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The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has received funding through the Spanish State Research Agency’s 2025 call for proposals for the preparation and management of European projects and attraction of international talent. This funding will allow IBEC to launch the HE-mPOwer project, a strategic initiative designed to strengthen the institute’s internationalisation and increase its competitiveness within the Horizon Europe programme.
Tras el fracaso del 95% de los tratamientos probados en animales, este proyecto innovador está generado a partir de células madre humanas. Liderado por la investigadora Zaida Álvarez, del Instituto de Bioingeneria de Catalunya (IBEC), este nuevo modelo ha recibido cerca de un millón de euros de la Fundación “la Caixa” en la convocatoria de Investigación en Salud 2025.
The researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. This prestigious European funding supports excellent scientists and scholars who are consolidating their independent research teams to pursue their most promising scientific ideas. The €2.8 million SPINECRAFT grant, awarded for five years, will enable Álvarez and her team to build a high-fidelity, 4D human spinal cord model using advanced bioprinting and patient-derived cells. This platform aims to transform the study of spinal cord biology, neurodegenerative disorders, and regenerative therapies, setting the stage for breakthroughs previously out of reach.
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Irene Marco fue becada por la Fundación ”la Caixa” en dos ocasiones. La primera, para cursar un máster en Biofísica en la Universidad de Heidelberg (Alemania). La segunda, para desarrollar su investigación posdoctoral en Biología Molecular y Bioquímica en el IBEC. Esta es su historia contada a la periodista y escritora Llucia Ramis.
The SPM4.0 consortium convened at Charité–Berlin for its first training workshop and mid-term meeting, reinforcing scientific collaboration and supporting the development of the project’s doctoral researchers. The sessions offered a comprehensive overview of ongoing scientific progress and future training activities. This milestone moment further strengthened coordination across the network and set the pace for upcoming project objectives.
Barcelona hosted the third IBEC-WCH Precision Medicine Conference this week, an event that further strengthened the strategic alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCHSU). The Chinese delegation visited Spain from 26 to 29 November, taking part in a busy schedule of scientific and institutional activities and exchanges between the two centres.