Associate researcher: Jordi Alcaraz (jalcaraz@ub.edu) Co-supervisor: Joan Montero/Josep Samitier Lung cancer is the first cause of cancer death in developed countries, with a 5-year survival rate of ~18%. Promising therapeutic … Read more
Group: Protein phase transitions in health and disease Group leader: Benedetta Bolognesi (bbolognesi@ibecbarcelona.eu) Proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases are able to populate multiple physical states in the cytoplasm: diffuse, liquid … Read more
Group: Targeted therapeutics and nanodevices Group leader: Silvia Muro (smuro@ibecbarcelona.eu) Novel drug nanocarriers improve the solubility, dosage, circulation, biodistribution, and overall performance and safety of therapeutics. However, our ability to … Read more
Group: Smart nano-bio-devices Group leader: Samuel Sánchez (ssánchez@ibecbarcelona.eu) The development of active drug delivery systems will revolutionize the way we treat some diseases and reduce the side effects of extensive … Read more
Group: SPECS Group leader: Paul Verschure (pverschure@ibecbarcelona.eu) The aim of this project is to research and develop an advanced sensing architecture for mixed reality environments (Brainx3.com). This includes the validation of … Read more
Group: Nanobioengineering Co-Directors: Anna Lagunas, J. Samitier (alagunas@ibecbarcelona.eu, jsamitier@ibecbarcelona.eu) Cell environment is an essential regulator in development and in tissue functioning. This regulation is exerted hierarchically from the nanoscale with … Read more
Group: Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Group leader: Elisabeth Engel (eengel@ibecbarcelona.eu) Research in cancer has been always performed in a tissue culture plate, a 2D model that does not represent the … Read more
Group: Biomimetic systems for cell engineering Group leader: Elena Martínez (emartinez@ibecbarcelona.eu) Microfluidics it is nowadays recognized as a key technology in which, by controlling small volumes of fluids in microsystems, … Read more
Group: Integrative cell and tissue dynamics Group leader: Xavier Trepat (xtrepat@ibecbarcelona.eu) The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic tissue that self-renews every 3-5 days. Epithelial self-renewal is achieved through the … Read more
Group: Nanomalaria Group leader: Xavier Fernàndez Busquets (xfernandez@ibecbarcelona.eu) Malaria is a life threatening disease caused by the protist parasite Plasmodium. Despite of the available drug treatments, malaria still represents a … Read more