New multicomponent reactions to design active compounds against trypanosomiasis Blog Post

The high-impact chemical journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition presents a scientific work on multicomponent reactions of great interest to obtain new active compounds against parasites causing trypanosomiasis. The new research project is led by Professor Rodolfo Lavilla, from the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Chemistry of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona (UB), and member of the group ChemBio Lab (UB) with headquarters in the Barcelona Science Park (PCB).

 

New evidence on molecular mechanisms involved in psoriasis outset Blog Post

Two translational research studies published in the high impact scientific magazines Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Journal of Investigative Dermatology have described new immunologic mechanisms in psoriasis, a chronic cutaneous inflammatory disease which affects around the 2% of the population. The studies have been led by Lluís Francesc Santamaria, Director of the group of Translationary Immunology of the University of Barcelona (UB) based at the Barcelona Science Park, together with researchers of the Hospital del Mar and the Municipal Institute for Medical Research, among others.

 

Esteve and the Barcelona Science Park strengthen their collaboration for the discovery of new analgesic agents Blog Post

Esteve and the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) have decided to strengthen their collaboration in the field of Discovery of new molecular compounds with analgesic properties through the creation of the ESTEVE-PCB Joint Research Unit. This Unit based at the PCB, at the University of Barcelona campus, is intended to potentiate synergies in the field of chronic pain, a medical need that is not yet fully covered by currently available therapies.     

 

Discovery of a fundamental limit to the evolution of the genetic code Blog Post

Headed by ICREA researcher Lluís Ribas de Pouplana at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and in collaboration with Fyodor A. Kondrashov, at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Modesto Orozco, from IRB Barcelona, the team of scientists has demonstrated that the genetic code evolved to include a maximum of 20 amino acids and that it was unable to grow further because of a functional limitation of transfer RNAs—the molecules that serve as interpreters between the language of genes and that of proteins. This halt in the increase in the complexity of life happened more than 3,000 million years ago, before the separate evolution of bacteria, eukaryotes and archaebacteria, as all organisms use the same code to produce proteins from genetic information.

 

Eugin grows its business to 14,000 treatments per year Blog Post

Eugin Clinic performed 13,885 assisted reproduction treatments in 2015, which places it as one of the European leaders in the sector. The international centre, which has its basic research laboratory at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB), performs 10% of the treatments by means of egg donation from all over Europe and their success rates, which are verified by the prestigious German certification agency, TÜV, confirm that 9 in10 women achieve pregnancy. Eugin is also undertaking a large number of scientific projects with leading research centres and six European universities, including the University of Barcelona (UB).

 

9th Awards of the UB Board of Trustees and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation Blog Post

The Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, locat at PCB, announce the 9th Awards of the Board of Trustees and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation. They announced two awards: the Antoni Caparrós Award, to the best project of transferring knowledge, and the Senén Vilaró Award, to the best innovative firm created by a UB graduate or affiliated with the UB Group. The deadline for applications is 31 May.

 

The ‘Innovation Chronicle’, the new PCB´s newsletter Blog Post

Starting this July, the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) will be issuing a new communication tool, The Innovation Chronicle, which has been created with the aim of becoming a social media benchmark for all professionals who work in the field of scientific innovation, technology and business, and make it possible.

 

El Parc Científic Barcelona signa un acord amb l’Ajuntament de Sant BoiTO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

L’Ajuntament de Sant Boi i la Fundació Parc Científic de Barcelona han signat un acord de col·laboració amb l’objectiu de promoure les relacions entre la recerca, els sectors productiu, científic i tecnològic i l’activitat assistencial sanitària. L’alcalde de Sant Boi, Jaume Bosch, i el director general de la Fundació Parc Científic, Fernando Albericio, han signat avui el document a l’Ajuntament de Sant Boi.