InsideIBEC issue 4 out now
The latest edition of InsideIBEC, the newsletter of IBEC, is available now.
Institutional news
IBEC and VHIR sign collaboration agreement
This morning IBEC signed a collaboration agreement with the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in Barcelona.
IBEC Annual Report 2011 out now
IBEC’s Annual Report 2011 (English edition) is now available, and a new section for this year is ‘scientific highlights’.
Continuing the fight against cystic fibrosis
IBEC Senior Researcher Eduard Torrents participated in a conference to mark the National Day for Cystic Fibrosis last Wednesday 25 April. This event, which took place at the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), also included the official presentation of funds from the Associació Catalana de Fibrosis Quística (Catalan Association of Cystic Fibrosis) to research groups specializing in the disease.
A journey through the technological revolution
IBEC associate director Josep Samitier officially opened the Tecnorrevolución exhibition at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum last night.
A new look for NanoMed Spain
Don’t miss NanoMed Spain’s new and improved website at www.nanomedspain.net, which now offers extra features including a monthly newsletter that users may subscribe to, an RSS feed of news and events and a link to the platform’s new Twitter account (https://twitter.com/#!/NanomedSpain).
The sweet smell of success
IBEC’s exhibition stand at last week’s Saló de l’Ensenyament Education Show in Barcelona, which showcased the BOND project and the world of olfaction, was swamped with young visitors keen to learn about the institute’s research and job opportunities.
EU funding for research into Alzheimer’s and prioniopathies
A project involving IBEC through its affiliation with CIBERNED has been approved by the EU for funding.
Microscope development project for sub-surface imaging at the nanoscale
IBEC’s Nanoscale Bioelectrical Characterization group, headed by Gabriel Gomila, is a partner in a new EU-funded collaborative project set to develop a new tool for non-destructive 3D nanoscale structural characterization, the Volumetric Scanning Microwave Microscope (VSMM).
The classroom in the lab
Last week, IBEC welcomed a group of third year E.S.O. students from the Oak House School in Barcelona, who were taking part in the ESCOLAB initiative of the City Council of Barcelona.