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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.

January 16, 2015September 15, 2014

7th IBEC Symposium will be on the theme of ‘Bioengineering for Future Medicine’

The 7th annual IBEC Symposium is fast approaching!

This year the theme will be ‘Bioengineering for Future Medicine’, which is one of the institute’s three main areas of application.

January 19, 2015July 8, 2014

IBEC research on the cover of Nanotechnology

The latest article published by IBEC’s Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization group has made the cover of the journal Nanotechnology.

The paper, “Finite-size effects and analytical modeling of electrostatic force microscopy applied to dielectric films”, presents a model for the accurate quantification of EFM measurements on dielectric films on metallic substrates.

January 19, 2015July 4, 2014

IBEC and Israeli Ministry of Health join forces to promote nanomedicine

IBEC’s Xavier Fernández-Busquets appears in a video produced by the EU‪-‬funded‪ ERA-NET‬ project‪ EuroNanoMed‬ on “‪Drug Delivery‬:‪ The Use of Nanoparticles in Medicine‬”.

It’s the second in a series of videos featuring scientists working in the field of nanomedicine which are being produced for ‪EuroNanoMed‬ by its Israeli partner, the Chief Scientist Office of the country’s Ministry of Health (CSO-MOH).

January 19, 2015June 30, 2014

4th Advanced Summer School taking place at IBEC this week

This week, 24 young researchers from Spain, Italy, Portugal and even further afield are at IBEC to learn about the state-of-the-art of stem cell research and regenerative medicine, as well as learning some essential lab techniques, in the fourth “Interrogations at the Biointerface” Advanced Summer School.

The Summer School, which is co-organised annually by IBEC, the Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB) and the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUB), both in Portugal, features a stellar line-up of speakers for three days and then introduces PhD students and early postdocs to advanced experimental techniques for a day.

January 19, 2015June 19, 2014

IBEC and the municipality of Sant Feliu de Guíxols join forces to create health exhibition

On Monday 16th June IBEC signed an agreement with the council of Sant Feliu de Guíxols to work together on a new museum exhibit on the history of health and medicine in Catalunya, “Curar-se en salut”.

Sant Feliu de Guíxols’ Museu d’Història will host the exhibition, which will begin with a journey through the past to the present and future of medicine.