IBEC in the Media – Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)

Bioengineering for health; virtual reality for stroke recovery

The SPECS group, together with the physical medicine and rehabilitation department of the hospital Sant Joan de Barcelona, explain us in the news of Punt Avui television, their study in virtual reality for patients who have suffered a stroke. The study began in 2014 and is a reinforcement of the basic rehabilitation treatment. In this case, a study has been done with 18 patients and a clear improvement has been observed after two months thanks to this system.

José Antonio del Río interviewed at “La Marató dels investigadors” TV program

Last sunday 14th July, José Antonio del Río was interviewed at “La marató dels investigadors” TV program to celebrate the closure of cicle of “la Marató 2013” which was dedicated to neurodegenerative diseases, in which his research recieved funding.

Núria Montserrat: “ Todavía no entendemos del todo cómo se desarrollan las células”

Last Friday, Núria Montserrat was invited at the TV show “Terrícoles” at Betevé where she discussed with the journalist Milagros Pérez about organs and artificial tissues, stem cells, 3D bioprinters and bioinformatics, among other things.

“Plant roots inspire 3D-printed automotive sensors”

December 4, 2018

An article about the EU-funded project Plantoid – which aims to design subterranean robots for soil exploration and monitoring that draw inspiration from plants – has appeared on the European … Read more… →

“Trasplantaments d’òrgans i teixits”

November 14, 2018

Yesterday Betevé’s Deuwatts programme featured IBEC’s Nuria Montserrat talking about organ regeneration.

“Ajudes de la Fundació Bancària “La Caixa” a 75 projectes d’investigació”

November 7, 2018

IBEC group leader Eduard Torrents appeared on TV3’s Telenotícies on Monday night explaining his BiofilmChip project that has been funded with a CaixaImpulse grant.

“European Consortium Wins €3.7M to Develop, Study Models of Neurological Disorders”

November 5, 2018

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), the flagship publication of the USA’s leading independent publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., published a story last week about the Advanced Stem Cell Training Network (ASCTN).

“Descubierto un nuevo ‘superpoder’ de las células: la ‘superelasticidad'”

November 2, 2018

Wednesday’s press release about the Nature paper published by IBEC and UPC researchers got a lot of press coverage.

“La universitat, al límit, reclama més autonomia i més diners”

October 22, 2018

IBEC Director Josep Samitier is one of the experts quoted in an article in ARA magazine yesterday that reviews the university system in Catalonia.

“El control del món nanomètric”

October 5, 2018

IBEC group leader Xavier Trepat penned a short article for ARA magazine in which he discusses the research of Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland, winners of the the Nobel Prize for Physics.