Aerie Pharmaceuticals announces agreement to acquire Avizorex Pharma for $10 Million Blog Post

La farmacèutica Aerie Pharmaceuticals, que cotitza al Nasqad, ha annunciat l’adquisició d’Avizorex Pharma (AVX Pharma), amb seu al Parc Científic de Barcelona, per un import de 10 millones de dòlares. La companyia, fundada l’any 2013 com a spin-off de la Universitat Miguel Hernandez de Elche (UMH) per l’emprenedor Patrick Tresserras i el professor Carlos Belmonte de l’Institut de Neurociencias (UMH -CSIC), està especialitzada en el desenvolupament de teràpies innovadores per a la síndrome d’ull sec.

 

Spanish science and technology parks met in Las Palmas Blog Post

Representatives of 64 Spanish science and technology parks met on 24 and 25 October in Gran Canaria as part of the second annual assembly of the Spanish Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE). One of the most significant agreements adopted at this meeting, which was attended by Maria Terrades, CEO of the Barcelona Science Park, was the creation of a working group to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at all member parks.

 

The biotechnology company Aromics has been recognized as one of the most innovative Biotecs at the Sino-Europe Healthtech Innovation Week in China Blog Post

The Horizon 2020 project BERMES aimed to develop a novel therapy for malignant mesothelioma, lead by the catalan biotech company Aromics, was recognized as one of the most innovative initiatives at the Sino-Europe Innovation Week of Health Technology which was held from 12th to 16th October at two of the most technological and powerful cities in China: Nanjing and Shanghai. The biotechnology company, located at the Barcelona Science Park, participated in the event as part of a mission organized by the BioRegion of Catalonia to explore new opportunities for collaboration with Chinese companies and institutions and to learn about the experience of other European clusters in the Asian giant.

 

New Born Solutions chosen to take part in the EIT Health Digital Sandbox Blog Post

New Born Solutions, based in the Barcelona Science Park (PCB), was one of the 10 small and medium-sized enterprises chosen to take part in the Digital Sandbox accelerator programme developed by EIT Health, the Knowledge and Innovation in Health Community, promoted by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). The winning start-ups, chosen from around thirty applicants from all over Europe, will receive advisory services and up to €35,000 in funding to develop products and services making use of the data available on biobanks and quality registers in Europe.

 

The Barcelona Science Park takes part in the European Researchers’ Night Blog Post

More than 130 students from five educational institutions attended the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) today to take part in the Matí de la Recerca, an initiative developed as part of the European Researchers’ Night in Catalonia (EuNightCat). The latter has grown since the previous edition, running a series of activities on 27 and 28 September. The European Commission promotes the European Researchers’ Night project within the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, seeking to bring science and technology closer to the general public, break stereotypes about researchers and encourage young people to pursue a career in research. Around 300 European cities celebrate the European Researchers’ Night on the last Friday of September.

 

The Barcelona City Council and FECYT renew their support to Research in Society Program Blog Post

Once again the ‘Research in Society’ programme run by the Barcelona Science Park will have the financial backing of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y Tecnología) and Barcelona City Council in the shape of grants coming to €25,000 and €14,000 respectively. This funding from the two institutions will help secure the development of the PCB’s science popularisation activities and also recognises its firm commitment to driving measures that add to the social dimension of science.

 

A Eugin study wins the Clinical Science Award for best clinical poster at ESHRE 2019 Blog Post

The fresh or frozen eggs of the same woman are equally fertile. This is the main conclusion of a study conducted by Eugin Group researchers which won the Clinical Science Award for best clinical poster at the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). The research went head-to-head with 800 other studies, and its principal investigator was David Cornet-Bartolomé, a member of Eugin’s Basic Research Laboratory headquartered in the Barcelona Science Park.