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EMBL-IBEC Winter Conference 2020

February 13, 2020 June 4, 2020

The conference organised by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) brought together a total of 200 international experts in the field of bioengineering at La Pedrera building in Barcelona.

Sílvia Pujals talks about women in science on TV

February 12, 2020 June 4, 2020

Silvia Pujals, senior researcher of the “Nanoscopy for Nanomedicine” group at the IBEC, is interviewed in the Lab24 program, where she talks about the importance and need for more women references in science.

Interviews with our experts

January 15, 2020 June 4, 2020

After a recent publication about “reprogrammable biological robots” in the PNAS magazine, several media wanted to know the opinion of Nuria Montserrat and Samuel Sánchez (both ICREA research professors and group leaders at IBEC) as experts in this field.

Can a light sensitive drug restore vision? Pau Gorostiza on BigVang

January 6, 2020 June 4, 2020

“We have achieved that blind fish recover their vision by adding a light-sensitive molecule to the tank’s water that has a pharmacological effect on their retina, ”explains Pau Gorostiza, ICREA researcher at IBEC, who has been working on the development of light regulated drugs for more than ten years.

Núria Montserrat en “El País con tu futuro”

December 20, 2019 June 5, 2020

Núria Montserrat, investigadora principal del grupo “Pluripotencia para la regeneración de órganos” dio una inspiradora charla ayer sobre bioingeniería y regeneración de órganos, ante más de 1500 estudiantes de bachillerato. Durante su charla explicó como des de pequeña era una niña muy curiosa, quería entender como funcionaban las cosas que la rodeaban y en cómo se inspira en la naturaleza para realizar su trabajo.

Nanomotors at the radio show “la poma de Newton”

December 19, 2019 June 4, 2020

Samuel Sánchez, Principal Investigator at IBEC talks about microscopic engines carrying antibodies that selectively destroy cancer cells. Specifically in their group, they create urea-powered nanomotors to fight bladder cancer

First bioimplant with stem cells to regenerate the heart

December 4, 2019 June 4, 2020

The team led by Daniel Navajas, principal investigator at IBEC, together with the Blood and Tissue Bank have developed a bioimplant of stem cells of about 16 cm² that is applied directly to the heart. The bioimplant is composed of decellularised human pericardium and enriched with stem cells from umbilical cord, of great plasticity and, therefore, capable of regenerating tissues.

Elisabeth Engel en radio Euskadi

November 23, 2019 June 4, 2020

On the occasion of the annual meeting of the centres of excellence “Severo Ochoa and Maria de Maeztu” (SOMMa) at the 100xCiencia event, held in San Sebastián on November 22 and 23, Elisabeth Engel spoke on radio Euskadi about the intelligent devices they are developing in their laboratory. These bandages release nanoparticles containing calcium ions that are able to heal chronic lesions such as ulcers.

Raimón Jané at Cope radio talks about the smart telephone that monitors apnea

November 13, 2019 June 4, 2020

Raimón Jané interviewed at Cope radiostation to talk about the smartphone they developed in their research group that allows to diagnose apnea in an economic, reliable and non-invasive way, the sleep disorder is characterized by recurrent cessation of the flow of air during sleep.

How to choose the best drug for each cancer patient? Irene Marco featured at BigVan La Vanguardia

November 11, 2019 November 11, 2019

Irene Marco explains at BigVan, the scientific section of La Vanguardia journal, how thanks to microfluidics and research based on the use of “organ-on-a-chip” devices, we can go a step forward towards personalized medicine.