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August 26, 2015March 2, 2015

A major step towards repairing the spinal cord

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia and their collaborators reveal that they’re a step closer to optimizing cells able to guide regeneration of the spine

The olfactory system is an area of the body that can renew itself, and it does this by using olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) to guide newly formed axons – long projections of nerve cells – towards the body’s central nervous system. Naturally, researchers have already tried transplanting OECs to the spine, to see if this ability also works to promote axonal regeneration in spinal cord injuries and neural diseases.

March 13, 2025February 19, 2015

Corporate image

The corporate identity of IBEC was conceptualized by founding director Josep A. Planell in 2005 to encapsulate life, technology and vibrancy. The green of IBEC signifies the olive tree, which … Read more

March 9, 2015February 18, 2015

IBEC and Genomica create joint unit for research and development of diagnostic devices

IBEC and Genomica S.A.U. (Grupo Zeltia), the leading Spanish company in molecular diagnostics, announce the creation of a Joint Research Unit that will provide an operational framework for close interaction on various R&D activities related to healthcare.

The unit, which will be located at IBEC’s headquarters in Barcelona, will see researchers and industry technicians sharing a host of know-how and in-house capabilities to develop and bring to market point-of-care diagnostic products and other medical devices and technologies.

February 24, 2015February 16, 2015

IBEC Seminar: Gilles Subra

Hybrid inorganic–biorganic peptide materials and polymers: a bottom-up approach

February 16, 2015

IBEC Seminar: Gilles Subra

Hybrid inorganic–biorganic peptide materials and polymers: a bottom-up approach

June 21, 2023February 13, 2015

Licensing opportunities

Here you will find our non-confidential licensing portfolio. We build up our portfolio by aligning our scientific knowledge and industry needs with a market-driven focus. For additional information on each … Read more

February 17, 2015February 13, 2015

Vecino de Les Corts: “La UB y la UPC aportan siempre juventud a distrito”

IBEC Director Josep Samitier is the subject of a full-page article in El Periodico this week, in a series the paper is running about Barcelona notables in relation to their neighbourhoods.

In the article, journalist Carme Escales accompanies Josep to some of his favourite and most formative places in Les Corts.

October 19, 2015February 13, 2015

‘Fracking’ found in living tissues

$IBEC_fracking tejidos web$ In an article published in the journal Nature Materials, researchers at the IBEC and the UPC describe their discovery that ‘fracking’takes place in the body at a cellular level.

The work describes how hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ – most commonly known as the controversial technique to extract gas and petroleum from shale rock layers – also plays an important role in the epithelial tissues that lining the internal and external surfaces of our bodies.

October 13, 2025February 10, 2015

Human Resources Strategy for Researchers

In April 2015, IBEC was awarded the “HR Excellence in Research” distinction by the European Commission for the first time and has successfully completed several renewal phases since. The award … Read more

February 17, 2015February 10, 2015

“Miniriñones de laboratorio”

New IBEC group leader Nuria Montserrat is featured in an article in El Mundo today.

The story discusses her ERC grant, the work she has been doing generating “mini-kidneys” from human pluripotent stem cells, and how she will continue this important line of research at IBEC.