Ernest Giralt, first IRB Barcelona Emeritus Professor Blog Post

Ernest Giralt Lledó is retiring after 15 years at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), where he has played a key institutional and scientific role. Dr Giralt, today an international reference for science of excellence, will continue to be linked to Institute as an Emeritus Professor. This appointment will allow him to share his guidance and expertise with the current community of scientists.

 

Scott Boyer joins Chemotargets as new CEO Blog Post

Chemotargets, a global leader in predictive analytics solutions for the pharma and biotech sector, has appointed Dr. Scott Boyer as new CEO. He takes over from Dr. Jordi Mestres, who becomes Chief Scientific Officer and will maintain his position as President of the Board. With the new incorporation, the company, based in the Barcelona Science Park, consolidates its transition from a software business to an AI-driven biotech company.

 

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The Barcelona Science Park is committed to becoming Catalonia’s MedTech company hub Blog Post

The Barcelona Science Park (PCB), a Spain’s leading scientific, technological and business innovation hub in the life sciences field, aims to embark on a new phase of growth, offering more than 1,200 square metres of office space, particularly to companies in the MedTech sector. To promote this ecosystem, it has signed an alliance with GENESIS Biomed. This consultancy firm, based in PCB, has raised more than 60 million euros for its clients since it was founded in May 2017 by Josep Lluis Falcó.

 

A pioneering study conducted by Eugin reveals that women with Covid-19 produce virus-free eggs Blog Post

A study carried out by a team of researchers from Eugin’s Basic Research Laboratory, headquartered in the Barcelona Science Park, published in the  journal Human Reproduction, has, for the first time, analysed the eggs of women diagnosed with Covid-19 detecting no viral material within them. The findings, globally considered ground-breaking and pioneering in the field of assisted reproduction, supports the notion that there would be no vertical transmission of the infection from mother to child via their eggs.

 

The CNAG-CRG participates in a European project to improve medical assistance through interceptive medicine Blog Post

Scientists from the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), based in Barcelona Science Park and integrated to the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) unites with hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united to revolutionize healthcare on the frame of LifeTime initiative. They are participating in two publications: a perspective article in the journal Nature and the LifeTime Strategic Research Agenda. They are now presenting how to improve leverage the latest scientific breakthroughs and technologies over the next decade, to track, understand and treat human cells throughout an individual’s lifetime.

 

IBEC and IRB Barcelona researchers receive funding from “La Caixa” for biomedical research Blog Post

Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Barcelona Institute for Biomedical Research (IRB) -based in the Barcelona Science Park- are part of the winning projects of the third Call for Applications Health Research Projects organized by “La Caixa ” Foundation, which this year allocates 18 million euros to 25 biomedical projects to tackle those diseases with the greatest global impact, such as cardiovascular, neurological, infectious and oncological.

SOM Biotech appoints Alain Duguet PhD as Head of Chemical Manufacturing and Control Blog Post

The biotech company SOM Biotech, based in the Barcelona Science Park and specialized in drug development and discovery, has named Alain Duguet as the new head of Chemical Manufacturing and Control. Duguet is an accredited consultant and expert in the definition, management, evaluation and optimization of the production processes of medicines for the pharmaceutical industry. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over three decades for large multinationals, including Sanofi, where he led this area for over 15 years.