Bionure initiates a Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead compound BN201 in the United Kingdom Blog Post

Bionure, a biotech company based in the Barcelona Science Park that develops neuroprotectant agents to treat neurodegenerative diseases primarily focusing on rare ophthalmologic diseases, announces today the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead compound BN201 in the United Kingd. BN201 is a first-in-class treatment that promotes remyelination and neuroprotection, offering a game-changing solution for neurodegenerative diseases. Both actions make BN201 a promising solution for rare ophthalmologic diseases  and open a research pathway to treat other neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 

 

Xavier Trepat from IBEC and Salvador Aznar from IRB Barcelona elected as EMBO members Blog Post

ICREA research professors Xavier Trepat at IBEC and Salvador Aznar Benitah at IRB Barcelona –both centers based at the Barcelona Science Park, have been elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Each year, EMBO, which has a membership of 1,800, selects new scientists to join its ranks. Of the 62 researchers from 24 countries to receive membership this year, Xavier and Salvador are are the only two  researchers from Spain.

 

The ICCUB Technology Unit participates in the elaboration of the most accurate map of the Universe Blog Post

The European Space Agency (ESA) today announced the second file for the Gaia mission, which aims to create the most accurate map of our galaxy, the Milky Way. In its preparation, a team from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB), a member of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), has takes part in its elaboration. The engineers of the ICCUB Technology Unit (ICCUB-Tech), located at the Barcelona Science Park, have played a key role in the development of the software for processing and reducing data to create this catalog.

 

The 14th edition of the BATX2LAB programme gets underway Blog Post

The Barcelona Science Park has just opened the registration period for participating in the 14th edition of BATX2LAB, the research project programme aimed at bachillerato (High School) students. This initiative is part of PCB’s Research in Society initiative—a proposal to bring science to citizens and encourage young people to consider jobs in the field—that offers over 100 activities in which around 5,000 people participate every year.

 

Creating the map of cells of the human body with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Blog Post

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, today announced new funding for 85 projects to support the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), a global effort to map every type of cell in the healthy human body as a resource for studies of health and disease. The grants total $15 million over one year. Holger Heyn, leader of the Single Cell Genomics team at the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), heads one of the projects selected for funding.

 

Francesc Posas, named new director of IRB Barcelona Blog Post

Francesc Posas Garriga, an internationally acknowledged researcher in the field of cell biology and full professor of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), is to take up the position of director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona). As of 1 May, he will succeed Joan J. Guinovart, who was a key figure in setting up the Institute in October 2005 and who has served as director since.