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February 25, 2021February 11, 2020

IBEC emphasizes the role of women in science

Within the framework of the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science” the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has brought their researchers to different Catalan schools to assert the role of women in science and promote STEAM careers to young people as an attractive vocation.

Today February 11, IBEC has joined the initiative “100tíficas” organised by the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRi), in collaboration with the Department of Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya, to claim the role of women in science.

February 10, 2020

The minimal chemotactic cell

Directional locomotion or taxis is possibly one of the most important evolutionary milestones, as it has enabled many living organisms to outperform their non-motile competitors Nunes-Alves (2016). In particular, chemotaxis … Read more

February 10, 2020

Improving immunotherapy by targeting the immunosuppressive fibroblasts in lung cancer

Associate researcher: Jordi Alcaraz (jalcaraz@ub.edu) Co-supervisor: Joan Montero/Josep Samitier Lung cancer is the first cause of cancer death in developed countries, with a 5-year survival rate of ~18%. Promising therapeutic … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

The Mutational Landscape of Proteins containing Prion Domains

Group: Protein phase transitions in health and disease Group leader: Benedetta Bolognesi (bbolognesi@ibecbarcelona.eu) Proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases are able to populate multiple physical states in the cytoplasm: diffuse, liquid … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Targeted Nanodevices for Delivery of Therapeutics across Body Barriers

Group: Targeted therapeutics and nanodevices Group leader: Silvia Muro (smuro@ibecbarcelona.eu) Novel drug nanocarriers improve the solubility, dosage, circulation, biodistribution, and overall performance and safety of therapeutics. However, our ability to … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Active Nano-particles in nanomedicine: smart drug delivery systems

Group: Smart nano-bio-devices Group leader: Samuel Sánchez (ssánchez@ibecbarcelona.eu) The development of active drug delivery systems will revolutionize the way we treat some diseases and reduce the side effects of extensive … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Embedded sensing architecture for mixed reality environments

Group: SPECS Group leader: Paul Verschure (pverschure@ibecbarcelona.eu) The aim of this project is to research and develop an advanced sensing architecture for mixed reality environments (Brainx3.com). This includes the validation of … Read more

February 11, 2020February 10, 2020

Deciphering key cell-matrix interactions in differentiation and disease of the 3D musculoskeletal system tissues

Group: Nanobioengineering Co-Directors: Anna Lagunas, J. Samitier (alagunas@ibecbarcelona.eu, jsamitier@ibecbarcelona.eu) Cell environment is an essential regulator in development and in tissue functioning. This regulation is exerted hierarchically from the nanoscale with … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

3D tumor models for cancer research

Group: Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Group leader: Elisabeth Engel (eengel@ibecbarcelona.eu) Research in cancer has been always performed in a tissue culture plate, a 2D model that does not represent the … Read more

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

Bioprinted hydrogel microfluidics to mimic tissue barriers

Group: Biomimetic systems for cell engineering Group leader: Elena Martínez (emartinez@ibecbarcelona.eu) Microfluidics it is nowadays recognized as a key technology in which, by controlling small volumes of fluids in microsystems, … Read more