IBEC to represent Catalonia in EC’s Smart Specialisation Platform

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
S3P-Industry, Medical Technology

IBEC is to be the official representative of Catalonia in the European Commission’s Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation (S3P-Industry) in the area of Medical Technology.

Cell collisions reveal new type of wave

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
mechanical waves, collisions, cellular tissues

Researchers at Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have observed, for the first time, mechanical waves that form after collisions between cellular tissues.

Nobel Laureate is special guest speaker at IBEC event

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
IBEC, Neuroengineering, SPECS

IBEC welcomed Prof. Edvard Moser, Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2014, as the keynote speaker in a special event to mark the move of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Prof. Paul Verschure to the ...

A new model sheds light on cell migration

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
mechanobiology, actomyosin, cells migration

IBEC’s Nanobioengineering group have made important inroads in mechanobiology by creating an in vitro model of the extracellular matrix that shows how this environment works with protein complex act...

Nanoscale imaging method shows electron transfer pathways

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
conductance, imaging method, single molecules, respiration, photosynthesis, repair

An IBEC group has developed a new imaging method that can characterize the conductance of single molecules, shedding light on the molecular mechanisms behind biological processes such as respiration, ...

Micro-swimmers that remove disease-causing bacteria from water

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
disease-causing bacteria, E. coli, water, engineered tiny robots

IBEC researchers, together with their collaborators from the Max Planck for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, have engineered tiny robots that can remove disease-causing bacteria, such as E. coli, fro...

IBEC at the forefront of research in mechanobiology

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
cell-generated forces, molecular forces, protein, supra-cellular force patterns, cell migration

During the last two decades, advances in our understanding of these mechanisms have allowed researchers to find out more about cell-generated forces at different scales, ranging from molecular forces ...

Non-invasive analysis technique contributes to a better understanding of COPD

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
COPD, muscle MMG, inspiratory effort

Some research published in PLOS ONE represents a new step towards translating IBEC’s basic research – specifically the novel signal processing and interpretation algorithms developed by Raimon Jan...

IBEC and EF Clif combine expertise to fight liver failure

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
IBEC, Memorando de Entendimiento, EF Clif, Memorandum of Understanding, chronic liver failure

IBEC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the EF Clif, the European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure. The five-year agreement will enable the two organizations to share staff...

IBEC is bioprinting partner in major 3D printing hub in Catalonia

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
3D printing, bioprinting, regenerative medicine

IBEC is to be part of a multi-million euro 3D printing infrastructure in Catalonia that was presented at a press conference today at La Pedrera.

A cellular model to help study the relationship between neurodegenerative diseases

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, rare neurodegenerative disease, neurons

From the cells of a patient with a rare neurodegenerative disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), researchers at IBEC have managed to generate neurons that also present parallel neuro...

Screening improvements for asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease patients

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
asthma, obstructive pulmonary diseases, CAS

Some IBEC research published in PlosOne offers a step towards better screening of patients with asthma and other sufferers of obstructive pulmonary diseases.