Més de 70 assistents, a la presentació del programa «Recerca a Secundària» 2014-2015TO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

Ahir va tenir lloc al Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) la presentació del programa «». Aquesta iniciativa –organitzada per l’Àrea de Difusió de la Ciència Tdel PCB, en col·laboració amb la Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera– s’adreça a estudiants de primer de batxillerat amb la finalitat d’oferir-los la possibilitat de dur a terme la part pràctica del seu treball de recerca als laboratoris del PCB, tutelats per un investigador. El termini per presentar les sol·licituds finalitza 16 de juny.

12th edition of «Live Research Fair» Blog Post

From 8 to 10 April, the Aula Capella of the Historic Building hosts the 12th , an initiative organised by the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) and supported by the (UB) and . The main objective of the Fair is to show some research projects carried out at different Barcelona’s centres in order to bring society closer to research and foster young people’s interest in scientific vocations. The activity are part of PCB´s program , which offers more than 80 activities involving nearly 5,000 people each year.

The Parc Científic de Barcelona takes part in the 18th Science Week Blog Post

Within the framework of the 18th Science Week- that this year will take place from the 15th to the 2th of November- the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB) in a participatory fashion: the «» workshops at La Pedrera, aimed at the general public; the conferences «» aimed at secondary school students and two ‘threatre workshops’ organized for the younger primary school students as part of the «». All activities are supported by Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), of Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Barcelona Culture Institute of the Barcelona City Council and the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation

AWS Truepower and Aires Renewables form partnership to provide renewable energy services in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay Blog Post

and have announced a strategic partnership to provide renewable energy consulting services to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Drawing from years of combined expertise and experience developers, investors, government agencies, and utilities will benefit from a wide-ranging set of solutions. AWS Truepower is one of world’s leading renewable energy consulting firms providing planning and evaluation services to project developers, electric utilities, government agencies and financial institutions. The company operates in Europe and Latin America through AWS Truepower SLU, a spanish firm based in the Barcelona Science Park.

Albert Ardèvol wins the ‘SusChem Young Chemical Researchers’ Blog Post

Albert-Ardèvol, who carried out his PhD in the Computational Modeling and Simulation Laboratory () at the Barcelona Science Park, just won the ‘‘ in the category PREDOC category for his study ‘The molecular mechanism of enzymatic glycosyl transfer with retention of configuration: evidence for a short-lived oxocarbenium ion-like species‘, published in 2011 in Angewandte Chemie (), one of the most prestigious journals in chemistry.

Presentation of the program «Tutoring program for Secondary Schools» 2012-2013 Blog Post

The presentation of the «» was held yesterday at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). This initiative, organized by the Technical Directorate of Public Engagement in Science at the PCB, in collaboration with CatalunyaCaixa- is aimed at secondary school junior students (11th grade) to give them the possibility of carrying out the practicum of their research in laboratories at the PCB, supervised by a researcher. The deadline for submitting applications is June 1.

La Pedrera will host the 9th edition of the “Live Research! Fair” Blog Post

Next Tuesday, 5 April, at 12 h, the 9th edition of the “Live Research” Far will be opened at La Pedrera (Passeig de Gràcia, 92). The fair is organized by the Barcelona Science Park with the support of the Social Work Division of Caixa de Catalunya. The initiative will serve as a showcase of some of the projects that principal researchers from different research centers and institutes in Barcelona are currently undertaking and it is intended to bring research closer to all citizens and to promote scientific vocations among young adults. To achieve this goal, each stand will formulate an enigma which attendees will have to solve by experimenting and using the laboratory tools that scientists will bring to the Fair during the exhibit at La Pedrera. The display will be open to the public on the 5, 6 and 7 April, from 10h to 14h and 16h to 20h. Access to the fair is free, but a reservation is recommended for groups larger than 10 people.

Presentation of the conclusions of the IAREG project, in which the FBG and the AQR-IREA Group are participating Blog Post

The Office of International Research Projects (OPIR), a mixed unit of the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG)–located at the Barcelona Science Park- and the University of Barcelona (UB), has managed the project titled “Assets and Regional Economic Growth”,IAREG), which analyses the function of intangible assets –such as human capital, mobility of researchers and business initative- in the generation of innovation and economic growth. The results of this project have been presented this month and, amongst other conclusions, the importance of stimulating academic commercialisation efforts is underscored.

Presentation of the UB’s Virtual Museum at the University of Uppsala Blog Post

Tomorrow, June 18, the University of Barcelona (UB) will present its Museu Virtual at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) within the framework of the XI Universeum Network Meeting, which is titled “University Heritage: Present and Future” this year. The UB’s Virtual Museum is the first university virtual museum in Spain, and has been created with the aim of disseminating the cultural heritage of the UB. The project encompasses over 250 pieces that demonstrate the vast disciplinary and patrimonial wealth of the UB, and has been initially organized in nine collections, including the Documentation Centre of the and the herbarium of BCN of the Documentation Centre of Plant Biodiversity , both based at the Barcelona Science Park. A second phase will introduce new elements in already existing ones and the number of collections will be increased.