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Having goals in life is not always a usual thing. People make choices and when Inês Pereira was 12 years old, she had pretty clear that she wanted to become … Read more

14th IBEC Symposium brings international experts and 300 attendees together

International experts and three hundred registered attendees met in the 14th IBEC Symposium, dedicated to regenerative therapies. Organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), speakers presented the latest advances in mini-organs, organs on a chip, 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering, among others.

Predoctoral researcher at the Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Research Group

Application Deadline: 08/12/2021
Ref: PhD-BG

The Biomedical signal processing and interpretation group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for PhD candidate to conduct her/his predoctoral training on the analysis of the respiratory pattern associated with moderate and severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Most patients with COVID-19 pneumonia exhibit a characteristic breathing pattern with deep inspirations, late rise in respiratory rate (RR) and severe hypoxia without dyspnea. The inspiratory effort could cause a worsening of lung injury. The study proposes the following hypotheses: Temperature changes around the mouth and nose allow to detect changes in respiratory phase (inspiration-expiration) and therefore the RR in patients with oxygen therapy, and to obtain the inspiratory-expiratory ratio. Monitoring these relations and the respiratory system behaviour could allow the early detection of breathing patterns related to worsening of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The main objective is to determine biomarkers of the breathing pattern as dynamic predictors of poor evolution in these patients, before requiring mechanical ventilation. The final result will be the implementation a non-invasive system for this purpose.

The contract will be within the framework of the Project 85/C/2021 – A novel non-invasive respiratory pattern monitoring tool in patients with severe COVID.19 pneumonia, funded by Fundació La Marató de TV3.

New biosensor detects inflammatory marker in muscle with high sensitivity

In a recent publication in the journal Nanophotonics, IBEC researchers present a new biosensor for the direct and sensitive detection of the protein interleukin-6 in muscle, an indicator of inflammation and potential disease, proving the high performance of the device on bioengineered 3D skeletal muscles. This new approach may result in a promising tool for measuring the efficacy of drug candidates for diseases where inflammation is present such as muscular dystrophy.

Head of Projects Office

Data límit: 15/11/2021
Ref: HPO_DB

IBEC seeks a Head of Projects Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing an overall strategy for assisting IBEC research groups in consolidating at the forefront of European and international collaboration in excellent science, technology, and innovation.
To achieve it, the Projects Office proactively supports the research groups of IBEC in all the aspects related to the management of their scientific activities. The Office offers personalized and integral support for each research group, embracing project management from project concept phase to project delivery and project close-out (pre-award and post-award).

The Head of Projects Office runs a team of 9 people and reports to the Managing Director and is part of the Institute’s senior management team.

4th IBEC-ICMS Joint Symposium

The event is in the framework of an alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), a research institute of the Eindhoven University of … Read more