The sweet smell of success
Institutional news
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.
IBEC/UPC spin-off for surgical robotics
A new spin-off company created by IBEC and the UPC will focus on the manufacture and marketing of surgical systems.
Rob Surgical Systems Inc., a technology company driven by IBEC group leader Alicia Casals and senior researcher Manuel Frigola, as well as Josep Amat of the Automatic Control and Computer Engineering Department of the UPC, was approved by the university’s governing council on Friday.
Funding success for two IBEC projects
Two IBEC-led tissue regeneration projects have been selected for funding by the EU’s ERA-NET EuroNanoMed initiative.