GalChimia doubles the surface of its R&D&I center in the Barcelona Science Park Blog Post

Galician company GalChimia has doubled the facility and personnel count of its R&D&I center at the Barcelona Science Park, which was opened just a year ago to accelerate its growth and internationalization strategy an initiative to share the knowledge and experience of experts in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the field of discovery and drug development with its clients and the scientific community. Coinciding with the inauguration of its new laboratories, the company celebrated its first “GalChimia Day”, an initiative to share the knowledge and experience of experts in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in the field of discovery and drug development with its clients and the scientific community.

 

The MessyCheffy project won the challenge launched by the PCB, the IBEC and the IRB in the iFest Countdown Blog Post

MessyCheffy, an interactive physiotherapy game for children with muscular dystrophy, developed by the Yallow team from the University of Barcelona, has won the “Rare Diseases” challenge set by the Barcelona Science Park, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) as part of the iFest Countdown initiative. The young finalists of this programme presented their prototypes to a panel at the Auditorium Imagina Mediapro today at the iFest Demo Day, during an event chaired by the director of Catalunya Emprèn, Pere Condom. 

 

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 European project GLAM develops a multiplexed biosensor for personalized diagnosis and therapy for bladder cancers Blog Post

A European consortium led by Centre Tecnològic Leitat –through its Biomed Division in the Barcelona Science Park (PCB)– has finished the GLAM project, the aim of which was to develop a photonic biosensor for a non-invasive diagnosis and personalized therapy for bladder cancers. The project involved the participation of 10 European organizations with resources and capabilities from the academia and scientific and business field, among them the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), which is also located in PCB.

 

GlyCardial Diagnostics wins the EmprendedorXXI 2019 Award in the ‘Health Tech’ category Blog Post

GlyCardial Diagnostics has won the  the EmprendedorXXI Award in the ‘Health Tech’ category, one of the six awards granted in its twelfth year to recognize those companies in Spain and Portugal with greatest growth potential in several sectors linked to the new innovation trends. The winners have been selected from 961 companies in Spain and Portugal. The biotechnology company, headquartered in the Barcelona Science Park, adds this award to the EmprendedorXXI Award in Catalonia, which it received on 9 May.

 

GlyCardial Diagnostics receives the EmprendedorXXI Award in Catalonia Blog Post

The companies GlyCardial Diagnostics, based in the Barcelona Science Park, and Mitiga Solutions, have been honoured with the EmprendedorXXI Award in Catalonia, which is promoted by CaixaBank –through DayOne, its specialized division that provides banking services for technology and innovation companies and its investors- and awarded jointly by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, through Empresa Nacional de Innovación, S.A. (ENISA). The award ceremony was held yesterday in the Recinte Modernista of the Hospital de Sant Pau as part of the ‘DayOne Innovation Summit’ event. Outside of the regional prize, next May 14th the sectorial EntrepreneurXXI Awards will be awarded to 6 nationwide companies with the highest growth potential in their sector.

 

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.

 

Kelly Arrontes blends art and science at Barcelona Science Park again Blog Post

The work “The origin of life” by artist Kelly Arrontes was unveiled yesterday at Barcelona Science Park. The unveiling, presided over by the rector of the University of Barcelona, Joan Elias, brought together a hundred people and leading representatives from the academic, scientific and cultural world and from the Third Social Sector.

 

Bionure appoints Dr. Laurent Nguyen as CEO Blog Post

Bionure Farma, a biotech company specialized in neuroprotection, today announces the appointment of Dr. Laurent Nguyen as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company and names Dr. Amit Bar-Or as member of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) led by Dr. Pablo Villoslada, the scientific founder of the company.