Barcelona Science Park announces a new artistic intervention contest to decorate an outdoor space Blog Post

Barcelona Science Park (PCB) announces a new artistic intervention contest to promote the interaction between art and science. The public and anonymous event offers the opportunity to create, with total thematic freedom, a mural in an outdoor space of 4.5 metres of height per 6.5 metres of width in the Clúster II building, in a junction of various areas of the park at different levels.

 

Bioengineering contributes to new advances against childhood cancer Blog Post

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) at the Barcelona Science Park, the INCLIVA Health Research Institute and the Hospital Clínico de Valencia have discovered how the rigidity of the tumor extracellular matrix affects the aggressiveness of neuroblastoma, a cancerous tumor that affects mainly children. The study, published in Scientific Reports, opens the door to generate more accurate models to predict tumor development in patients and to work in the design of new treatments.

 

Chemotargets opens an investment round to enter a new phase of growth Blog Post

Chemotargets, a global leader in predictive analytics solutions for the pharma and biotech sector, begins a phase of transformation to expand its activity in the drug discovery sector as a biotechnology company. The company, based in the Barcelona Science Park, is opening an investment round to undertake the transformation of its business model, with tadvice and support of GENESIS Biomed, also located in the Park, and CREA Inversión. 

 

The PCB’s scientific community joins the fight against SARS-CoV-2 Blog Post

In response to the health emergency caused by SARS-CoV-2, research centres and biotech companies in the Barcelona Science Park (Parc Científic de Barcelona, PCB) are leading scientific progress in the treatment, vaccination and diagnosis of the novel coronavirus. The PCB will ensure that public centres and businesses can continue with their research projects by providing the resources and services they need.

 

Identified a new repairing mechanism of the peripheral nervous system by applyting bioengineering techniques Blog Post

A research group at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) at the Barcelona Science Park has applied a new light-stimulated technique to modulate muscular activity and stimulate cell regeneration of the peripheral nervous system. Thanks to this research, published in Cells, the scientists have discovered that muscle activity can activate the neurons and accelerate their regeneration after an injury.