A journey through the technological revolution
IBEC associate director Josep Samitier officially opened the Tecnorrevolución exhibition at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum last night.
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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.
Green light for regeneration projects
The two IBEC-led CIBER-BBN tissue regeneration projects that were earmarked for funding by the EU’s ERA-NET EuroNanoMed initiative last year (see www.ibecbarcelona.eu/IBEC-News/funding-success-for-two-ibec-projects.html) have both received the national support they need to get started.
New year, new name
IBEC director Josep Planell’s research group has changed its name and is now known as the Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies group.
Biannual meeting of NanoMed Spain
Wednesday last week saw the biannual meeting at the institute of the steering committee of the Spanish NanoMedicine Platform (NanoMed Spain), which is coordinated by IBEC.
Reaching further
The Barcelona Science Park (PCB), where IBEC is located, has just launched a new multimedia platform to publicize the activities of the 75 companies and three research institutes working there.