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Using EFM to probe the secrets of bacterial endospore survival strategies
An IBEC group has demonstrated, for the first time, that the hydration properties of a single bacterial endospore in varying environmental relative humidity can be determined with high accuracy and reproducibility, and in a non-destructive way, shedding new light on endospore survival strategies.
Endospores are recognized as the hardiest form of life on Earth, and are produced by certain bacterial cells in response to a lack of nutrients.
IBEC joins network that forges links with medical centres
IBEC has become a partner in the Red de Innovación en Tecnologías Médicas y Sanitarias (ITEMAS), an innovation network for medical and health technologies.
ITEMAS, promoted by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), brings 95 companies and organizations together with 66 medical centres in Spain to collaborate on R+D projects. The partners will also work together on outreach initiatives.
IBEC Christmas Party 2016
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IBEC Christmas Party 2016
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IBEC Christmas Party 2016
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IBEC Christmas Party 2016
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EIT Health Summit taking place in Barcelona
Barcelona is playing host to EIT Health’s very first Summit this week, the highlight of its first year of activities.
IBEC is a core partner in the €2.1 billion Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), one of the largest public funded initiatives for health worldwide, with IBEC director Josep Samitier on the Supervisory Board. Barcelona is one of EIT Health’s co-location centers, with the initiative’s Spanish headquarters based at the PCB.
The EIT Health Summit, which is taking place on 23rd-24th November at CosmoCaixa, will bring together up to 350 participants from among the initiative’s partner organisations, education programmes and external stakeholders.
Communications and Administrative Manager for Knowledge Innovation Community
Application Deadline: 31/12/2016
Ref: AM-MP
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a Communications and Administrative Manager to support the Spanish Health Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) for healthy lifestyle and active aging of EIT Health. The position is funded by the Acciones de dinamización “Redes de Excelencia” 2015 of the – Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO).
Record-breaking nanojets that use safe fuel
IBEC group leader and ICREA research professor Samuel Sanchez’s latest nanojets have set a new world record for the smallest man-made jet engine ever.
As well as using a safe new method of propulsion, the tubular nanoscale engines are also three times smaller than the previous Guinness Book of Records entry – which was also set by Samuel, in a collaboration with colleagues at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research in Dresden.