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Key player identified in bacterial infections

torrentsjanA group at IBEC has identified a important factor in E. coli infection, opening the way to developing targeted drugs against the potentially deadly condition.

Most E. coli bacterial strains occur naturally in the human gut and pose no harm to health, except for the one particular serotype that always hits the news, O157:H7, which can cause food poisoning and can become life-threatening in certain patients.

Virtualising patients’ spines for better decision-making on back treatments

myspine2015– The EU-funded MySpine project completes its goal of developing prognosis technology for spinal problems

– Consortium now looking for a transfer opportunity to bring its technology into the healthcare system

Even though lower back pain and spinal disorders are the leading cause of disability in western countries, their treatment still leaves a lot to be desired.

New IBEC group leader a top name in nanomotors

SONY DSCOne of the world’s top researchers – and a record-breaker – in the field of nano- and microrobots is coming to Barcelona to continue his career.

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) welcomes Dr. Samuel Sánchez (Terrassa, 1980), who is taking up a new Group Leader position there this month. He’ll be continuing his work on tiny self-propelling machines that not so long ago were still only fantasy – such as the miniature submarine Proteus, injected into a scientist’s bloodstream in the film Fantastic Voyage – and which are now becoming very much a reality.

PhD Discussion Sessions: Silvia Pittolo and Noelia Campillo

Alloswitch: an allosteric modulator for the control of a G protein-coupled receptor with light / Effect of cyclic hypoxia mimicking obstructive sleep apnea on the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor