Event Archives - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

May 27, 2025

IBEC co-organised the leading international symposium on mutational scanning

Family foto of the 8th Mutational Scanning Symposium at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB).

More than 300 people attended the eighth Mutational Scanning Symposium, which took place from 21 to 23 May at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park. The symposium is a key event for discussing the latest advances in mutational scanning technologies and Multiplex Assays of Variant Effects. This year, the symposium was co-organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, the Centre for Genomic Regulation, and the international Atlas of Variant Effects initiative.

May 19, 2025

The reSEARCH4TALENT event opens the doors of IBEC to young talent

On Friday 16 May, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia held the eleventh reSEARCH4TALENT event, which is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in pursuing a career in research. The event brought together over 50 people, who were able to learn about life at the institute, speak with researchers, and tour the laboratories.

April 7, 2025

IBEC science reaches thousands at the 43rd Comic Barcelona

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) was a major presence at the 43rd Comic Barcelona last week. Through an exhibition on everyday science, talks and informative workshops, IBEC was able to bring its cutting-edge research to an audience of all ages.

March 25, 2025March 24, 2025

IBEC and ICMS meet again in Eindhoven for their annual joint symposium

The joint ICMS-IBEC-MPIP symposium took place today, 24 March. The event was jointly organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP). During the day, researchers from the three centres presented their areas of research, with the aim of strengthening the scientific relations between the institutions.

March 19, 2025

IBEC reinforces its leadership in biomedical innovation at Transfiere 2025

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia took part last week in Transfiere, Europe’s largest R&D and knowledge transfer event. Representatives from the Institute were able to present the Complementary Plan for Biotechnology Applied to Health, the NANOMED Spain platform and the Biobanks and Biomodels Platform (PNBB), all projects coordinated by IBEC.

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025

IBEC stands out at BIST Forum with 4 BIST Ignite projects and a BIST Ignite Award

Today, the BIST Forum, an event that brings together the BIST scientific community, focused this year on the joint initiative of the seven CERCA centres to promote precision medicine in healthy ageing. During the event, the new BIST Ignite projects to promote multidisciplinary research were announced, with IBEC involved in four of the five selected projects. In addition, one of the projects in which IBEC is involved won a BIST Ignite Award.

February 24, 2025February 19, 2025

IBEC promotes dialogue on the translation of personalised medicine into society at Barcelona Health Innovation Week

Today, 19 February, IBEC organised the roundtable ‘Personalised medicine in action: from the lab to society’, an event that formed part of the Barcelona Health Innovation Week, promoted by Biocat. The session provided an insight into the keys to success in translating personalised medicine, connecting with actors in the innovation ecosystem and taking part in the conversation about the future of our health.

February 14, 2025December 12, 2024

IBEC and SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital strengthen their collaboration with a day of translational innovation

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia and the Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital have held a joint conference to strengthen collaboration in bioengineering and translational medicine. The event, held this morning at the IBEC, highlighted innovative projects, presented a joint PhD programme and encouraged the exchange of ideas between researchers from both institutions.

February 14, 2025November 22, 2024

IBEC and VHIR hold a collaboration day to promote synergies

The 1st Translational Collaboration Day between the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) and the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), held on 21st November, was an opportunity to learn about the projects and research lines of both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.

November 7, 2024

Advances in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine explored at the 12th International NanoBio&Med Conference

The latest developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology and medicine were presented at the NanoBio&Med 2024 International Conference, held this week at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) from 5 to 7 November. This is an annual event designed to establish new collaborations and promote innovative projects in the scientific-industrial sector.