IBEC and Girona’s Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica (IDIBGi), among other bodies.

The vice-president of the Government of Catalonia, Joana Ortega i Alemany, and Minister of Health Boi Ruiz i Garcia were in attendance at the unveiling.

January 16, 2015November 19, 2014

NanoBio&Med 2014 taking place in Barcelona

This week the NanoBio&Med 2014 international conference, co-organised and sponsored by IBEC, is taking place in Barcelona.

The four-day event aims to cover current research and recent developments in the fields of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine.

January 16, 2015November 14, 2014

CIBER-BBN YSF in Biomaterials Award goes to IBEC researcher

Oscar Castaño, a senior researcher in IBEC’s Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies group, has been awarded the CIBER-BBN YSF in Biomaterials prize for 2012-2014.

Awarded biennially by the CIBER-BBN-Young Scientist Forum in Biomaterials, the prize recognizes, encourages and stimulates outstanding research contributions to the field of biomaterials by young scientists working in Spanish institutions who incorporate an international dimension and perspective into their research.

January 16, 2015November 11, 2014

IBEC wins funding from FECYT for outreach activities

IBEC’s Communications and Outreach Unit has won funding for a year of outreach activities under FECYT’s call “Convocatoria de Ayudas para el fomento de la cultura científica, tecnológica y de la innovación 2014”.

The Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) received 881 proposals from 383 public and private organisations for the call, which offers a total funding pot of €3,25 million for ideas and activities aimed at the promotion of scientific culture, technology and innovation.

January 16, 2015October 31, 2014

IBEC group to receive Marató funding for Parkinson’s research

IBEC’s Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology group is to receive funding from 2013’s La Marató de TV3 for their project “Role of the cellular prion protein as “cross-talk” protein between a-syn/ LRRK2 and p-Tau in sporadic and familiar Parkinson´s disease.”

The group’s proposal was one of 44 selected for funding under the annual award, which in its 2013 call focused on neurodegenerative diseases.

January 16, 2015October 27, 2014

IBEC awarded funds to help researchers towards H2020 success

IBEC is one of 34 organisations in the entire country to be awarded funding under the 2013 ‘Acciones de Dinamización Europa Redes y Gestores’ programme of MINECO, Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitivity, to increase the capabilities of its Project Management Office (PMO).

Not only that, but the institute was ranked top among the applicants, meaning it will receive one of the two largest portions of the total grant money, the other going to the ISCIII.

January 16, 2015October 27, 2014

IBEC group leader to give public lecture on stem cells

Tomorrow night IBEC group leader and ICREA professor Ángel Raya will give a public lecture at the CCCB in Barcelona entitled “Células madre y medicina regenerativa: realidades y promesas” (“Stem cells and regenerative medicine: realities and promises”).

Ángel, who is also director of the Barcelona Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CMRB), is contributing the lecture as part of the fourth ICREA-CCCB Debates series, taking place from 21 October to 11 November, which this year is devoted to “Stem Cells: a Future without Diseases?”.

January 16, 2015October 16, 2014

IBEC’s platforms recognised in new ICTS map of cutting-edge research services in Spain

IBEC’s Core Facilities have been included in MINECO’s updated ICTS (Infraestructuras Científicas y Técnicas Singulares) map as part of NANBIOSIS, an integrated platform for research-oriented medical applications.

Created by combining the service platforms within the CIBER-BBN and CCMIJU (the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Jesus Uson), NANBIOSIS (Infraestructuras Integrada de Producción y Caracterización de Nanomateriales, Biomateriales y Sistemas en Biomedicina) aims to be a ‘one-stop-shop’ service facility for the design and production of biomaterials and nanomaterials, among other applications.

January 16, 2015October 1, 2014

Presenting IBEC projects and Core Facilities at major chemistry show

IBEC is participating this week in Expoquimia, the international chemistry trade show whose 17th edition is taking place from 30 September to 3 October at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona.

Expoquimia is attended by the leading companies and organizations in the international chemical industry such as BASF, BAYER, Dow Chemical, ICL, REPSOL and SOLVAY. The Fira’s three halls open their doors at 10am today, kicking off a program of workshops, seminars and conferences, as well as the trade exhibition.