BHV Partners settles in the Barcelona Science Park and closes a 500,000 euros investment round Blog Post

BHV Partners, the first venture builder in the southern European health sector, has moved its headquarters to the Barcelona Science Park, and closes an investment round, raising half a million euros. In just over a year of history, the company, also based in Silicon Valley (San Francisco), has established itself as a leading driver in the biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship scene; it has three startups in its portfolio; has established several consulting contracts with companies and research centers, and is initiating an ambitious phase of national and international expansion.

 

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Moirai Biodesign developes a diagnostic kit for the detection of sepsis in three hours Blog Post

Moirai Biodesign, a biotech start-up based in the Barcelona Science Park, has developed a prototype ‘kit’ based on biosensors that analyzes a blood sample and identifiesthe most important sepsis-causing pathogens and their associated antibiotic resistances, at the point of care and directly from the patient’s blood, in just three hours, a process that usually requires up to 5 days of analysis in the laboratory. The company has just received a €75,000 grant through the Startup Capital financing line from ACCIÓ to  to set about the activities derived from the execution of the initial business plan. Its objective is to market this device in hospitals, once the validation phase is completed.The kit will allow identification 

Researchers discover the adhesion mechanism of the bacterium that causes 40% of atypical pneumonias Blog Post

Researchers from Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) –based in the Barcelona Science Park– and the Institute for Natural Science and Technology at the University of Osaka, has succeeded in determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins by means of which the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae –that cause 40% of atypical pneumonias– attaches itself to human cells and initiates infection. From the structure, this team of scientists have designed antibodies that decrease this adhesion capacity and opens the door to develop new therapies and vaccines against this pathogen.

 

Kumux launches a 2.0 software which creates differential light to improve human health and plant growth Blog Post

A spin-off by the University of Barcelona Enlighting Technologies, based in the Barcelona Science Park, has created Kumux to launch a 2.0 simulation spectrum software which, through patented algorithms, creates a differential light with beneficial effects for health for both people and plant growth. It is an smart lighting solution –autonomous and based on LED technology–, compatible with different systems and designed so that it can be integrated into any luminaire or control platform.

 

Eugin presents pioneering advances in fertility and human reproduction at ESHRE 2020 Blog Post

An analysis of the environment in which the embryos that become implanted in the uterus develop reveals a lower number of senescent (aged) cells than those that are not successful. This is the result of a study presented yesterday at ESHRE 2020, which has been led by researchers from Eugin’s Basic Research Laboratory, headquartered in the Barcelona Science Park. The group also submited at the congress another work –carried out with the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the collaboration of the National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG)– which reveals that the quality of the eggs can lie in the networks that create their genes.

 

Promoting scientific careers in times of COVID-19 Blog Post

Against the backdrop of the major challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has underscored the crucial role science and technology play in our society, the Barcelona Science Park is stepping up its commitment to persuading young people to choose scientific careers by holding a new edition of Batx2Lab, a pioneering programme which has inspired the STEM talent of more than 700 young people.

 

DTI Foundation creates the IDOTCOVID international open access database Blog Post

Thanks to its global network of collaborators, the DTI Foundation –based in the Barcelona Science Park– has created the International Database on Organ Donation and Transplantation COVID-19 (IDOTCOVID) with the collaboration of the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) –Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and with the endorsement of the IRODaT registry and the LIDOBS observatory. The objective of this initiative is to provide clinical evidence in the scientific community towards the establishment of treatment and management protocols for patients infected with SARS-CoV2.