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Giuseppe Battaglia

Group leader

IBEC and IQS host the 2nd Barcelona Blood-Brain Barrier Conference

The event, jointly organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), brought together leading scientists from around the world to discuss the latest advances in blood-brain barrier (BBB) research, from its fundamental biology to its role in disease and therapeutic strategies.

IBEC to lead two biomedical projects under the CaixaImpulse programme

Anna Lagunas and Daniel González-Carter, who are both senior researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), will be leading these projects as part of the 2025 edition of the programme. This initiative by the “la Caixa” Foundation aims to accelerate the commercialisation of biomedical innovations to make them available to patients who need them more quickly. The two IBEC projects focus on treating diseases that affect the brain.

IBEC and UNIST Host Forum on Next-generation Bioengineering to Strengthen International Collaboration

Today took place the Forum on Next-generation Bioengineering organized by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) in South Korea. The event highlighted cutting-edge research in bioengineering and reinforced the collaborative ties between the two institutions.

Scientists create an artificial cell capable of navigating its environment using chemistry alone

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world’s simplest artificial cell capable of chemical navigation, migrating toward specific substances like living cells do. This breakthrough, published in Science Advances, demonstrates how microscopic bubbles, called vesicles, can be programmed to follow chemical trails. This breakthrough reveals the bare essentials needed to make synthetic life move with purpose. Decoding how vesicles navigate reveals how cells communicate and transport cargo, and provides a blueprint for engineering targeted drug delivery systems

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.

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.

IBEC co-funds new state-of-the-art electron microscope

The President of the Catalan Government, Salvador Illa, and the Catalan Minister for Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat, inaugurated this unique infrastructure at the Barcelona Science Park today. The microscope, funded by IBEC and FEDER*, opens the door to the reconstruction of biomolecules and viruses in three dimensions, among other applications.

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.