The “Volta Ciclista a Catalunya” and GAEM Foundation, a caring tandem Blog Post

The Volta Ciclista a Catalunya associates to GAEM Foundation, creating a caring tandem in the fight to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. The exceptional media coverage of “La Volta” –one of the most important races with a long trajectory in the world– will give voice and make visible the need to promote research projects to find a cure for this neurological disease –which affects about 50,000 people in Spain– and improve the quality of life of the patients.

 

From the laboratory to CosmoCaixa Blog Post

After four days of intense activity at CosmoCaixa Barcelona, more than 1,700 students and citizens were able to participate in the Live Research Fair, experiencing first-hand the most cutting-edge research taking place in research centres throughout Catalonia. This 17th edition broke the general public attendance record by nearly 500 visitors, as testament once again to the success of the event organised every year by Barcelona Science Park (PCB) in collaboration with la Caixa” Foundation

 

SOM Biotech closes a financing round of 7 million euros Blog Post

SOM Biotech, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on repurposing drugs for orphan diseases of the Central Nervous System headquartered at the Barcelona Science Park, has just closed a financing round of 7 million euros led by a holding company belonging to a European family with a long tradition in the pharmaceutical sector which will give the opportunity to get a facilitated access to pharma network. Several of the current partners of SOM Biotech have also taken the opportunity to participate in this round.

 

A new technique allows researchers to focus the action of drugs via infrared light Blog Post

A scientific team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), based at the Barcelona Science Park, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)manages to efficiently activate molecules located inside cell tissues using two-photon excitation of with infrared light lasers. The study has recently been published in the journal Nature Communications.

 

Barcelona Science Park presents the Exporecerca Jove awards Blog Post

From 28 February to 2 March the YoMo Festival in La Farga de l’Hospitalet hosted the 20th Exporecerca Jove, a fair featuring 120 research projects by young people aged 12 to 30. The exhibition is organised every year by the MAGMA association. The idea is to encourage young people to get involved in research, promote sharing experiences and drive participation at this and other fairs and congresses in Spain and abroad. The Barcelona Science Park (Parc Científic de Barcelona, PCB) handed out three awards and a runner-up prize consisting of a day in a laboratory at its facilities along with the chance to attend a workshop in its Research in Society programme.

 

Urea-powered nanomotors a promising therapy for bladder cancer Blog Post

The Smart Nano-Bio-Devices group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in the Barcelona Science Park have published a paper describing nanomotors that can attack 3D bladder cancer spheroids in vitro. The study reveals that nanomotors are a promising way to specifically target tumor tissues, enhancing the efficacy of cancer treatment and minimizing side effects.

 

Launch of “StarLife”, a new informatics infrastructure to boost biomedical research Blog Post

Today marks the official presentation of “StarLife”, an informatics cluster that is housed at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. This infrastructure is designed to give impetus and service to biomedical research of excellence and precision medicine. A joint initiative of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) based in the Barcelona Science Park, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG). StarLife is funded by the Catalan Government –through the ERDF– and ”la Caixa”.

 

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.