{"id":99342,"date":"2024-10-24T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/?p=99342"},"modified":"2024-11-11T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T11:24:16","slug":"the-public-ecosystem-of-the-barcelona-science-park-raises-70-million-euros-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/the-public-ecosystem-of-the-barcelona-science-park-raises-70-million-euros-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The public ecosystem of the Barcelona Science Park raises 70 million euros in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\">This 2023 has been <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\">a great year<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\"> in terms of funding received by the public research institutes, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\">centres<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\"> and groups at the Barcelona Science Park, which mobilised 69.9 million euros, of which 57.1 million came from public funds. This figure is 39.8% higher than in 2022<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59408670 BCX0\">The resources raised enabled the centres to make a quantitative and qualitative leap in the generation of knowledge and technology. They also served to advance in a management approach based on the valorisation and transfer of results that is committed to a model of open innovation to take on the health challenges of the 21st century from a global perspective.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW59408670 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:140,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1134,1418,1560,7230,7655],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The public R&amp;D&amp;I ecosystem at the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Science Park of the University of Barcelona<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> achieved indicators of excellence in 2023, both in terms of input \u2013 funding, scientific talent and infrastructure \u2013 and output \u2013 scientific production, transfer, innovation and internationalisation \u2013 that consolidate its international positioning as a model of leading, cutting-edge research.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:104,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The institutes, centres and research groups present at the Park have significantly increased their capacity to attract resources, both nationally and internationally. This has allowed them to make a quantitative and qualitative leap in the progress of their activity.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">All together, in 2023 they mobilised <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">69.9 million euros<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, between public capital (57.1 million) and private capital (12.8 million). This figure represents an increase of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">39.8%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> over 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/the-public-centres-of-the-barcelona-science-park-at-the-forefront-of-frontier-research-and-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when they reached 50 million euros<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/institut-de-recerca-biomedica-irb-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IRB Barcelona<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) -occupying <span class=\"TextRun SCXW147360162 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147360162 BCX0\">5.576<\/span><\/span> m<sup>2<\/sup> in the Park in 2023, with 30 research groups, 8 scientific platforms and over 451 people dedicated to research- raised <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">34.2 million euros<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (6.8 million in private capital).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/institut-de-bioenginyeria-de-catalunya-ibec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBEC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) -occupying <span class=\"TextRun SCXW89591434 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89591434 BCX0\">4.022<\/span><\/span> m<sup>2<\/sup> with 23 research groups and 339 researchers- achieved a total of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17.5 million euros<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (2.5 million in private capital).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The National Centre for Genomic Analysis (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/centre-nacional-danalisi-genomica-cnag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNAG<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) -occupying 1,474 m<sup>2<\/sup> with 17 groups, and a scientific team of 111 professionals-<\/span> obtained<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a09.9 million euros<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (2.8 million in private capital). On 1st January 2023, CNAG became a legal entity in its own right, as a recognition of its relevant trajectory during these past 14 years, and the significant contribution the institute has made in cancer and rare diseases, consolidating CNAG as the largest genomic analysis center in Spain and a worldwide reference on the international stage.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/institut-de-biologia-molecular-de-barcelona-ibmb-csic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBMB-CSIC<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) -occupying 1,961 m<sup>2<\/sup> with 36 research groups and 100 researchers- raised a total of \u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4.9 million euros<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (0,1 million in private capital).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As for the University of Barcelona centres and groups located at the Barcelona Science Park, it is worth highlighting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/creatio-universitat-de-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creatio<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the UB&#8217;s centre for the production and validation of advanced therapies, which raised <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1.7 million euros <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(0.6 million euros in private capital); the Technology Unit of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/icc.ub.edu\/research\/technology-unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICCUB-Tech<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">),with <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">807,000 euros <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(\u20ac21,000 in private capital); the Biomolecule NMR Group (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/rmn-de-biomolecules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BioNMR Group<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">), part of the UB Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, which received <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u20ac422,146<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in public funds; and, finally, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/empresa\/laboratori-de-dinamica-metabolica-de-el-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laboratory of Metabolic Dynamics in Cancer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> which obtained <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u20ac341,250<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (\u20ac60,000 in private capital), and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/ibub\/research-group\/structural-biology-of-human-nuclear-receptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Molecular Structure of Nuclear Receptors<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Group, which raised <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u20ac15,000 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in private capital, both of whom belong to the\u00a0Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/ibub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBUB<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely satisfied with the results achieved in 2023. They reflect the collective effort and dedication of all the institutes and research groups present at the Barcelona Science Park. The 70 million in funding, 40% more than the previous year, is a clear indicator of our public research&#8217;s ability to attract both public and private resources, so we are talking about solid lines with a great future outlook. The Barcelona Science Park is already a benchmark in the field of health in Europe and we will continue to work on a model of open innovation that allows us to face the challenges of the 21st century, generating knowledge and technology that benefits society&#8221;, said <b>Maria Terrades<\/b>, director of the Park.<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Intellectual property and spin-offs<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During 2023, the public centres and groups in the Barcelona Science Park community maintained their firm commitment to the valorisation of knowledge and technology, and their transfer to the productive fabric.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In terms of intellectual property, a total of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">24 priority patent applications and extensions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> were filed: IBEC,12; IRB Barcelona, 6; and the IBMB-CSIC, 6. In addition, in 2023, IRB Barcelona signed four licensing contracts for its patented technologies and the IBEC, three.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In transfer, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IRB Barcelona <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">achieved an unprecedented milestone in 2023<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">as one of their breakthroughs led to a diagnostic device reaching the market for the first time<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, through the work of one of its spin-offs. The device is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irbbarcelona.org\/en\/news\/institutional\/irb-barcelona-icrea-spin-inbiomotion-and-palex-introduce-pioneering-test-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inbiomotion\u2019s MAF-TEST<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">breast cancer <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">prognosis, which is now available to oncologists and pathologists and is estimated to benefit around 24,000 patients each year in Spain. Another of IRB Barcelona\u2019s spin-offs, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irbbarcelona.org\/en\/news\/institutional\/nuage-therapeutics-raises-eu12m-seed-financing-led-sofinnova-partners-and-asabys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuage Therapeutics, raised \u20ac12 million<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">in seed funding headed by Sofinnova Partners and Asabys to drive forward its main programme for castration-resistant <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">prostate cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (targeting intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs)) and validate its drug discovery platform.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">The IBEC\u2019s market-potential discoveries led to the founding of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/nanobots-therapeutics-successfully-closes-a-pre-seed-funding-round-of-e478000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nanobots Therapeutics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in 2023, a spin-off of the IBEC and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA). The company will work on developing and marking the MotionTx technology platform, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">based on nanobots with unique tumour-penetrating capabilities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to deliver drugs directly to cancer cells. The company closed a pre-seed fundraising round of \u20ac478,000, headed by BStartup Health. Nanobots will initially focus on <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, one of the most recurrent and difficult-to-treat cancers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Expanding the frontiers of knowledge<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2023, the public RDI and PCB ecosystem strengthened its commitment to its <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">open innovation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> model by combining scientific talent, cutting-edge technology and cooperation with public institutions and national and international private companies. The aim is to boost interdisciplinary projects that generate market value and have the potential to solve health challenges from a global perspective.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During 2023 they launched a total of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1,702 national and international collaborative projects<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> with various public and private organisations around the world, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">248 % more than in 2022<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The organisations involved were National Centre for Genomic Analysis (CNAG) 1,115 projects; IRB Barcelona, 271; IBEC, 166; Creatio, 54; IBMB-CSIC, 72; the Technology Unit of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB (ICCUB), 10; the UB Biomolecular NMR (BioNMR) Group, 8; the IBUB Laboratory of Metabolic Dynamics in Cancer, 4; and the IBUB <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Molecular Structure of the Nuclear Receptors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Group, 2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strengthening scientific and technological capabilities<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2023, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.ub.edu\/en\/the-barcelona-science-park-hosts-a-unique-nmr-infrastructure-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">new 1.0 GHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was inaugurated<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biomolecular NMR Laboratory<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (ICTS R-LRB), the only such NMR infrastructure in Europe, and the second in the world (after Japan) to use high-temperature superconductors to generate magnetic fields in a 1 GHz NMR instrument. The facility was optimised with the acquisition of a triple resonance TXI probe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2023, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNAG<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> continued to renew its sequencing infrastructures and complementary equipment, with ERDF co-funding through the CTS agreements with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the Government of Catalonia. Of particular note are the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">CosMx\u2122 Spatial Molecular Imager<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a high-multiplex in situ analysis platform that provides spatial multi-omics with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) and fresh (FF) tissue samples at both cellular and subcellular resolution; the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bruker Vutara VXL Super-Resolution Microscope<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, an industry-leading microscopy technology specifically designed for single-molecule localisation; and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the expansion of the CNAG computing cluster<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in both computing nodes and storage disks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBEC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> set up a biomodule in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/services\/bioimaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BioImaging Facility<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a unique scientific technological infrastructure that provides imaging tools for the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">in vivo, ex vivo <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in vitro <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">study of different experimental models. It also created the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/services\/common-core-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Common Core Basics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which provides routine laboratory and other types of equipment necessary for the IBEC groups to carry out their research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <b>IBMB-CSIC <\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">has added a new super-high-resolution confocal microscopy device, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibmb.csic.es\/en\/platforms\/molecular-imaging-platform\/#equipment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stellaris 8 FALCON<\/a>\u00a0to the Molecular Imaging Platform. This allows the study of biological systems by applying a wide variety of fluorescence techniques to investigate cellular physiology and explore the dynamics of living and complex biological samples.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creatio <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">added a new biochemical analysis machine to its research infrastructure, and a 3D bioprinter with GMP compliance, the only one certified in Spain for the manufacture of bioprinted products for clinical use. With this disruptive technology, the center will be able to manufacture artificial human tissues that will help cure diseases that currently have no treatment. In June 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/creatio\/en\/news\/utox-acquisition\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creatio acquired UTOX<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the experimental toxicology platform of the Barcelona Science Park. This acquisition will allow the center to offer support and services throughout the entire drug development chain, from basic research to the production of advanced therapy drugs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">Attracting innovative talent <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout 2023, the institutes, centres and public research groups in the PCB continued to focus on attracting and retaining scientific and innovative talent, and setting up new research groups to develop disruptive projects with a high potential and impact on health.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the year, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CNAG<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> added two new teams to the organisation<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Functional Genomics, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnag.eu\/teams\/bioinformatics-unit\/functional-genomics-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna Esteve<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and Spatial Genomics, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnag.eu\/news\/cnag-strengthens-spatial-genomics-team-incorporation-immunologist-anna-pascual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna Pascual-Reguant<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IRB Barcelona<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> opened the new Innate Immune Biology laboratory, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irbbarcelona.org\/en\/news\/institutional\/irb-barcelona-opens-new-laboratory-strengthen-its-expertise-immunology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stefanie Wculek<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IBMB-CSIC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> also set up three new research groups: Structural Glycoprotein, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibmb.csic.es\/en\/department-of-structural-and-molecular-biology\/structural-glycobiology\/#lab-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Marcelo Guerin;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Chromatin Folding and Nanoscopy, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibmb.csic.es\/en\/department-of-structural-and-molecular-biology\/chromatin-folding-and-nanoscopy\/#lab-people\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Victoria Neguembor;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and Epigenetics and Single-Cell Dynamics, led by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibmb.csic.es\/en\/department-of-structural-and-molecular-biology\/epigenetics-and-single-cell-dynamics\/#lab-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Irene Hernando.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advances in R&amp;D&amp;I<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In terms of scientific production, the indicators used by the PCB public institutes, centres and groups showed the high global impact of their pioneering research, with <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">a total of 586 articles indexed in high-impact international journals<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: IBEC, 214; IRB Barcelona, 177; CNAG, 107; IBMB-CSIC, 50; ICCUB-Tech, 21; Creatio, 8; the UB BioNMR Group, 5; the IBUB<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Molecular Structure of Nuclear Receptors Group, 3; and the IBUB Metabolic Dynamics in Cancer Group, 1.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This scientific output was reflected in research projects at the cutting edge of innovation and technological development, with a significant impact on science, the economy and society.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2022 In 2023 the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNAG<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"none\">made a major contribution to planetary biodiversity, by helping to generate <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">reference chromosomes for 39 species<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, providing valuable data for their analysis and conservation. It was also involved in studies that significantly advanced understanding of our evolution, becoming the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">genomic sequencing and analysis centre for the largest primate catalogue in history<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. One of the few special issues of the journal <\/span><em>Science<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> edited in Spain (doi:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abn8197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1126\/science.abn8197<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">) published the genomes of 86% of primate genera and all the families, totalling over 809 individuals from 233 species, the most complete catalogue of primate genomic information ever produced.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Eight out of ten of the species were sequenced at the CNAG.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Another team at the centre created <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">innovative software to identify genetic modifications in DNA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a key tool for understanding how certain diseases are regulated and develop (<\/span><em>Bioinformatics Advances<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/bioadv\/vbac101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1093\/bioadv\/vbac101<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). The centre also published <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the first DNA library of antibiotic-resistant bacteria<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with the genomic profile of nearly 500 bacteria, revealing the mechanisms that cause them to acquire, develop and transmit drug resistance. This online database, called InCREDBle, is complemented by other scientific studies and clinical, geographical and microbiological data, making it the most comprehensive resource for studying this class of bacteria (<\/span><em>Microbial Genomics<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1099\/mgen.0.001132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1099\/mgen.0.001132<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Use of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">next-generation sequencing technology for applications in rare diseases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is one of the CNAG\u2019s priority areas, where it continued to work closely with national and international institutions, clinicians and patient associations to end patients\u2019 diagnostic odyssey and develop new therapies. In 2023, it analysed the genomes of over 1,000 patients with rare diseases and hereditary cancer, 17% up on the previous year, in initiatives such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnag.eu\/projects\/solve-rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Solve-RD<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnag.eu\/projects\/igenco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">iGenCO<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senegene.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senegene<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.rd-connect.eu\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> RD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Connect Genome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Phenome Analysis Platform (GPAP)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, developed and coordinated by the CNAG, which enables secure genomic and phenotypic data integration, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">analysis and sharing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> between authorised clinical and research teams, was an essential step for some of these projects. For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnag.eu\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CNAG website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2022 The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBEC<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"none\">was once again outstanding in its excellent RDI in bioengineering, placing it at the cutting edge of knowledge in areas such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">nanomedicine, cell and tissue engineering<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICT for health<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The year saw numerous achievements in the fields of early diagnosis, state-of-the-art therapies in regenerative medicine, improved quality of life in the ageing population and new technologies to increase efficiency and sustainability in healthcare.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">An IBEC and a UB team managed to grow highly mature neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) of human origin, using synthetic material, opening new possibilities in biomedical research into <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">neurodegenerative diseases <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> traumatic injuries<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><em>Cell Stem Cell<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-stem-cell\/fulltext\/S1934-5909(22)00494-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1934590922004945%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1016\/j.stem.2022.12.010<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Another study, also led by the IBEC and the UB, discovered a key mechanism in the recruitment of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), which are crucial for the development of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">lung cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The study identified an inhibitor drug that could prevent the migration and accumulation of these cells, thus hindering tumour growth and metastasis (<\/span><em>British Journal of Cancer<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41416-022-02093-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41416-022-02093-x<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Researchers from the Nanobioengineering group led research describing the development of an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">organ-on-a-chip that functions as a model of the human blood-brain barrier<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The system facilitates the study of how the barrier functions with regard to drugs and permits much more effective screening. In addition, patients\u2019 cells could be added to provide a personalised study of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">neurodegenerative diseases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><em>Journal of Nanobiotechnology<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jnanobiotechnology.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12951-023-01798-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1186\/s12951-023-01798-2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Another IBEC-led team designed an innovative treatment to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">eliminate chronic wound infections<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, based on the use of enzyme-optimised silver nanoparticles and two antibiotics in combination. This is a highly effective approach against biofilms, complex structures by which bacteria protect themselves from antibiotics (<\/span><em>Frontiers in Microbiology<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2022.959156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.3389\/fmicb.2022.959156<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). Pioneering work led by the IBEC in collaboration with the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) revealed a method for controlling brain activity in living organisms using infra red-light activated drugs. This finding opens up new avenues for research in neurobiology and the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">development of non-invasive light-based neuromodulation therapies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><em>Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/anie.202311181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1002\/anie.202311181<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBEC website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:75,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\"> \u2022\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IBMB-CSIC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> made highly significant progress in the study of the molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in biological processes, a field relevant to the development and physiology of living organisms. A team at the institute identified an unconventional mechanism of action for an intracellular vesicle-localised receptor, TNFR-Wergen, and its role in the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">development <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of terminal cells in the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drosophila<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tracheal system. This research could provide the basis for the study of numerous<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> respiratory diseases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (<\/span><em>Nature Communications<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-023-41549-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41467-023-41549-3<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). Another group described a new mechanism for the regulation of dynein, a kind of molecular motor for cell division and neuronal development, opening up an innovative avenue for research in diseases such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cancer,<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">central nervous system disorders and organ<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> malformations (<\/span><em>Nature Communications<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-023-38116-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41467-023-38116-1<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). A collaboration between the IBMB-CSIC and CIB-MS characterised the three-dimensional structure of the RepB protein, which is essential to initiating replication of bacterial plasmid pMV158 containing a tetracycline resistance gene. This discovery could lead to new strategies for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">combating antibiotic resistance <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><em>Nucleic Acids Research<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/nar\/article\/51\/3\/1458\/6997965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1093\/nar\/gkac1271<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researchers at the IBUB and the BMLS in Germany deciphered the structure and function of the P116 protein, which enables the bacterium <\/span><em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae<\/em> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(the cause of 30% of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">out-of-hospital pneumonias<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) to obtain cholesterol and other lipids it needs for its survival. This research could provide new therapeutic possibilities to block the infectious capacity of this pathogen (<\/span><em>Nature Structural &amp; Molecular Biology<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41594-023-00922-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41594-023-00922-y<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). Another breakthrough by the IBMB-CSIC in 2023 was designing a disruptive technology (applying techniques from structural biology, computational physics and artificial intelligence) to improve the development of the antibody regions that provide the specificity needed to neutralise an external molecule. This contribution opens the door to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">designing tailored antibodies <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><em>Nature Communications<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-023-41717-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/ s41467-023-41717-5<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibmb.csic.es\/en\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IBMB-CSIC website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2022\u00a0 At the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IBUB<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Molecular Structure of Nuclear Receptors Group<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, led by Dr Eva Est\u00e9banez, made significant advances in their field using various biochemical and biophysical techniques, such as X-ray crystallography and surface plasmon resonance. Of particular relevance is a study revealing the great structural plasticity of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">androgen receptor<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> when there are pathology-associated mutations and post-translational modifications. This has <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">great potential for designing <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">more selective drugs <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">for prostate cancer<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">with fewer side effects<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><em>Science Advances<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">;<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.ade2175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1126\/sciadv.ade2175<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). In 2023, Dr Est\u00e9banez\u2019s team also participated in an international study that showed that \u03b3-linolenic acid (GLA), an omega-6 fatty acid present in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">breast milk<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, is a ligand of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RXR receptor<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a key regulator of the metabolism, development and function of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">newborn heart<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This finding opens up unexplored pharmacological avenues for treating <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diseases where maternal-foetal harmony is disrupted<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (<\/span><em>Nature<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-023-06068-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41586-023-06068-7<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">). For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/ibub\/research-group\/structural-biology-of-human-nuclear-receptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molecular Structure of Nuclear Receptors Group website [+]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2022\u00a0 In 2023, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IRB Barcelona <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">was once again at the forefront of biomedical research, making fundamental advances in understanding and fighting cancer and metastasis, and addressing the complex challenges of ageing and metabolism-related disorders. Harnessing the power of extensive research networks, it delved into the complex system of interactions that underpin health and disease, from cellular systems to patient care. A study headed by IRB Barcelona revealed how the MAF protein promotes <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">breast cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> metastasis by influencing the oestrogen receptor. This discovery is a crucial step in understanding the molecular basis of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">metastasis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and has significant clinical implications for its therapeutic approach (<\/span><em>Nature Cell Biology<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41556-023-01281-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41556-023-01281-y<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). Another team at the centre discovered how the expansion of cell-to-cell communication plays a crucial role in the early stages of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pancreatic cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> development, suggesting avenues for early detection and intervention (<\/span><em>Science<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.add5327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1126\/science.add5327<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). An international study, co-led by the IRB Barcelona, the Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) and the University of Padua, described the existence of different \u201cvariants\u201d of the protein Mitofusin \u2013 a mitochondrial protein crucial for cell function \u2013 that play vital roles in organelle communication. The research provides new insights into the mechanisms underlying <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">neuromuscular diseases,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 2A, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">metabolic<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> diseases such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diabetes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-alcoholic fatty liver disease<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, while also offering new therapeutic alternatives (<\/span><em>Science<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.adh9351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1126\/science.adh9351<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). A team led by IRB Barcelona and CNAG discovered the central role played by the IL-17 protein in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">skin ageing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The work opens new perspectives in developing therapies to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">improve skin health<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, delay age-related skin deterioration and improve skin recovery after surgery (<\/span><em>Nature Aging<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43587-023-00431-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s43587-023-00431-z<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). A group of scientists at IRB Barcelona and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and BC Cancer described a new strategy to target the androgen receptor, an essential factor in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aggressive prostate cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This offers a new way to inhibit its activity and potentially revolutionise treatment approaches (<\/span><em>Nature Structural &amp; Molecular Biology<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41594-023-01159-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41594-023-01159-5<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irbbarcelona.org\/en\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IRB Barcelona website [+] <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2022 The main advances of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creatio<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> -the UB&#8217;s Center for Production and Validation of Advanced Therapies- during 2023 were the obtaining of a research project to obtain bioprinted human skin for a clinical trial; the transfer to clinical production conditions (GMP) of the human stem cell differentiation protocol into neurons; the establishment of neural progenitor selection protocols under GMP conditions, and the production of lentiviruses under clinical conditions for CAR T Cells clinical trials in different hospitals in Spain. For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ub.edu\/creatio\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creatio website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2022 In 2023, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">UB BioNMR Group<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> carried out the first assays to characterise <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">biological products of therapeutic interest<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (mainly nucleic acid model monoclonal antibodies) with the new 1.0 GHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. Thanks to this Singular Scientific and Technological Facility, the team also made significant progress in the study of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">regulation of c-Src<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the oldest known human oncogene-linked protein, opening the door to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">new strategies to fight cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The results of this work were presented in leading scientific journals (<\/span><em>Pure and Applied Chemistry<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2022-1211\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1515\/pac-2022-1211<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \/ <\/span><em>Oncotarget<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18632\/oncotarget.28434\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.18632\/oncotarget.28434<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \/ <\/span><em>Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0753332224012101?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1016\/j.biopha.2024.117325<\/a>) and have led to filing a patent (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/que-fem\/tecnologies-materials-llicencies\/src-inhibitors-and-uses-thereof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EP24382104<\/a>). The novelty of the approach taken by Dr Miquel Pons\u2019s group is the discovery of the regulatory role of the c-Src disordered region (<\/span><em>Structure<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/structure\/fulltext\/S0969-2126(17)30042-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0969212617300424%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1016\/j.str.2017.02.011<\/a> \/ <\/span><em>Oncogene<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41388-021-02092-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1038\/s41388-021-02092-x<\/a>). Drugs directed at this new therapeutic target act on the oncogenic potential of c-Src without affecting its physiological role in healthy cells. The team led by Dr Pons also developed a very innovative methodology, in collaboration with researchers from the United States, Japan and Australia, that provides greater structural and dynamic knowledge of the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">neurotensin 1 receptor (NTSR<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">). This promises to be a highly fruitful pharmacological target for the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">treatment of pain, schizophrenia, obesity, addiction and various types of cancer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><em>Nature Communications<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-023-38894-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1038\/s41467-023-38894-8<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \/ <\/span><em>Cell Reports<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">; doi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.celrep.2023.112015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10.1016\/j.celrep.2023.112015<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">).<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bionmr.ub.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BioNMR Group website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2022 The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICCUB-Tech<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> played a leading role in advancing such key international projects as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gaia mission<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the flagship initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA) to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">map the stars in our galaxy in detail<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The discovery of half a million new stars in Omega Centauri (the largest and most massive star cluster in the Milky Way), the observation of 380 quasars by gravitational lensing and the definition of the position of more than 150,000 asteroids within the solar system were some of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/icc.ub.edu\/news\/10-years-launch-gaia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">findings by the GAIA mission in 2023<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in which the ICCUB-Tech team participated. The unit also successfully completed the European project Galactic RainCloudS (cloud computing for Gaia data), as part of the European Union\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/icc.ub.edu\/news\/computation-cloud-unveil-mysteries-our-galaxy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Open Clouds for Research Environments (OCRE)\u00a0<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">subsidy programme. The combination of extraordinary volumes of data from the Gaia satellite with the ICCUB team\u2019s extensive expertise in computational<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">techniques, the flexibility of cloud infrastructures and data mining techniques made it possible to conduct a holistic study of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the links between galaxy collisions and star formation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Finally, of particular note among the projects started in 2023 by ICCUB-Tech is its active participation in two of the latest ESA missions: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/LISA_factsheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Laser Interferometer Space Antenna<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (LISA), the first scientific effort to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">detect and study gravitational waves in space<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Plato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (PLATO), which aims to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">find and characterise a large number of extrasolar planetary systems and their stars.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> For more information, visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/icc.ub.edu\/research\/technology-unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICCUB-Tech website [+]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 2023 has been a great year in terms of funding received by the public research institutes, centres and groups at the Barcelona Science Park, which mobilised 69.9 million euros,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":99336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pcb-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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