Key player identified in bacterial infections

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago
E. coli infection

The increased resistance to existing antibiotics and the lack of new antibiotics in development means that identifying new alternatives to treat bacterial infections is crucial

Virtualising patients' spines for better decision-making on back treatments

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago

MySpine is being tested in a clinical setting using real data from about 200 patients. For the moment, the platform has been validated by comparing the simulation results of 65 patients to the clinica...

New IBEC group leader a top name in nanomotors

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago
Samuel Sánchez

His creations include self-propelling tubular motors that produce oxygen bubbles to keep themselves moving, particle transporters that can be switched on or off by UV light, and even tiny ‘microdril...

Olfactory system segregates odour data at moment of input

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago

It's the first time that this important segregation of information in odour processing has been attributed to the glomerular layer, which was already known to perform several other tasks such as contr...

Scientist develop first light-operated drug for most common target proteins

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago

Development of the first ever light-controlled therapeutic agent whose effects focus specifically on the largest, most important class of drug target proteins – G protein-coupled receptors.

IBEC group uncovers new mechanism for wound healing

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago
wound healing

When we think of wound healing, we normally think of wounds to our skin. But wounds happen inside the body in all sorts of tissues and organs, and can have implications in many chronic diseases such a...

Delving deeper into the inner workings of cells

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago

Research carried out at IBEC has opened the way to new applications to control the activation of neurons and other working parts of cells.

Researchers uncover a fundamental mechanism in breast cancer

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago
cancer, breast cancer

A study by IBEC researchers reveals in Nature Materials how mammary cells detect tissue stiffening, which is key to the development of breast cancer

RecerCaixa funding for IBEC projects

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

10 years ago
engineering, medical and surgical equipment, medical devices

Awards will support researchers' work on a system to aid rehabilitation in children, and improved healing in shoulder injuries Two research projects at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalon...