Researchers from CNAG-CRG show that cryopreservation increases the scope of single cell sequencing Blog Post

Researchers from the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) at the Barcelona Science Park have substantially broadened the applicability of single cell genomics by combining cell and tissue cryopreservation with workflows of this emerging research field. According to the study, published in Genome Biology, cryopreserved material can be readily combined with conventional single cell sequencing methods and the authors foresee its implementation as standard technique in this type of analysis.

 

A new therapeutic target that could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease Blog Post

Researchers from IBEC at PCB have identified a potential way to slow down the neurodegenerative progression of Parkinson’s disease. This breakthrough –a result of a collaboration of three research groups at IBEC together with colleagues in the Tòquio Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) and the Aragón Institute for Engineering Research (I3A)– could also apply to other types of neurodegenerative diseases, including some types of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease, or multiple system atrophy.

 

Researchers from the URV, CIBERDEM and IRB Barcelona have developed a new technique to study the metabolism Blog Post

A group of researchers from IRB Barcelona at PCB, the URV and CIBERDEM have developed a new methodology that uses Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to study cell metabolism. It is a tool that makes it possible to monitor metabolic fluxes and, in just 10 minutes, provide dynamic information about a considerable number of molecules. It may be able to be used in future applications to understand the reasons why some diseases develop.

 

El Parc Científic de Barcelona participa al YoMo amb múltiples propostes Blog Post

El Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) participa activament a la  primera edició del Youth Mobile Festival (YoMo) que avui obre les seves portes al recinte Montjuïc de Fira Barcelona, en el marc del Mobile World Congress. Durant quatre dies, el YoMo rebrà la visita de uns 20.000 escolars de Catalunya i Espanya, en una enorme exposició de ciència i tecnologia, amb espectacles de teatre en viu, tallers interactius i altres propostes per inspirar a milers de joves i apropar-los a les carreres professionals de l’ecosistema mòbil i STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematic).

 

Esteve and SEFAC come together to implement a therapeutic adherence plan in community pharmacies Blog Post

Esteve and the Spanish Society of Community Pharmacy (SEFAC) have signed an agreement whereby both entities will collaborate in the development of a program of activities to foster and implement a treatment adherence plan in community pharmacies over the next two years. With this alliance, Esteve –which has its Center for Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development at PCB – reaffirms its commitment to provide answers to medical needs not covered properly.

 

IBEC will coordinate a € 3.5M EU project to train experts in advanced microscopy Blog Post

IBEC‘s Nanoscale Bioelectrical Characterization group at PCB has been awarded 3.6 million euros to coordinate the SPM2.0 project in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (MSCA-ITN-ETN). The ten consortium members of the SPM2.0 European Training Network – located in Spain, France, Austria, the UK and Italy – will be able to provide researchers with state-of-the-art multidisciplinary scientific training in the field of Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM), covering basic science to industrial applications, which should enable them to generate new scientific knowledge.