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 more6,8€ Million Granted to nTRACK Horizon 2020 Project, in which VHIR participates, to study multimodal nanoparticles as contrasts imaging agents for muscle regeneration
The European Union has awarded a grant of 6,8 million Euro to nTRACK collaborative project, which will officially be launched on the 16th of October in Barcelona. The goal of the nTRACK project is to develop a highly sensitive multimodal...
Read moreCaixaImpulse selects a VHIR project to combat multiresistant infections
El projecte ThermoShot™-FlashShot™: Nova tecnologia per combatre les infeccions multiresistents o les produïdes per dispositius mèdics que produeixen biopel·lícules forma part dels 23 treballs seleccionats en la tercera convocatòria del Programa...
Read moreNANOMEDICINE AND FUTURE, explained by Simó Schwartz, Director of U20 of NANBIOSIS
NANBIOSIS-U20 Scientific Director, Simó Schwartz, speaks about Nanomedicine in an interview publish in http://www.quimicaysociedad.org. NANBIOSIS is an Singular Scientific Technological Infrastructure (ICTS) that provides a complete service for...
Read moreThe EU-NCL network will support a project of nanomedicine for prostate cancer
The European Nanomedicine Characterisation Laboratory (EU-NCL) has selected a project from VHIR intended to develop a therapeutic nanoconjugate that improves the treatment of prostate cancer. The project is coordinated by Dr. Simó Schwartz Jr...
Read moreNanoparticles against cancer in the Live Research Fair
Can we improve the treatment of cancer with the help of nanoparticles? How can we help improve the effectiveness of a drug? Which treatment works best? And how can we test it? These are some of the questions that the group if Functional...
Read moreTumour cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis
A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), and published today in Natureidentifies metastasis-initiating cells through a specific marker, namely the protein CD36. This...
Read moreVHIR participates in a European project against Fabry disease
The Drug Delivery and Targeting group from the CIBBIM-Nanomedicine at VHIR, led by Dr. Simó Schwartz Jr., participates in a new European project, which aims the innovation and improvement in the treatment for Fabry disease, a rare condition...
Read moreCustomized prosthesis made for patients by a digital planning platform
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital has a new tools to make the recovery of patients easier. Together with the company Avinent, this service developed a new digital planning platform, pioneer, which...
Read moreThe laboratory of Dr. Abasolo receives the visit of a future investigator
Artur Aymar is sure he wants to study Biomedical Engineering; for this reason, he is happy to perform the research work in one of the VHIR’s laboratories as it is the opportunity to learn first-hand “what kind of research takes place in a real...
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