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February 28, 2023February 27, 2023

IBEC and ICREA launch the spin-off Nanobots Therapeutics to develop a new nanotherapy modality in the field of oncology

Nanobots Therapeutics is the spin-off recently created by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) that proposes to develop a … Read more

May 12, 2023November 15, 2022

The President of Catalonia visits IBEC

During the visit, the President of the Government of Catalonia, Pere Aragonès i Garcia, and the Minister of Health, Manel Balcells i Díaz, were able to learn first-hand about several … Read more

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Samuel Sánchez receives the Research Excellence award from RSEQ

Samuel Sánchez, ICREA research professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), receives the “Research Excellence” award given by the Spanish Real Society of Chemistry. The ceremony, which was … Read more

October 28, 2022August 10, 2022

2 Postdocs at the Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Research Group

Introduction to the vacant position: The Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Group is looking for an Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the development of enzyme-nanomotors for translational approaches within biomedicine. The contract will … Read more

October 28, 2022August 9, 2022

IBEC senior researcher and ICREA research professor Samuel Sánchez is in the media spotlight as he receives the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering for his contribution to the field of nanotechnology.

July 21, 2022June 22, 2022

Samuel Sánchez wins the Banc de Sabadell Science and Engineering Award

Samuel Sánchez, ICREA research professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), where he leads the “Smart nano-bio-devices” group, receives the Banc Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering for his contribution to the field of nanotechnology.

May 25, 2022May 18, 2022

Nanorobots to fight bacterial infections

Researchers develop self-contained micro- and nanorobots with antimicrobial activity, capable of attacking bacteria in the site of infection. The work has been led by Samuel Sánchez (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalunya (IBEC) and Cesar de la Fuente-Núñez (University of Pennsylvania, USA). The new technology, tested in mice, is a valuable tool for the treatment of bacterial infections in a controlled and localized way. In a future not so far, it could help combat infections.

April 21, 2022February 4, 2022

Nanorobots to cure cancer at Radio Rubí

Samuel Sánchez, group leader at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and ICREA Research Professor, appears on Radio Rubí for the World Cancer Day and his research into manufacturing nanobots against bladder cancer.