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PhD Positions at IBEC within “la Caixa” INPhINIT Programme

phdApplication Deadline: 02/02/2017

INPhINIT is a new doctoral fellowship programme devoted to attracting international Early-Stage Researchers to the top Spanish research centres in the areas of Bio and Health Sciences, Physics, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. INPhINIT recruits per call 57 Early-Stage Researchers of any nationality, who enjoy a 3-year employment contract at the Research Centre of their choice among those selected and awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (“Severo Ochoa” centres of excellence and “Maria de Maeztu” units of excellence) and the Spanish Ministry of Health (“Carlos III centres of excellence”).

New advanced therapies initiative in Catalonia

advancecatLast week saw the launch of the ADVANCECAT project, led by the University of Barcelona.

Part of the RIS3CAT community, ADVANCECAT aims to accelerate the development of advanced therapies – medicines based on cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue engineering – in Catalonia from basic research to clinical or industrial transfer.

Formed by 18 organizations in the field of health including two universities, twelve biomedical research institutes – including IBEC – and four companies and private foundations, ADVANCECAT, which is integrated in the NextHealth community and coordinated by Biocat, will bring together public and private sectors for better management of resources in order to get the most out of the Catalan health system.

PhD Thesis Defense: Themis Toumanidou

“Finite element simulation of the healthy and degenerated lumbar spine. Interplay between muscle activity and intervertebral disc multiphysics.”

PhD Thesis Defense: Themis Toumanidou

“Finite element simulation of the healthy and degenerated lumbar spine. Interplay between muscle activity and intervertebral disc multiphysics.”

PhD Thesis Defense: Themis Toumanidou

“Finite element simulation of the healthy and degenerated lumbar spine. Interplay between muscle activity and intervertebral disc multiphysics.”

PhD Thesis Defense: Themis Toumanidou

“Finite element simulation of the healthy and degenerated lumbar spine. Interplay between muscle activity and intervertebral disc multiphysics.”

Molecules activated by light to control glutamate receptors

immunoliposomes Researchers at IBEC, IQAC-CSIC and CNRS have developed molecules that can modulate the activity of glutamate receptors in the central nervous system, with important applications in biomedicine.

For the last few years the collaborators have been working on the development of molecules called targeted covalent photoswitches (TCPs), whose structure can be changed using light. This change in shape causes the molecule to be recognized – or not – by a biological receptor as a key is to a lock. This coupling activates the receptor or not, triggering the activity.

Postdoctoral Position in Biophysics and Super Resolution Microscopy


Application Deadline: 31/12/2016
Ref: PD-LA

The Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher . This position will be funded by the “Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad” from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (MINECO).

IBEC named as Centre of Excellence for health in new EC report

reportecIBEC has been designated one of just 28 European Centres of Excellence in a new report by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research & Innovation.

In the report, IBEC appears alongside 27 other CoEs in Europe in nine H2020 areas: Nanotechnology, Photonics, Advanced Manufacturing, ICT/Cyber Security, Health, Food/Agriculture/Forestry, Energy, Transport, and Climate/Resources. IBEC, which appears under Health, is the only institute in Spain to appear in the table.