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Biocat BioRegion abril 2018

HIGHLIGHTS: Catalan research in 'Science', 'Nature' and 'Cell', HIV news and advancing pipelines

24.04.2018

This month, researchers in the BioRegion have published articles in the highest impact science journals, while pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have advanced their growth plans and drugs

ERC Advanced Grants Catalunya Biocat

ERC Advanced Grants: three researchers from the BioRegion at peak of European excellence

18.04.2018

Projects from ICFO, IRB Barcelona and ISGlobal have been selected in the latest round of ERC Advanced Grants. Catalonia has been awarded 3.6% of these grants in the life sciences, surpassing countries like Belgium and the Netherlands.

bdebate

Robots, chips, apps and other advances in bioengineering to help the elderly be healthier and more self-sufficient

06.11.2017

International experts from a variety of disciplines will debate this challenge at an event hosted by B·Debate, an initiative of Biocat and the “la Caixa” Foundation

BioRegion wrapup setembre

HIGHLIGHTS: New grants, first round by Alta Life Sciences, clinical trials, improvements to hospitals, licensing and acquisitions by biotech firms and news from pharma corporations

26.09.2017

The return after summer fills the BioRegion with news on research, investment and business

Wrap-up Biocat agost

Highlights: New PERIS grants, updates from Oryzon and Almirall, crowdfunding exits, advances in oncology, antibiotic resistance and stem cells

31.08.2017

The summer break slowed down business and research activity but brought with it some news to brighten up the sector’s holidays

PERIS presentació 2016

Apply for PERIS health research grants before 30 September

01.09.2017

The budget for the call is worth 9.53 million euros and three types of grants are offered

 

Noticia resum mes de juny BioRegió Catalunya

Highlights: Stat-Diagnostica gets €20 millions, BIO San Diego 2017, new BIST center and general director, and Albert Barberà heads up R&D in Health

29.06.2017

Companies in the BioRegion of Catalonia worked on internationalization in Asia and America in June and awards were granted to Catalan researchers, including those from Banco Sabadell Foundation and Francisco Cobos

Equip IrsiCaixa

First therapeutic vaccine slows HIV

22.02.2017

The study was led by the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute and the Fight AIDS Foundation

Fetge gras

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and IDIBAPS identify protein to protect against fatty liver

17.01.2017

The study opens the doors for researching therapeutic strategies to prevent the most common hepatic condition in the western world

Iproteos

Iproteos validates efficacy of compound to treat cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia

16.01.2017

The firm has published a study with the University of the Basque Country and IRB Barcelona and is beginning the preclinical regulatory phase for the candidate

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