Visit of a ERC Scientific Officer to IBEC
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IBEC to represent Catalonia in EC’s Smart Specialisation Platform
IBEC is to be the official representative of Catalonia in the European Commission’s Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation (S3P-Industry) in the area of Medical Technology.
S3P-Industry, which was launched in 2016, is one of three Smart Specialisation Platforms created by the EC to help regions develop or share infrastructures such as testing facilities, pilot plants or data centres, with the ultimate goal of fostering interregional cooperation in specialist areas and creating an investment pipeline of mature projects.
PERIS 2016-2020
♦ Convocatoria PhD4MD abierta para el periodo 2019-2021 Con el interés de continuar y potenciar estas colaboraciones clínicas, el IBEC ofrece a médicos especialistas la posibilidad de realizar su PhD … Read more
Cell collisions reveal a new type of wave
Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have observed, for the first time, mechanical waves that form after collisions between cellular tissues.
After a collision, cells are pushed and deformed into waves that travel at a speed of three millimeters a day. This unexpected behavior defies what we know about cellular dynamics, and could be relevant to understand embryonic development or metastasis.
Mechanical waves – such as seismic waves, sound, or waves in the sea – are a phenomenon easily explained by the laws of physics: when two particles collide, a wave travels through the surrounding material.
ERC success for Lorenzo Albertazzi
The Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine junior group leader was successful in the European Research Council’s 2017 call for Starting Grants, of which just 17 out of the total of 406 have been awarded to scientists working in Spain.
Lorenzo’s project, “Design of Nanomaterials for Targeted Therapies Guided by Super Resolution Imaging” (NANOSTORM), plans to use super resolution microscopy to examine nanomaterials that have potential as therapies for cancer, and understand their interactions with their target: the diseased cells. Doing so will help identify the key principles that are needed to rationally design the next generation of targeted, super-efficient cancer treatments
Nobel Laureate is special guest speaker at IBEC event
Yesterday IBEC welcomed Prof. Edvard Moser, Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2014, as the keynote speaker in a special event to mark the move of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Prof. Paul Verschure to the institute.
During the event entitled “From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering”, held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”, Prof. Moser talked about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior –
Laboratory Assistant
Application Deadline: 27/08/2017
Ref: LA-RJ
The Biomedsignal group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is searching for a Laboratory Assistant to work in the framework of the project “Novel mHealth tools for unobtrusive sensing and management improving of Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients at home”.
Laboratory Technician in Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches
Application Deadline:27/08/2017
Ref: TC-PG
The Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is searching for a Laboratory Technician . This position will be funded by Human Brain Project WaveScales.
A new model sheds light on cell migration
IBEC’s Nanobioengineering group have made important inroads in mechanobiology by creating an in vitro model of the extracellular matrix that shows how this environment works with protein complex actomyosin – the essential substance that allows muscle to contract – to direct the movement of cells.
The group’s paper, which appears in Advanced Functional Materials this week, sheds light on cell migration, which is essential for many biological processes such as embryonic development and wound healing when things are going right, and cancer progression when things go wrong.
PhD Position in Biophysics and Super Resolution Microscopy
Application Deadline: 20/08/2017
Ref: CA-LA
Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a
Predoctoral Researcher in Super resolution microscopy in Nanoscopy for nanomedicine research group. This position will be funded by La Caixa Foundation.