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Research Technician

techApplication Deadline: 30/06/2016
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The Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a Research Technician to participate in an European project about the development of new photonic biosensors for cancer detection and monitoring.

Postdoctoral Fellowships at IBEC


Application Deadline: 11/09/2016
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The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for Postdoctoral candidates to apply for the 2016 call of the The Programme in Bioengineering Excellence Scientific Training (BEST) that aims to attract experienced international researchers in the areas of Nanomedicine, Cell Engineering and ICT for Health, the three research flagships at IBEC. The BEST Postdoctoral Programme is a postdoctoral fellowship sheme part funded by the European Comission under Horizon 2020’s Marie Curie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme and the Severo Ochoa programme of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Competitiveness.

“Peru-sing” collaboration opportunities in South America

josepperuIBEC Director Josep Samitier was visiting Peru last week as part of a delegation of representatives from Severo Ochoa and Maria de Maeztu research centres in Spain.

The visit to Lima, organised by MINECO, which bestows the two types of Excellence awards, aimed to bring together the top Spanish institutions with those of the Pacific Alliance – Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Each of the eight Spanish centres presented their research and international strategies, and they had the chance to hear about the same from Pacific Alliance centers, as well as identifying potential synergies.

“La revolución de los organoides”

2016 06 01 MuyInteresanteMuy Interesante magazine this week features an article about organoids, three-dimensional cell/ tissue cultures which mimic organ structure and function, and quotes Nuria Montserrat as an expert opinion.

Head of Tech Transfer Office

supportApplication Deadline:
30/05/2016
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The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for a Head of Tech Transfer Office whose mission will be to facilitate the transfer of inventions from IBEC’s Research Groups to the market for the benefit of society on a local, national and global basis, being aligned with and boosting the IBEC’s Research Programme 2015-2018. The successful candidate will run a team of two people and the Unit will report to IBEC’s Managing Director.

Two bacteria papers in the news

bacteriaThe two recent papers from Eduard Torrents and Antonio Juárez on how bacteria can cause chronic infections and new bacterial virulence markers in E. coli respectively got some press coverage this week.