It’s known that the development of neuronal diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease is connected with the levels of myelin – an insulating substance around nerve fibres – in the body, although the actual causes of these conditions remain unknown.
This week IBEC will be hosting the 8th meeting of the Molecular Microbiology group of the Sociedad Española de Microbiología (SEM). The congress will offer the chance for participants to learn about noteworthy advances in the field and to discuss the particular trends and challenges in this area.
An interview with IBEC group leader María appears in the online newsletter of the PCB.
On Sunday 24 October, 21 women scientists and staff from IBEC struggled out of bed at an ungodly hour to take part in Barcelona’s sixth annual Carrera de la Mujer, a five-kilometre race through the streets in aid of charity.
A scientific project involving IBEC researchers has received a funding boost of €475,000 from Fundació La Marató de TV3.
An announcement on www.noticiascadadia.com about 20 October’s Biocat-organised meeting on ‘Biomateriales: de la biónica hacia la regeneración y las terapias avanzadas’ at the Museo Colet in Barcelona. More than 60 researchers, medical professionals, company representatives and other interested participants from the health sector came to IBEC on 5 October for a CIBER-BBN conference, “Investigación y desarrollo de terapias avanzadas: introducción en aspectos regulatorios” (Research and development of Advanced Therapies: an introduction to regulatory aspects).
“A Question of Limits” – an article written by associate director Josep Samitier to accompany a feature by El Pais journalist Mónica López Ferrado, “Los ‘nanoriesgos’ no son tan diminutos” (“‘Nanorisks’ are not so small’).
A White paper on nanotechnology and bioethics which IBEC staff helped to prepare will be presented at the Parc Científic de Barcelona on 5 October.
If you’ve ever wanted to move an object using the power of your mind, predict the spread of a virus and the development of a pandemic, or watch a mini robot travel through the body to deliver a drug, you need look no further than the new Tecnorevolució exhibition, which has been created with IBEC’s associate director Josep Samitier as scientific adviser.