In the coming days the Precision Nanomedicine journal will see the light, in its online version that is already being finalised. Dr. Simón Schwartz Jr, director of CIBBIM-Nanomedicine, is one of only two Spanish researchers who are part of the...
Read moreNaNO3/NaCl Oxidant and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Capped Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) as a Novel Green Route for AuNPs Detection in Electrochemical Biosensors.
Marzo AM, Hoyos-de-la-Torre R, Baldrich E. Anal Chem. 2018 Mar 20;90(6):4010-4018. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05150. Epub 2018 Mar 9.López- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29498271?dopt=Abstract Abstract Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been...
Read moreEfficient EFGR mediated siRNA delivery to breast cancer cells by Cetuximab functionalized Pluronic® F127/Gelatin
Diana Rafael, Francesc Martínez, Fernanda Andrade, Joaquim Seras-Franzoso, Natalia Garcia-Aranda, Pertra Gener, Joan sayós, Diego Arango, Ibane Abasolo, Simó Schwartz Jr. Chemical Engineering Journal...
Read moreThe team of Dr. Simó Schwartz Jr gets a polymeric nanomedicine which facilitates concurrent therapies of pharmacological and gene silencing
One of the main problems that nanomedicine must face is the improvement of drugs transport and release systems to the correct place of action. And in particular, to take nucleic acids to the right target cells. The team led by Dr. Simó Schwartz...
Read moreImproved pharmacokinetic profile of lipophilic anti-cancer drugs using ανβ3-targeted polyurethane-polyurea nanoparticles.
Rocas P, Fernández Y, García-Aranda N, Foradada L, Calvo P, Avilés P, Guillén MJ, Schwartz S Jr., Rocas J, Albericio F, Abasolo I. Nanomedicine. 2018 Feb;14(2):257-267. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.10.009. Epub 2017 Nov 7...
Read moreThe Area of Functional Validation & Preclinical Research of CIBBIM-Nanomedicine obtains the ISO 9001:2008 certification of Quality Management System
This January, the Area of Functional Validation & Preclinical Research (FVPR) of CIBBIM-Nanomedicine has obtained the ISO 9001:2008 certification of Quality Management Systems for functional validation, preclinical development and/or...
Read moreAsdent donates more than 114,000 euros for the investigation of Dent’s disease in Vall d’Hebron
Asdent (Association of Dent Disease) has delivered 114,978.55 euros to the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) to continue researching this disease. The pathology of Dent is a hereditary minority disease linked to the X chromosome and...
Read moreProven the use of the polyurethane nanoparticle and poliurea (PUUa) for the improvement of therapy against cancer
The national consortium led by the research group of Addressing and Drug Release CIBBIM – Nanomedicine of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and led by Dr. Ibane Abasolo, has shown improvement in the effectiveness and...
Read moreProven that a protein produced by the kidney could become a therapeutic target for the metabolic syndrome
A study led by Dr. Anna Meseguer, chief of the group of research CIBBIM-Nanomedicine Renal Pathophysiology of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), has showed the role of the KAP protein in the control of the development of the metabolic...
Read moreLearned lessons from a primary immunodeficiency: a study by Dr. Joan Sayos
Last September, the journal of Immunology published a new article in the series «The Pillars of Immunology», which reminds the classics that have promoted the knowledge of modern immunology. In this case, the study published has been based in the...
Read moreTNFα-senescence initiates a STAT-dependent positive feedback loop, leading to a sustained interferon signature, DNA damage, and cytokine secretion.
Kandhaya-Pillai R, Miro-Mur F, Alijotas-Reig J, Tchkonia T, Kirkland JL, Schwartz S Aging (Albany NY). 2017 Nov 22;9(11):2411-2435. doi: 10.18632/aging.101328. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29176033 Abstract Cellular senescence is a cell...
Read moreEffect of Specific Mutations in Cd300 Complexes Formation; Potential Implication of Cd300f in Multiple Sclerosis.
Martínez-Barriocanal Á, Arcas-García A, Magallon-Lorenz M, Ejarque-Ortíz A, Negro-Demontel ML, Comas-Casellas E, Schwartz S Jr, Malhotra S, Montalban X, Peluffo H, Martín M, Comabella M, Sayós J. Scientific Reports, 2017 Oct 19;7(1):13544...
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