IBEC staff gather for IBEC Day to mark the institute’s 20th anniversary
Over 200 people took part in IBEC Day 2026, an event designed to encourage sharing, connection and celebration in honour of the institute’s 20th anniversary.
Giuseppe Battaglia
Group leader
IBEC showcases cutting-edge biomedical innovation at the Health Revolution Congress 2026
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia brought together researchers, investors and industry leaders with its event “IBEC Health Revolution Day: Engineering the Future of Medicine”, as part of the Health Revolution Congress. Through expert panels, technology pitches and scientific talks, the event showcased cutting-edge biomedical technologies and discussed how to translate scientific discoveries into real-world healthcare solutions.
BIST calls for reforms to turn scientific discoveries into European industry
The BIST Forum 2026 brought together scientists and representatives from academic, economic and social institutions to discuss how frontier research can help build Europe’s industries of the future. The event also announced the recipients of the BIST To the Mothers of Science and Ignite programmes.
Amayra Hernández-Vega receives a grant from the Pasqual Maragall Foundation to advance research on the early stages of Alzheimer’s
IBEC researcher Amayra Hernández-Vega has been awarded a grant from the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme to lead a project focused on studying the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The study will combine in vitro and human models of familial Alzheimer’s disease to identify age-related factors and potential inhibitors that could slow the early progression of the disease. The project was presented at an informative session on sleep and brain health, which was attended by around 500 people.
CAFE D’IDEES | La 2 Cat: Entrevista a Amayra Hernández-Vega
Entrevista a la Dra. Amayra Hernández-Vega , investigadora del instituto de bioingeniería de Catalunya. Se habla sobre las becas Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme.
The IBEC and West China Hospital hold their third joint conference on precision medicine in Barcelona
Barcelona hosted the third IBEC-WCH Precision Medicine Conference this week, an event that further strengthened the strategic alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCHSU). The Chinese delegation visited Spain from 26 to 29 November, taking part in a busy schedule of scientific and institutional activities and exchanges between the two centres.
IBEC research takes third place in the 2025 Vanguardia de la Ciencia Awards
A study led by IBEC has won the 3rd Vanguardia de la Ciencia 2025 Prize. The research, led by Samuel Sánchez Ordoñez and with Meritxell Serra-Casablanca as lead author, proposes an innovative bladder cancer therapy based on nanorobots loaded with radiopharmaceuticals. These nanorobots are capable of moving around the bladder using urine as a source of energy.
LA VANGUARDIA: ¿Dianas artificiales para hacer llegar medicamentos al cerebro?
Daniel Gonzalez-Carter, investigador del Instituto de Bioingeniería de Catalunya (IBEC), lidera el proyecto brain-TAG.
La Razón: Un estudio hispano-chino abre la vía para tratar el alzhéimer con nanotecnología
Diseñan nanopartículas que eliminan los tóxicos que dañan al cerebro y restauran habilidades mentales que parecían perdidas.
IBEC, one of the centres selected by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation for its research grants
Amaya Hernández-Vega, a senior researcher at IBEC, will lead one of the two projects selected in the 2024 call for proposals from the Pasqual Maragall Research Programme, which is dedicated to funding research into Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. IBEC also celebrates the participation of Jordi Duran, an associate researcher from the Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology group, who will collaborate on the second selected project.