Noticias institucionales

Afrontando la morfogénesis de tejidos en humanos

El 25% de los pacientes europeos esperando un donante mueren antes de que se encuentre uno, y lo normal es que en un año el número de donantes disponibles se corresponda aproximadamente al 15% de los que se necesitan. El proyecto europeo AngioScaff, que celebra su reunión anual esta semana en Barcelona, busca soluciones a éste y otros problemas relacionados con las enfermedades degenerativas y la medicina regenerativa.

This week IBEC will be hosting the 8th meeting of the Molecular Microbiology group of the Sociedad Española de Microbiología (SEM). The congress will offer the chance for participants to learn about noteworthy advances in the field and to discuss the particular trends and challenges in this area.

On Sunday 24 October, 21 women scientists and staff from IBEC struggled out of bed at an ungodly hour to take part in Barcelona’s sixth annual Carrera de la Mujer, a five-kilometre race through the streets in aid of charity.

If you’ve ever wanted to move an object using the power of your mind, predict the spread of a virus and the development of a pandemic, or watch a mini robot travel through the body to deliver a drug, you need look no further than the new Tecnorevolució exhibition, which has been created with IBEC’s associate director Josep Samitier as scientific adviser.

On Friday 17 September the directorate of IBEC attended the official signing of a Framework Agreement between the institute and the Biolpol’H consortium, a biomedical and biotechnology cluster of health care facilities, institutions, research centres and companies.