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Skin forms ‘suspension bridges’ for wound healing
Results from IBEC researchers and their collaborators will pave the way for better and faster wound healing, as well opening new avenues for tissue engineering of skin
Antibiotic resistance: a ‘devastating’ public health issue
A researcher’s paper published in the journal Environmental Microbiology is just one step in the right direction to tackle a major public health issue that he and other experts say could soon be devastating.
Microbiologists led by Antonio Juárez at IBEC and their collaborators at the University of Barcelona reveal that a particular genetic element – a plasmid – that confers multiple antibiotic resistance plays a major role in the survival of Salmonella, the cause of typhoid fever in humans.
“Al laboratori al ‘Connexió’: Suma UPC, idees a la recerca de finançament” (Eng)
Last week BTV’s Connexió programme reported on three of the projects which are currently raising funds by crowdfunding under the UPC’s SUMA initiative. One is the Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies … Read more
First HUBc meeting on Healthy Ageing – and an invitation from Medical Economics
In his capacity of Director of HUBc, the Health Campus of Barcelona University, IBEC Director Josep Samitier presided over their first ever International Conference on Healthy Ageing, held in Barcelona last week.
“Nanorobots de disseny per atacar la malària” (Eng)
IBEC Director and Head of Nanobioengineering, Josep Samitier, and the head of the joint IBEC/CRESIB unit on Nanomalaria, Xavier Fernández-Busquets, both featured in an article in the Catalan daily newspaper Ara this weekend.
“1000 Researchers. Five continents. One Day”
Control of Stem Cell Potency group leader Ángel Raya has been invited to take part in a virtual stem cell meeting today, alongside other experts from all over the world.
Marató money for IBEC project
Junior group leader Pere Roca-Cusachs has received funding from 2012’s La Marató de TV3 for his project “Stromal stiffness in Tumor Progression”.
Forging relations: Josep Samitier accompanies president of Catalonia on Israel mission
IBEC director Josep Samitier is one of 20 scientists who have accompanied President Artur Mas on his official visit to Israel.