Whole Genix receives the 2019 ‘Medicina Siglo XXI’ Award for Medical Innovation Blog Post

The company Whole Genix, based in the Barcelona Science Park, received the 2019 ‘Medicina Siglo XXI’ Award in the Medical Innovation category during the gala marking the II edition of these prizes, held on Friday in Hotel Arts in Barcelona. With these awards, the editorial group El Suplemento aims to value the professional, scientific and innovative talent of professionals who work for and for health in various specialties and from different Spanish cities.

 

OilFlux opens a R&D&i center at the Barcelona Science Park Blog Post

OilFlux, specialized in the development of technology that increases the efficiency of processes within the crude oil industry, has opened a R&D&i centre at the Barcelona Science Park. The objective of the company –which develops, manufactures and distributes its products to countries across all five continents– is to increase the quality of the ongoing research and development (R&D) of its formulations to resolve the problems associated with the crude oil and natural gas extraction processes and to reduce the environmental impact as well.

 

Esteve’s R&D&I has once again received the qualification ”Excellent” in the Profarma program Blog Post

Once again, Esteve‘s research activity has received the qualification ”Excellent” in the 2018 call of the Profarma program, resolved by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism.The pharmaceutical group – that in 2012 established its key units for the discovery of drugs and preclinical development in the Barcelona Science Park– has been recognized with the highest rating for its commitment to innovation and quality of its research.

 

Moldless approach to generate 3D intestinal tissue model using hydrogels Blog Post

The Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group, lead by Elena Martínez at IInstitute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has developed a new method to generate 3D intestinal tissue using hydrogels. This new in vitro model has been improved by providing cells with a more physiologically realistic environment, including tissue architecture, cell-matrix interactions and chemical signalling while remaining compatible with standard cell characterization techniques.

 

CataloniaBio & HealthTech joins forces with the Mental Health Cluster and the Food Nutrition Cluste to advance in nutrition and health Blog Post

On Friday 5 April, CataloniaBio & HealthTech, the Mental Health Cluster of Catalonia and the Food’n Nutrition Cluster held the second workshop of the second Intercluster workshop Nutrition and Health: Discovering new challenges event at the Barcelona Science Park, with roughly forty Catalan companies and organisations in the biomedical, nutrition and mental health sectors that are interested in tackling challenges in nutrigenomics, pharmacogenomics and the use of prebiotics and probiotics in healthcare.

 

The XII edition of the Board of Trustees of the UB and the FBG awards is already open Blog Post

The awards of the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation for the transfer of knowledge and the creation of innovative companies celebrate their twelfth edition. These awards aim to promote the return to society of the knowledge acquired through study and research, to stress the importance of technology, knowledge, and innovation transfer projects, and to foster the creation of innovative companies and entrepreneurial culture within the UB Group. The Bosch i Gimpera Foundation is the technology transfer office of the UB since 1983 and is based in the Barcelona Science Park.

 

EASI Genomics: an EU-funded project to provide free-of-charge access to sequencing technologies Blog Post

EASI-Genomics –a new European project to provide easy access to sequencing technologies and analysis to researchers– has opened its 1st call for proposals today, 25th March. Ivo Gut,  Director of the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG) coordinates the consortium, that  will handle between 150 and 300 projects over a period of 4 years with a total budget of 10 M€ funded under the European Union’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.