Eit Health Trilateral Meeting at the Barcelona Science Park Blog Post

Innovators, entrepreneurs and investors shared ideas and discussed partnerships at the first trilateral meeting between EIT Health’s German, Spanish and InnoStars Co-Location Centres on 25-26 April at the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). Around 60 participants representing more than 40 organizations invited by EIT Health in Germany, Spain and InnoStars countries, brought their knowledge and need for partners to a series of matchmaking sessions that allowed participants to engage in more than 100 face-to-face meetings. 

 

Fresh financial and institutional support for the Research in Society programme Blog Post

Once again the ‘Research in Society’ programme run by the Barcelona Science Park (Parc Científic de Barcelona, PCB) will have the financial backing of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y Tecnología) and Barcelona City Council in the shape of grants coming to €23,000 and €16,700 respectively. This funding from the two institutions will help secure the development of the PCB’s science popularisation activities and also recognises its firm commitment to driving measures that add to the social dimension of science.   

 

IBEC is bioprinting partner in major 3D printing hub in Catalonia Blog Post

The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), based at Barcelona Science Park, is to be part of a the Global 3D Printing Hub, a 3D printing infrastructure in Catalonia, which will receive up to 28 million euros from the Generalitat by 2020 to consolidate Catalonia as a world leader in 3D printing, one of the key technologies in industry 4.0. The Global 3D Printing Hub will be headquartered in 10.000m2 of the Campus Diagonal Besòs in Barcelona.

 

A genome-editing strategy to study cancer stem cells in human tumours Blog Post

In EMBO Molecular Medicine, IRB Barcelona scientists at PCB report a technique based on a combination of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and patient-derived tumour organoids that allows the study of cell heterogeneity in human tumours.The novel approach was used to examine the behaviour of colorectal cancer stem cells by tracing specific marker genes.

 

Experience the leading science with its main actors! Blog Post

Getting society closer to science, creating scientific vocation and making interaction easier between the audience and scientists are the main goals of the 15th edition of the Live Research Fair, which will take place in CosmoCaixa Barcelona from the 3rd to the 6th of May. The event is co-organized by the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) and the Obra Social “la Caixa”, with the support from the Barcelona City Council and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).

 

Esteve y Farmamundi renew their collaboration agreement to provide humanitarian aid Blog Post

Esteve and Farmamundi have renewed their collaboration agreement once again, under which the laboratory participates as a member of the organization’s emergency fund and, at the same time, as a provider of medicines. The medical and pharmaceutical material donated by esteve in 2016 were distributed to hospitals, clinics, health centers, welcome centers for sick people, refugee camps, orphanages and nursing homes in 23 countries.

 

A study reveals the biological changes in breast cancer between the primary tumour and metastases Blog Post

Researchers at  the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) and have described that the longer the time from the onset of the tumour to the development of metastasis is, the more aggressive this cancer becomes. The work – published in Cancer Research– has also shown that between the initial tumour and the metastasis the subtype of breast cancer can change in up to 40% of cases.

 

The Barcelona Science Park launches the 13th edition of BATX2LAB Blog Post

El Barcelona Science Park (PCB) is organizing for the third year in a row a new edition of BATX2LAB, a tutoring program for research projects undertaken by secondary school students. An informative session will be held on 26 April at 16.00 hours at the PCB´s Auditorium aimed at the teaching stuff of students interested in participating in the program. At this session, teachers will be informed of how the program works and the specific research areas of the scientists who will serve as tutors in this year´s edition.