Researchers at IRB Barcelona explain the origin of the mysterious periodicity of the genome Blog Post

A team of scientists led by Núria López-Bigas –ICREA Research Professor and head of the Barcelona Biomedical Genomics Lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)– have found an explanation for a periodicity in the sequence of the genomes of all eukaryotes, from yeast to humans. The results published in the journal Cell offer an alternative explanation to the one based on natural selection, which has been accepted by the scientific community to date.

 

IBEC and IRB Barcelona projects awarded funds from the 2017 edition of La Marató de TV3 Blog Post

Yesterday, La Fundació  Marató de TV3 announced the 36 projects awarded funding in the 2017 edition of the telethon, dedicated to infectious diseases. Among them is a project headed by Ernest Giralt, from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and Jordi Vila, from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), and two projects led by Xavier Fernandez-Busquets and Antonio Juarez from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC).

 

The PCB participates in a new edition of iFest: the festival of technology, science and disruptive innovation Blog Post

iFest, an event promoted by Catalunya Emprèn which brings young people closer to science, technology and disruptive innovation, is getting ready for a new edition, which will be preceded this year by a four-month learning and mentoring process, the iFest Countdown. During this programme, players will develop prototypes responding to real-life challenges proposed by various entities—including the Barcelona Science Park (PCB), the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Barcelona). In 2019’s iFest Zero, each team will have to defend their project and compete with other participants.

 

The Structural Biology Unit at IBMB-CSIC received 400.000€ from “La Marató de TV3” 2017 edition Blog Post

F. Xavier Gomis Rüth and Núria Verdaguer, director and Scientific Director respectively of the Structural Biology Unit (SBU) at the Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) in the Barcelona Science Park, received the “La Marató” award for their projects on infectious diseases at a ceremony celebrated at the Academy of Medical and Health Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.

 

Scientists from IBEC and UPC discover super-stretchy cells Blog Post

In a study published today in Nature, researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) at PCB and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) report a new physical property of cells  that may explain the unusual ability of cells to undergo extreme deformations without breaking. The research could help us build better artificial organs or new bionic technologies such as organs-on-a-chip.

 

Cebiotex awarded the Cecot Recognition of Innovation prize 2018 Blog Post

Cebiotex– the first spin-off between the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital (HSJD) and the Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC)– awarded the Cecot Recognition of Innovation prize 2018. Joan Bertran, CEO and co-founder of the biotechnology company based at the Barcelona Science Park (Parc Científic de Barcelona, PCB), yesterday received the award at the Cecot Recognition of Business Progress prize-giving ceremony at the National Theatre of Catalonia, as part of the 24th Night of the Entrepreneur, which was chaired by the president of Catalonia, Quim Torra.

 

Researchers from CNAG-CRG and IDIBAPS receive a €8.3 million ERC Synergy Grant Blog Post

The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the results of the 2018 ERC Synergy Grants Call. A project, the BCLL@las, of four research groups from the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) –based in the Barcelona Science Park and integrated into the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)– and the Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) have received this prestigious grant to unravel the genomics and epigenomics of chronic lymphocytic leukemia – the most frequent adult leukemia in the Western world– at unprecedented resolution using single-cell analysis. 

 

Bionure appoints Dr. Laurent Nguyen as CEO Blog Post

Bionure Farma, a biotech company specialized in neuroprotection, today announces the appointment of Dr. Laurent Nguyen as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company and names Dr. Amit Bar-Or as member of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) led by Dr. Pablo Villoslada, the scientific founder of the company.