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IRB Barcelona opens new laboratory focused on targeted protein degradation as a therapeutic tool Blog Post

Scientist Cristina Mayor-Ruiz joins the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) to lead the new Targeted Protein Degradation and Drug Discovery Lab. Along with the addition of this group, the Institute, based in the Barcelona Science Park, is also launching a Drug Screening Unit, thereby reflecting a clear commitment to speeding up the transfer of basic research to clinical practice.

 

A project led by IBMB-CSIC tests molecules that stop the cytokine storm caused by SARS-CoV-2 Blog Post

A team of researchers led by Timothy Thomson’s group from the Barcelona Institute of Molecular Biology (IBMB-CSIC), based at the Barcelona Science Park, has developed a platform that allows to see in real-time if a drug inhibits the immune cellular response caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. The project has the advantage that all the molecules being tested are previously known drugs and compounds that are used for other clinical indications. This would expedite the necessary procedures to propose, in due course, the use in patients with COVID-19.