The awards ceremony of the “Un microchip muy grande” contest, held today at the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, rewards the winning teams and the work done around microelectronics.
A first-of-a-kind device, the INBRAIN Intelligent Network Modulation System is designed to offer a new treatment option for patients with Parkinson’s disease. It harnesses the properties of graphene and the power of machine learning software to provide highly targeted and adaptive neuroelectronic therapy. INBRAIN Neuroelectronics is a health-tech company that originated as a spin-off of the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) and ICREA, with the participation of the IMB-CNM-CSIC.
The IMB-CNM will recognize the efforts of the participating groups and will award the best work of the three modalities at an event at the institute's building on September 22nd at 1 pm. The contest received work from pre-university students and it is supported by the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología · Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (FECYT).
The company co-founded by Neus Sabaté, an IMB-CNM researcher, receives the "Best in Class" award in the "Tech Transfer" category for its development of paper-based ecological batteries. The "Best in Class" awards, with four categories, recognize projects with a high disruptive profile and business transformation. Fuelium batteries do not generate toxic waste and can power a wide variety of single-use devices.
The company INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, founded by a researcher from the Barcelona Microelectronics Institute, has been selected by the European Innovation Council to receive Accelerator funding.
Energiot, a spin-off of the CSIC has developed a device to prevent the electrocution of birds on power lines and prevent accidents due to these causes.
Up to 59 groups, five of them from the CSIC, are part of the new TECNIO Association to promote technology transfer and connection with the business world. The Group of Chemical Transducers, GTQ, is one of the units with the TECNIO seal.
David Bricio has won the Best Poster Award in the JPhD2021, the 6th Scientific Meeting of PhD Students organized by PhD fellows of the ICMAB, IMB-CNM, ICN2 and the UAB. Marc Navarro, also at the IMB-CNM, won the second prize.
