The Bosch i Gimpera Foundation signs cooperation agreement with SECOT Blog Post

The Bosch i Gimpera Foundation ((Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, FBG), headquartered at the Barcelona Science Park has signed a cooperation agreement with SECOTbcn, Senior Business Advice Volunteering, to support entrepreneurs and help set up new economic actions that drive entrepreneurial activity in the FBG environment.

 

Histone 1, the guardian of genome stability Blog Post

Scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) at the Barcelona Science Park, headed by Ferran Azorín, have discovered why histone 1 is a major protection factor against genomic instability and a vital protein for the organism. Genomic instability is the main risk factor for tumour development in humans. Therefore understanding its origin and exploring therapeutic targets is paramount.

 

Errors made by ‘DNA spellchecker’ revealed as important cause of cancer Blog Post

A study developed by Fran Supek (currently a group leader at IRB Barcelona at the Barcelona Science Park) and Ben Lehner at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona reveal that many mutations in human cancers are caused by mistakes made by a repair mechanism or ‘DNA spellchecker’ rather than the actual damage to DNA caused by the environment. High levels of alcohol, sunlight, and tobacco consumption increase the rate at which this happens, resulting in more mutations in the most important parts of our genomes.

 

IBEC group develops a nanoscale imaging method that shows electron transfer pathways Blog Post

An IBEC group at the Barcelona Science Park 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, photosynthesis and repair. Publishing in the journal Small, the Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group describe a new way to observe conduction pathways in redox proteins and complexes – in which the transfer of electrons causes a change in oxidation – at the nanoscale.

 

Seminar on CDTI Instruments to fund R&D&i projects and startups Blog Post

On July 25 the Barcelona Science Park – in collaboration with the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), Biocat and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG)- organizes a seminar to introduce the different instruments that the CDTI has to fund R&D&i projects and to present the initiatives of its programs for this 2017 in the healthcare sector.

 

The 16th edition of the ‘Spend the summer at the Park!’ program has started Blog Post

The welcome ceremony to participants of the Spend the summer at the Park! program as held today, Monday, July 10. The aim of this initiative –organised annually by the Barcelona Science Park (PCB)– is to bring research closer to students of any university in the world through their participation in projects currently being carried out in research groups, research centres and companies based at the PCB.

 

The Drosophila fly brings to light the role of morphogens in limb growth Blog Post

Researchers working in the Development and Growth Control Lab at IRB Barcelona located at the Barcelona Science Park reveal that the Dpp gene (BMP in humans) plays a double role in the structural organisation and growth of the wings of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Published in the journal eLife, this study paves the way to studying vertebrate development and congenital defects in humans.

 

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia joins BIST Foundation Blog Post

The Board of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) has approved the incorporation of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) –based at the Barcelona Science Park– as a new member. At its annual meeting held today in Barcelona, the Board has also appointed Gabriel M. Silberman as a new BIST general director, replacing Miquel A. Pericàs, director of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ).