Jornada sobre “Lliçons de les Immunoteràpies del càncer per al tractament del VIH”
L’Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa organitza la jornada “Lliçons de les Immunoteràpies del càncer per al tractament del VIH” dins del programa ‘Cross-roads en recerca clínica aplicada en sida’. El coordinador d’aquest programa és el Professor d’Investigació ICREA a l’IrsiCaixa Javier Martínez-Picado. La sessió tindrà lloc el dimarts, 13 de desembre, a la Facultat de Medicina […]
Envellir, una malaltia? ICREA – CCCB Debates
The last cycle of debates by ICREA Research Professors offered four talks on ageing and disease entitled ‘Envellir, una malaltia?’ Free entrance, but usually very full! Tuesday the 8th of November 2016, 18:30pm “L’envelliment del cervell i les seves teràpies” Miguel Chillón (ICREA at UAB and VHIR) Auditorium of the CCCB Further information at L’envelliment […]
72nd ICREA Colloquium – Objective Chance and Quantum Randomness
By: Antonio Acín (ICFO) and Carl Hoefer (UB) When: 27th September 2016, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstracts: Antonio Acín What can and cannot be said about randomness using quantum physics It is usually said that quantum physics is, contrary to classical physics, intrinsically random. The intrinsic randomness of quantum […]
Núria López-Bigas, Premi Banc de Sabadell
Nuria Lopez-Bigas (ICREA at UPF) received last night the prestigious Premi Banc de Sabadell a la Investigació Biomédica for her research on ellucidating the role of mutations in tumors. Nuria’s research offers tools to identify the relevant mutations in a tumor, among the many thousands of irrelevant, background noise of constant mutations that take place […]
ICREA 15th anniversary cellebration
On Tuesday the 28th of June, we will all meet to celebrate 15 years of research at ICREA and the revolution of a research system that once upon a time wanted to stop being Cinderella, and did not have a Fairy Godmother around to help out with the pumpkins and mice… Invitations will be out […]
71st ICREA Colloquium – The unbearable lightness of being (a protein)
Speakers: Dr. Xavier Barril (ICREA/UB) and Dr. Xavier Salvatella (ICREA/IRB Barcelona) When: 14th of June 2016 at 6pm Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys, 23, 6th floor Topic: Proteins adopt beautiful shapes that enable them to perform an incredible array of tasks. But these wiggly little creatures cannot stay still. Is this a nuisance or a […]
Gianni Vatimo’s personal files donated to UPF
Philosopher Gianni Vatimo donated his personal archives to the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in an agreement signed last Monday. ICREA Research Professor Santi Zabala, a disciple of Vatimo, organised the event. See the video here!
Congratulations Albert!
Albert Marcet (ICREA Research Professor at MOVE-UAB) awarded the prestigious Jaime I award in Economy, for his outstanding contributions and impact of his research. Read more about the award here.
Laura Soucek raises her first million!
PEPTOMYC, the spin off led by Laura Soucek (ICREA at VHIO) has just raised 1 million to complete preclinical developent of a novel tumor inhibitor, a peptyde that blocks the MYC gene, which sits in the centrer of all the signalling cascade that leads to tumor groth and proliferation. Blocking MYC has proved very successful […]
Karen Hardy’s research on Neanderthals on BBC Earth
Karen Hardy (ICREA at UAB) uncovers surprising evidence about Neanderthals by studying their teeth and deriving clues as to how these mysterious and mostly misunderstood early humans lived their lives. Easy reading for all audiences here. Photo credits: A.Rosas and A. Estalrrich, CSIC
