sustainability Archives - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

July 25, 2025July 22, 2025

Seven additional IBEC labs achieve top-level in My Green Lab certification

Seven more research groups at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have been certified by My Green Lab, reaching the highest rating, the Green Level, for sustainable laboratory practices. With these additions, IBEC core facilities and 70% of the Institute’s laboratories are now certified.

December 10, 2021November 17, 2021

Electronic nose on a drone sniffs out wastewater plant stink

Researchers from Spain have engineered a portable electronic nose (e-nose) that’s almost as sharp as a human nose at sniffing out wastewater treatment plants’ stink. Coupled with a drone, the lightweight e-nose can measure the concentration of different smells, predict odor intensity and produce a real-time odor map of the plant for management. The method developed was published November 16 in the journal iScience.

December 10, 2021October 13, 2021

Greener than ever: IBEC launches its sustainability strategy

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) presents its strategy for sustainability which is committed to promote more sustainable practices in research and administration. With this initiative IBEC, an international excellence center focused on bioengineering solutions for health, takes the lead to fight climate change, pollution and non-sustainable practices with more strategy and actions.

December 14, 2021September 27, 2019

Climate matters! IBEC community moves against climate change

In an action led by Communications Unit, IBEC community met today to contribute to fight climate change. During the action, participants inserted into an “Open box against climate change” their ideas and suggestions in order to improve the sustainabiluity of the Institute and help to reduce impact of the research on climate. More than hundred contributions were collected and all the attendees received a small olive tree, symbol of the IBEC and sustainability.

July 21, 2022September 26, 2019

Statement for global action to confront climate crisis

The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) has issued a statement supporting the global call to action to confront climate change launched by the Climate Change Strike movement. The … Read more

December 10, 2021March 22, 2016

Seven additional IBEC labs achieve top-level in My Green Lab certification

Electronic nose on a drone sniffs out wastewater plant stink

Greener than ever: IBEC launches its sustainability strategy

Climate matters! IBEC community moves against climate change

Statement for global action to confront climate crisis

Tiny microbots that can clean up water

IBEC researchers have developed a self-propelled tiny ‘microbot’ that can remove lead from contaminated water.