Nostrum Biodiscovery wins the 2019 of Senén Vilaró Prize for best innovative company Blog Post

Nostrum Biodiscovery (NBD), located at the Barcelona Science Park, has won the “2019 Senén Vilaró Prize for best innovative company”, one of the four awards conferred by the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG). The ceremony for the awards was held yesterday at the Aula Magna of the Historical Building of the UB.

 

Salvador Aznar Benitah receives the “Premio Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa 2019” Blog Post

Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) in the Barcelona Science Park, as received the “Premio Carmen y Severo Ochoa de Investigación en Biología Molecular” in acknowledgement of his work on adult stem cells and the relation of these with circadian rhythms and metastasis, and also in recognition of his recent entrepreneurial activity as co-founder of Ona Therapeutics.

 

TMB Foundation colaborates with Aromics to combat the effects of health arising from asbestos Blog Post

TMB Foundation developed over the coming weeks various activities to raise awareness of the harmful effects of asbestos exposure to human health, in collaboration with the biotech company Aromics Biotech –based in the Barcelona Science Park– and other specialized organizations. This has been the cause of social chosen by company employees, who every year are the protagonists, with their proposals and its vote of solidarity program Choose your cause.

 

IRB Barcelona researcher Roger Gomis receives a grant from Fundación Fero Blog Post

The Fundación Fero, an organisation devoted to furthering cancer research, with the collaboration of Mango, has awarded Roger Gomis, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) in the Barcelona Science Park, funding for his project addresses the development of breast cancer metastasis. The grants were presented last night in one of two yearly charity events organised by the foundation in Madrid and, once again.

 

Researchers from CNAG, IBEC and IRB Barcelona receive funding from La Marató 2018 Blog Post

Yesterday, the Fundació La Marató de TV3 announced the research teams of excellence that will receive funding thanks to 15 million euros, a record amount, collected in the last edition of the program, for cancer research. Collaborative projects involving researchers from three centres located in the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) are among the winners, namely the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona). 

 

The GAEM ‘Value Company’ Certification is launched Blog Post

GAEM Foundation, based in the Parc Científic de Barcelona Science Park, has launched the GAEM ‘Value Company’ Certification, recognising the most avant-garde companies committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and social well-being. With this seal, the foundation aims to continue promoting biomedical research to cure multiple sclerosis and contribute to raising awareness of the importance of innovation and science in our society. 

 

The call for the 2019-2020 Research in Society program is open Blog Post

Today, Monday 17 Juny the Barcelona Science Park has kicked off its 19th Research in Society programme with the opening of the pre-registration period for the experimental workshops “Discover research!” and “Do research!”. Places will be allocated to applicant schools in a draw using the list of reservation numbers.

 

The Barcelona Science Park launches the 15th edition of BATX2LAB Blog Post

The Barcelona Science Park has just opened the registration for the 15th edition of BATX2LAB, which offers High School students the chance to carry out the practical part of their research project in the PCB laboratories under the tutorship of a scientist. This initiative is part of PCB’s Research in Society programme –a proposal to bring science to citizens and promote research careers in young student– that offers over 100 activities in which around 5,000 people participate every year.

 

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.