Nanomalaria
The Nanomalaria group is a joint unit affiliated with IBEC and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), located in the Esther Koplowitz Centre near Hospital Clínic (Barcelona). The current … Read more
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Biomedical signal processing and interpretation
The group’s research addresses the design and development of advanced signal processing techniques and the interpretation of biomedical signals to improve non-invasive monitoring, diagnosis, disease prevention and pathology treatment. The … Read more
Biomechanics and mechanobiology
Former Members Dr. Jérôme Noailly | Principal Investigator Now: SIMBIOSYS (Simulation, Imaging and Modelling for Biomedical Systems), UPF Dr. Damien Lacroix | Group Leader Now: University of Sheffield Biomechanics (spine, … Read more
Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies
Research in the Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies group is devoted to the development and knowledge transfer to industry of innovative biomaterials and scaffolds for tissue regeneration. We design, fabricate and … Read more
“Quiròfans assistits per un robot” (Eng)
Today, La Vanguardia (left) and Interempresas.net report that Rob Surgical Systems, the IBEC/UPC spin-off company, has started validating its Bitrack Surgical Robot System for minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
Aiming to address the current shortcomings of laparoscopic surgery, the robot has been designed under the technical direction of Dr. Josep Amat (UPC) and Alicia Casals’ Robotics group (IBEC), with medical direction from Dr. Javier Magriña from Arizona’s Mayo Clinic, an expert in Da Vinci surgical robots.
Cellular and respiratory biomechanics
The goal of our research is to gain a deeper understanding of cellular and respiratory biomechanics to improve the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. The work is organized in … Read more
Second Networking & Innovation Day at PCB
The 2nd edition of the Networking & Innovation Day (NID) will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at the PCB.
Its objective is to create a benchmark in knowledge transfer between academia and business that promotes public-private collaboration, partnership agreements and open innovation.
IBEC hosting CASEIB2014 this week
Today is the first day of the annual congress of the Sociedad Española de Ingeniería Biomédica (CASEIB 2014) which this year being organized by IBEC, as Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation group leader Raimon Jané is SEIB’s president.
It is taking take place at Barcelona’s CosmoCaixa museum until Friday 28th November.
“Light-operated Drugs”
Pau Gorostiza’s work on optopharmacology, or light-controllable drugs, has appeared in the latest edition of The Scientist magazine in the US.
Launch of health exhibition at Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Saturday saw the inauguration of the exhibition “Curar-se en salut” at the Museu d’Història de Sant Feliu de Guíxols, an initiative of the town’s council with the involvement of two CERCA centres, IBEC and Girona’s Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica (IDIBGi), among other bodies.
The vice-president of the Government of Catalonia, Joana Ortega i Alemany, and Minister of Health Boi Ruiz i Garcia were in attendance at the unveiling.