Latest Institutional investor biotechnology articles and news on biotech industry leaders, emerging biotech companies in Spain

IRB Barcelona launches Spain’s first fully integrated Spatial Omics Platform

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

4 months ago
Spatial omics, Spatial Omics Platform

IRB Barcelona inaugurates the country’s first end-to-end fully integrated spatial omics platform, enabling scientists to map biological activity directly within its original tissue context.

Gyala Therapeutics initiates Phase I/IIa clinical trial of a CAR-T cell therapy for acute leukemias with limited treatment options

by Gyala Therapeutics

4 months ago
GYA01, CD84 protein, CAR-T therapy, Gyala Therapeutics, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

A CAR-T therapy targeting the CD84 protein—an emerging therapeutic target in hematologic malignancies characterized by its high expression in leukemic cells— will be evaluated for the first time

Un estudio liderado por el CSIC identifica una variante genética asociada a un mayor riesgo de padecer covid-19 grave

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

4 months ago
OAS1, SARS‑CoV‑2, RNasa L, polimorfismo rs10774671

Aunque esta variante incrementa el riesgo de covid-19 grave, no determina por sí sola la evolución clínica, ya que depende también de factores como la edad, el sexo o la etnia

A new experimental model using CRISPR/Cas9 reveals key mechanisms of high-risk endometrial cancer

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

4 months ago
high-risk endometrial cancer, CRISPR/Cas9

A study led from Lleida has developed an experimental model based on CRISPR/Cas9 to simultaneously edit several tumour suppressor genes and generate cells that reproduce molecular and morphological ch...

Study reveals new cellular mechanisms that allow the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia to persist in the heart

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

4 months ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF), fibroblasts and macrophages

The study, published in Circulation Research, identifies cardiac fibroblasts and resident macrophages as essential contributors to the characteristic electrical activity that maintains this arrhythmia...

Children with obesity have less bacterial diversity in their microbiota

by Universidad de Navarra

4 months ago
obesity, gut microbiota

The research, led by the University of Navarra and based on the analysis of more than 1,100 Spanish children between the ages of 3 and 6, opens the door to preventive strategies from the earliest year...

Aplicando la Inteligencia Artificial para facilitar la investigación de la Leucemia Mieloide Aguda

by Biodonostia

4 months ago
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda (LMA), IA

Investigadores del grupo eSalud del Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biogipuzkoa y Vicomtech, ha combinado la generación de datos sintéticos y el aprendizaje federado para facilitar la investig...

INCLIVA aporta evidencia de que el envejecimiento biológico y la fragilidad son modificables mediante intervenciones de estilo de vida

by INCLIVA

4 months ago
fragilidad, envejecimiento biológico, ejercicio físico, suplementación nutricional

La investigación, cuyos resultados acaban de publicarse en Aging Cell, ha evaluado el impacto de una intervención basada en ejercicio físico supervisado y suplementación nutricional sobre la fragi...

The vital signs in the first hours after admission can predict how long a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure will remain hospitalised

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

4 months ago
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, signos vitales

Data such as heart rate, respiration and oxygen saturation during the first 24 hours open the door to better planning of hospital care

The Universitat Jaume I will contribute to food security by participating in a European project to develop and validate new biodegradable alternatives to current agricultural plastic products

by Universitat Jaume I

4 months ago
INSOIL, agricultural plastic

The INSOIL project addresses pollution caused by plastics, fertilisers and plant protection products in agriculture. It does so through the development of three families of fully bio-based, safe and s...

La estructura profunda del océano también responde a la variabilidad climática

by Instituto Español de Oceanografía

4 months ago
cambio climático, estratificación del océano

Un equipo del Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) demuestra que la estratificación del océano profundo varía de forma coherente con la superficie.

A European project led by the University of Zaragoza is seeking sustainable alternatives to antibiotics to combat one of the most common infections in pigs

by Universidad de Zaragoza

4 months ago
Streptococcus suis

EPIG, led by IA2 researcher Jesús Arenas, employs a multifaceted research strategy against Streptococcus suis, one of the main causes of mortality in piglets that can also cause illness in humans.