La Razón: Trasplantan a cerdos riñones modificados con organoides humanos
El objetivo es reparar o regenerar un órgano antes del implante para disponer de más que sean viables.
Nuria Montserrat
Group leader
La Vanguardia: Los organoides de riñón producidos en serie abren la vía a mejorar los trasplantes
Los bioingenieros descubren cómo obtener los tejidos de manera rápida y asequible.
EL MUNDO: Prueban con éxito organoides humanos para reparar riñones
Científicos españoles demuestran la viabilidad de una tecnología celular con la que abordar las complicaciones en los trasplantes. El experimento ha demostrado que “la producción es escalable y segura”.
First transplant in pigs of modified porcine kidneys with human renal organoids
A research team has developed pioneering technology that enables human kidney organoids to be produced on a scalable basis. These organoids can then be combined with pig kidneys outside the body and transplanted back into the same animal in a viable manner. The experiment, led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), is in the preclinical phase. It confirms the safety and viability of the procedure, paving the way for future trials involving humans. In the long term, this approach could help to extend the useful life of organs intended for transplantation and provide an alternative therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease.
El País: El primer trasplante de minirriñones humanos en cerdos abre una vía para no desperdiciar miles de órganos donados
El avance puede facilitar la recuperación de vísceras dañadas para reducir las listas de espera de trasplantes, que no dejan de crecer
Bioengineering for Emergent and Advanced Therapies at the 17th IBEC Symposium
IBEC’s 17th Annual Symposium focused on ‘Bioengineering for Emergent and Advanced Therapies’, one of IBEC’s key application areas. Around 300 people attended the event, including local and international researchers. It was a multidisciplinary environment in which experts from other centres and the IBEC community itself had the opportunity to present their projects and share knowledge.
Núria Montserrat receives funding from Aefat to advance research on Ataxia Telangiectasia
Núria Montserrat, ICREA Research Professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has been awarded two significant grants totaling 50,000 euros. These funds are intended to support an innovative … Read more
For the first time scientists managed to generate kidney organoids with a complex vascular system
These are asembloids, micrometric organoids formed by the union of kidney organoids with vascular organoids in 3D. These small culture systems are useful for disease modelling and drug screening. The study, led by IBEC, describes an approach that has not been tried before.