Notícies

The United Nations have proclaimed February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science aiming to ensure full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

The device contains living cells and mimics the structure and physiological conditions of the blood–retinal barrier. It can be use for testing molecules in vitro and studying diseases such as diabetic retinopathy. It has been developed by scientists at the Barcelona Microelectronics Institute (IMB-CNM) of the CSIC, the CIBER-BBN centre, and at the UAB; together with scientists at the Diabetes and Metabolism group of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and CIBERDEM- Institute of Health Carlos III.

The project RES-KIT "Genetic pen-site kit for the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes", with the participation of three researchers of the GTQ Group (IMB-CNM), has won the Second Prize in the 2017 Generating Ideas Programme, which supports proposals for technology based market solutions.

Scientists at the Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM) have developed a device based on nanogenerators for the electrical stimulation of cells, without the need of bulky electrodes or instruments. The advancement has applications in health for bone regeneration in prostheses or the rehabilitation of muscular atrophy.