IBEC’s Xavier Trepat a guest star at Big Vang’s first anniversary

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
Xavier Trepat, Big Vang, La Vanguardia

Xavier Trepat, ICREA professor and group leader at IBEC, was the guest star at the first anniversary celebration of Big Vang, La Vanguardia’s online science section

Using 3D printing to produce crucial research tools

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
3D bioprinter, tissue regeneration

With 3D printing set to revolutionise research, IBEC researchers have been exploring the possibilities of using the new technology to already improve their processes and methods. IBEC recently became ...

Reaching new depths: a non-invasive solution for the activation of proteins in deep tissues

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
photoactivation, deep tissue, non-invasive solution

Researchers at IBEC and their collaborators at the Centre of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CMR[B]) have developed a revolutionary new technique based on photoactivation (light activation), by wh...

'Peru-sing' collaboration opportunities in South America

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
IBEC, Peru, awards

IBEC Director Josep Samitier was visiting Peru last week as part of a delegation of representatives from Severo Ochoa and Maria de Maeztu research centres in Spain.

Researchers generate human heart grafts from human pluripotent stem cells

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
injertos de corazón, células madre pluripotentes humanas

Scientists from the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), in collaboration with the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón in Spain and two other groups in the USA, have made a b...

Looking to the ocean for malaria solutions

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
malaria, sea cucumbers, red algae, marine sponges, Plasmodium falciparum

Researchers have found heparin-like molecules with reduced blood-thinning activity that can be used for therapeutic approaches against malaria – in sea cucumbers, red algae and marine sponges.

Leica’s European Tour comes to IBEC

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
Leica, cutting-edge microscopes

This week, IBEC scientists and other staff from the PCB are enjoying some special workshops given by Leica. The technologies being presented and demonstrated at this week’s workshops are the DMi8 in...

Tracking bacterial virulence: global modulators as indicators

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
E. coli, bacterial virulence

Barcelona researchers and their collaborators have defined new bacterial virulence markers that could help track and prevent outbreaks of E. coli.

The enzymes that enable bacteria to make themselves at home

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
bacteria, chronic infections, enzymes, biofilm, antibacterial drugs

IBEC researchers have come a step closer to understanding how bacteria can cause chronic infections by identifying the key enzymes that allow them to create the right conditions for infection. Their f...

IBEC signs agreement with Bioibérica

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
IBEC, Bioibérica, biomolecules

Together, IBEC – specifically its Nanomalaria joint unit with ISGlobal, led by Xavier Fernández-Busquets – and Bioibérica, which since its formation in 1975 has focused on the investigation and ...

IBEC project among 44 funded by AXA

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
IBEC, AXA Research Fund

IBEC’s two-year project, “Novel approaches for Pandemic Virus Targeting Using Adaptive Polymers”, is led by new junior group leader Lorenzo Albertazzi and aims to harness nanotechnology to intro...

How tissue stiffness activates cancer

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
cancer, YAP, tissue stiffness

Researchers at IBEC have revealed how tissue rigidity activates cancer, new knowledge that could potentially lead to new strategies to impair or even halt the growth of tumours.