20/01/2012
2011 was an intense year for Spanish Science. In the middle of a wave of budget cuts and adjustments, Catalonia continues to get good results in the Impact Factor, in the implementation of projects, in receiving grants and enlarging the infrastructure. Currently Catalonia collects 29% of the European funds that go to the whole state to boost R & D, i.e. 2% of the total European subsidies. We offer hereunder an extrapolation of the most important data that form the Catalan biotech scene of 
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18/01/2012
Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program at IDIBELL, Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona and ICREA
18/01/2012
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded with a Starting Grant for scientific excellence Oriol Casanovas, researcher at IDIBELL and at
17/01/2012
A new spin-off company created by IBEC and the UPC will focus on the manufacture and marketing of surgical systems.
21/12/2011
Doctors Antoni Rosell & Antoni Mateu – both from the Bellvitge University Hospital – have been the winners of this first edition. [+ photos]
The Investment Workshop, a new opportunity to make connections between investors and entrepreneurs
21/12/2011
The Investment Workshop organized by Biopol’H has made it possible for fifteen entrepreneurs to have first-hand contact with professionals of investment.
20/12/2011
The Biopol’H project Transform and Provide Employment has been carried out throughout one year with various activities to promote innovation in companies of the region.
20/12/2011
Even today women’s role is stereotyped in the domestic environment.
APTE organizes a conference on the financing of spin-off
20/12/2011
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE), of which Biopol’H is member, organized a symposium on the financing of spin-off
The IDIBELL researcher Manel Esteller elected Academician by the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy
20/12/2011
On December 14 Manel Esteller was elected Academician by the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy (RANF). He is Director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program at the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona and ICREA Research
Over 200 people took part in the Scientific and Academic Conference for fifteen years of ICO
20/12/2011
The Scientific and Academic Conference took place last Thursday, November 24 to commemorate 15 years of the ICO.
IDIBELL is one of the 120 best research centres of the world
20/12/2011
SCImago, the international ranking of Research Institutions, places the IDIBELL in the 115th position among the 500 best-rated institutions in the world in all disciplines for its normalized impact factor and a rate of excellence of 27.3.
The Comprehensive Health Consortium organizes a charity food collection
20/12/2011
The Food Bank is a private independent and non-profit charity that aims to fight hunger in the immediate environment.
Dr Eduard Jaurrieta receives Pere Virgili Award in recognition of his career
20/12/2011
On October 20, the Surgical Society of Catalonia gave the Pere Virgili Award to Dr Eduard Jaurrieta, clinical director of Digestive Diseases at the Bellvitge University Hospital.
Funding success for two IBEC projects
20/12/2011
Two projects on tissue regeneration led by the IBEC (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia) have been elected for funding by the EU’s ERA-NET EuroNanoMed initiative.
The Faculty of Dentistry commemorates 25 years of its creation
20/12/2011
«It is true that we are going through a moment of social change in many senses and if we focus on the university, many innovative projects are discerned for the running of our institution», assured the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Dr Silvia Sanchez, during her speech to commemorate
The innovation workshop “From idea to market” concludes with a positive evaluation
05/12/2011
The workshop "From idea to market" ended on November 28. It was organized by Biopol'H in collaboration with the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), framed in the field of innovation. The workshop was addressed to employees of the ICO and the HUB, and
21/11/2011
The conferences have gathered the main players in the health sector to work all together.
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Biopol’H collaborates with La Salle Technova to identify the needs of health personnel
20/11/2011
The MedLab Project will be present in the hospitals of Biopol’H from 2012 on. Collaboration between companies, La Salle and health professionals is essential in this enterprising project.
Biopol’H closes this year's cycle of "Cafè amb...” with Jaume Amat talking about business innovation
19/11/2011
People who attended the last session of “Coffee with...” of 2011 learnt the steps to follow when putting an innovative idea into practice from the hand of Jaume Amat, managing partner of Bioemprèn.
Biopol’H involved in the fight against gender discrimination in business
18/11/2011
On November 4 Biopol’H hosted the first session of the workshop “Equal opportunities in the company,” organized by the platform fem.talent. This is a series of meetings aimed to explain the steps to follow when implementing effective equality policies in companies of the private
ICO, the Spanish hospital centre with the best quality in research
17/11/2011
37.6% of all the papers published by the ICO (the Catalan Institute of Oncology) are part of the 10% most quoted science papers worldwide.
Professor José López López from the UB Department of Dentistry and Stomatology recently awarded
16/11/2011
An inter-university group made up of professors from the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Seville, coordinated by Professor José López López from the Faculty of Dentistry at the UB, has been awarded twice in recent months: at
Moisès Broggi Hospital in Sant Joan Despí collaborates in the blood drawing on Friday, November 11
14/11/2011
The Moisès Broggi Hospital in Sant Joan Despí and the Blood and Tissue Bank (BST) have reached an agreement whereby every working Wednesday, from November 9 on, everyone willing to donate blood to the hospital will be able to do so Wednesdays from 10 am to 1.30 pm in an area on Floor 0
BiomediCINE 2011 focused around a burning topic: the convergence between research and popularization
09/11/2011
Doctors, patients, laboratories, needles, cells… and even virus carriers are some of the elements found in the films that were exhibited in the BiomediCINE 2011.
Biopol’H organizes BiomediCINE, the first biomedical film exhibition
26/10/2011
On November 3rd Biopol’H will organize the BiomediCINE exhibition, in which films on Science and Biotechnology will be projected: a series of documentaries, short films and informative programmes that will try to bring biomedical and scientific research close to society. This video show on
Cluster Session closes the Cutting Edge Biomedicine Meetings 2011 held in Biopol’H area
25/10/2011
The Cluster Session closes the Cutting Edge Biomedicine Meetings, the event that has gathered 500 scientists in nanomedicine, bioengineering and bioinformatics in the Biopol’H area for five days. Innovation, research and the leading technology have been the protagonists of the IDIBELL [+ photos]
Bioagora presents the new programme for 2011 edition
11/10/2011
This year Bioagora expands its offer for the conferences that will take place November 9 & 10 at the Hesperia Tower Hotel. The meeting place for investors, agents of knowledge and companies wants to enlarge the variety and additional services that can be found on the spot, giving response
Bioagora 2011 brings many new similar activities along
10/10/2011
Here comes the third edition of Bioagora – the Biopol’H meeting place for investors, agents of knowledge, researchers, companies and institutions to share initiatives and find resources.
10/10/2011
The 3rd Edition of Bioagora 2011 will be held November 9 & 10 with many innovations aimed at encouraging the participation between the attendees and the experts who will meet up in this event.
Biopol’H works as the aerial of fem.talent in fem.talent/school programme
09/10/2011
Biopol’H offered the Bioincubator I space to the students participating in the fem.talent/school programme. Since Biopol’H is one aerial of it, it has collaborated once again in this pioneering platform. Around 250 primary school students had the chance to enter the world of scientific
Fifth edition of the Toolbox or how to lose fear of 2.0 world
08/10/2011
Under the name “Science in the Net,” the fifth edition of the Toolbox has been successful regarding the participation, since it could have the speaker Laura Rosillo - community manager and expert in Human Resources. Around the construction of digital identity in a professional setting,
A new postgraduate course focused on elderly in Bioincubator Biopol’H
07/10/2011
The Bioincubator of Biopol’H will be the workplace for the new UB postgraduate course, aimed at learning the impact of physical activity on senior people with a clearly social commitment. Students will attend 70% of the on-site content as practical classes, which is possible with the agreement
Videoconferencing introduced to language teaching in Biopol’H
07/10/2011
The Study Centre The Castle ‘English for Specific Purposes’ will include video conferencing as one of the services offered by the Bioincubator I of Biopol’H. This innovative service is aimed at small groups of four people or individual tutorials and will make distance learning
Bellvitge University Hospital is positioned as a leader of European robotic gynecological procedures
07/10/2011
In September the Third Congress of the European Society of Gynecological Robotics (SERGS) was held in Leuven (Belgium), where the Gynaecology Service of the HUB could present the excellent results achieved in implementing robotic surgery in high aortic-cava lymphadenectomy procedures.
Manel Esteller bestowed with the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Award Lecture
06/10/2011
The Director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology program of IDIBELL, Manel Esteller has been awarded the 2011 European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Cancer Researcher Award Lecture.
Duran i Reynals Hospital opens the mourning hall
05/10/2011
The room for mourning and seclusion belongs to the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the healthcare entity Fundació Sociosanitària of Barcelona (FSSB). The aim is to give patients and families the peace and privacy they need in such difficult times.
Professor Josep M. Guilemany honoured by the Spanish Association of Scientists
04/10/2011
The Spanish Association of Scientists (AEC) has honoured Professor Josep M. Guilemany (Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering) with the AEC's Honorary Plaque 2011. The ceremony will take place on the occasion of the Association's annual dinner on 25 November. The AEC award is
Many Comprehensive Health Consortium centres organize events for Alzheimer’s Day
03/10/2011
The retirement homes and day centres of the Comprehensive Health Consortium organized activities to mark World Alzheimer's Day, held on 21 September. To be precise workshops and talks addressed to families of people suffering from Alzheimer's were prepared to discuss and learn about the reality of
20/09/2011
On September 27 and 28 Biopol’H, the biomedical and biotechnology cluster in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona); the Barrié Foundation and Isis Innovation, the Technology Transfer Company of the University of Oxford, will offer the course Introduction to Technology Transfer in the
19/09/2011
The leading international biomedicine will meet in the Cutting Edge Biomedicine Meetings of Biopol’H on October, 14 through 19. The event - bringing together several conferences coordinated by the IDIBELL, the IBEC and the Consortium Biopol’H itself - will be focused on the applications
Collaborative Innovation by Andrés García Fernández from Ferrer International in “Coffee with... ”
18/09/2011
Under the title “Collaborative Innovation”, Andrés G. Fernández, Head of Innovation in Biotechnology, Ferrer Grupo, tackled the most relevant trends in the transformation of the pharmaceutical industry in the latest edition of "Coffee with ..."
The Biopol'H service Innoget starts successfully
17/09/2011
Since last June Biopol'H has offered the service to participate in the Innoget community to all the companies in the consortium. Innoget is a global virtual marketplace directed toward technology transfer and it is made up with thousands of professionals with access to technology supplies and
Inhibition of the EGF receptor retrieves the response of liver tumor cells death-inducing factors
16/09/2011
The finding may enable progress towards personalized treatments in these kinds of tumors
IDIBELL Researchers discover why tumour cells change their appearance
15/09/2011
If environmental conditions of tumors are changed, the process reverses
Identifying an special epilepcy interacction
14/09/2011
Scientists at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) describe a major step towards the understanding of epilepsy in a paper published in Molecular Biology of the Cell.
Dos de Mayo Hospital makes a donation to a health clinic in India
13/09/2011
A group of health professionals have been to Gandinaghar neighbourhood, in the region of Ooty in southern India, for four weeks with the association Es Purna to set up a health clinic for the native population.
IUD reduces by half the risk of cervical cancer
12/09/2011
The study involved more than 20 000 women from different countriesIntrauterine devices (IUDs) may protect against cervical cancer. This is the conclusion of the broadest epidemiological study to date in which has participated the research group in Viruses and Cancer of IDIBELL, published at
19/07/2011
On July 13 the fourth edition of “Coffee with…” was led by Lluís Pareras, manager of the Innovation Division of the Official Medical Association of Barcelona (COMB) and director of the Venture Capital Fund Healthequity.
Biopol'H idea competition ends phase of acceptance of projects with good results
18/07/2011
The first Health Innovation Competition of Biopol'H closed the period for the acceptance of projects with good participation by professionals and entrepreneurs from various organizations, many of them were members of the Consortium Biopol'H itself. Therefore, the Bellvitge University Hospital
Virtual Bioagora continues to grow
17/07/2011
Bioagora – the meeting point to find resources and share initiatives with investors, agents of knowledge, research, business and agents from the institutions – is still getting ready through Internet and Virtual Bioagora for the appointment on November 9 and 10. This website, which means
The President of Biopol'H visits the headquarters of the delegation of the Chamber in L’Hospitalet
16/07/2011
The delegation of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce in L’Hospitalet received the visit of the President of Biopol'H, Josep Antoni Bombí, and the General Manager, Ramon López. They had an interview with Joan Martorell, Chairman of the delegation of the Chamber in
New people appointed at the Governing Council of the Comprehensive Health Consortium
15/07/2011
The Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) has appointed Joaquin Serrahima Chairman of the Governing Council of the Comprehensive Health Consortium (CSI) and Carles Constante will be the vice president, replacing Núria Marín and Antonio Poveda, who had respectively occupied these positions
IDIBELL collaborates with the Foundation Step by Step in the investigation of spinal cord injury
14/07/2011
IDIBELL has signed a collaboration agreement with the Foundation Step By Step, dedicated to the recovery of spinal injuries, to promote and support new research in the field of spinal cord injury.
IBEC passes the first stage of Severo Ochoa
14/07/2011
Today it was announced that the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has been selected to go to the next phase of the programme Support for Centres and Units of Excellence Severo Ochoa from the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
A study compares silk and Teflon sutures in dental implant surgery
13/07/2011
Sutures made with Teflon thread are more comfortable for patients than the sutures of silk thread, according to a scientific article that reviews the use of these two non-absorbable suture materials in oral implantology. The article has been published in Clinical Oral Implants Research journal, led
The model network of ICO, example for Galician Health
13/07/2011
Josep Ramon Germà, responsible for the Knowledge Management at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and Head of the Medical Oncology at the Hospitalet ICO, was invited to participate in the Annual Congress of the Oncology Society of Galicia.
06/07/2011
On Monday July 4 the 2nd meeting of the fem.talent project took place in the Auditorium of the ICO, which was organized by the Consortium Biopol'H to mark the International Year of Women Scientists.
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01/07/2011
The hall of Bellvitge University Hospital hosted on June 30th the closing ceremony with delivery of the Hippocratic oath of the XXIX promotion (2005-2011) of the Medicine students of the UB Campus Bellvitge.
Presentation of Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia to Biopol’H area
15/06/2011
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) was formally introduced to the entities forming part of Biopol’H on Monday, June 6 at the Bellvitge University Hospital. IBEC joins the synergies generated by Biopol’H and its member organizations, with which it will share the common
Biopol’H award given to students from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
14/06/2011
The 12th Science and Technology Conferences of secondary school in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat held their closing ceremony on June 7. During the event, the awards were given to the best research and innovation papers made by students of the secondary schools of this city. In this last edition,
Biopol’H held a workshop for innovation in the cluster
12/06/2011
On May 27 a workshop was held aimed to identify the opportunities of Biopol’H for the economic growth around it. The debate was led by LTC Project and attended by over 20 executives from different companies, institutions and business associations who are experts in the various sectors
Institute of Legal Medicine shows its facilities to members of Biopol’H
11/06/2011
A delegation of Biopol’H - which was attended by the General Manager, Ramon López – moved to the headquarters of Legal Medicine at the City of Justice in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat to visit the infrastructure and so start sketching the lines of work on the basis of the agreement
10/06/2011
Applications for the financial aids INNPLANTA, offered every year by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, can be already submitted since June 4. This grant is aimed at entities either installed or in the course of being set up in a science park, whether public or private, as long as it is within
Researcher Joan Gil wins Valdés-Salas award in applied biomedicine
09/06/2011
The head of the research group on apoptosis and cancer of the IDIBELL, and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Barcelona, Joan Gil, has been awarded the I Fundación Valdés-Salas Award in Applied Biomedicine. The jury decided unanimously to grant this
Some courses of UB Master’s Degree in Subaquatic and Hyperbaric Medicine in Sant Joan Despí Hospital
08/06/2011
The Moises Broggi Hospital in Sant Joan Despí offers modules of the Master’s Degree in Subaquatic and Hyperbaric Medicine for the second consecutive year, which is organized by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona. Between May 30 and June 4 students have been given lessons
Hospital hosts a meeting of Grupo Oligopsonio’s nurses directors
07/06/2011
On May 13 the Bellvitge University Hospital held like every four months the meeting of Grupo Oligopsonio, a group of reflection and hospital management comprised of 12 major hospitals from most of the autonomous communities, including the HUB.
Next fem.talent meeting in Biopol’H on July 4
05/06/2011
To mark the International Year of Women Scientists, the 2nd meeting of the fem.talent project in Biopol'H will be held on July 4 under the title "The in-ViSIBILITY of female talent". The debate will be about the contributions of women to science and their visibility in the current social context,
Biopol’H organizes a contest to help make Health Projects happen
25/05/2011
The Consortium Biopol’H announces the ‘Biopol'H Health Innovation Contest' with the intention to continue fostering innovation among health professionals in the Catalan area. Through this competition they want to identify and energize innovative ideas, encourage entrepreneurship,
‘Coffee with...’ arouses the interest of professionals in a collaborative environment for innovation
24/05/2011
Professionals coming around Biopol'H or in its framework for action have participated in the third edition of 'Coffee with...', an initiative of the Consortium Biopol'H to present different aspects of knowledge transfer. The event has been attended by professionals in the field of research and
Biopol’H set of hotels completed with Solvasa
23/05/2011
The Consortium Biopol’H has reached an agreement with the hotel Solvasa whereby the hotel in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat becomes part of the group of companies participating in this area of research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Thanks to the strategic location of the building, just a
Victor Moreno, new Professor at the UB Department of Clinical Sciences
22/05/2011
Victor Moreno has achieved the position as Professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, UB. He is a specialist in epidemiology and teaches several courses at the University of Barcelona. Dr Moreno has been given the Best Paper Award by the Spanish Society of
16/05/2011
The Consortium Biopol’H collaborates with Sant Josep Cultural Centre in the activity Pessics de Ciència (Pieces of Science). In an effort to promote science, Biopol'H participated in the May 11 edition with a lecture by Dr Montserrat Martín-Baranera, research director at the
Biopol’H at the first meeting of fem.talent
16/05/2011
Biopol’H attended the first meeting of the programme fem.talent, which was held at the Lleida Agri-Food Science and Technology Park (PCiTAL). Entitled “Women on the Boards of Directors,” the conference was aimed at discussing what the role of women should be with regard to the
Consortium Biopol’H signed a collaboration agreement with the Department of Justice
15/05/2011
The Consortium Biopol’H and the Catalan Institute of Legal Medicine signed a collaboration agreement with the target of establishing ways of cooperation to conduct programmes of study, research, teaching and training as well as other types of activities to encourage Scientific Research and
14/05/2011
The motto of the International Conference of the APTE (Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain) in its 9th edition was ‘The City, NODE of knowledge’, which focused on the analysis of future cities as well as those cities that knowledge turn into wealth and viceversa with
Agreement between IDIBELL and Vicente Ferrer Foundation to develop research activities
13/05/2011
IDIBELL and Vicente Ferrer Foundation have signed a cooperation agreement to conduct common research activities. The framework agreement includes the exchange of research staff, organization of scientific events, the development of innovative health interventions and technology transfer activities,
Bellvitge University Hospital, acknowledged as one of the top 10 teaching hospitals in the country
12/05/2011
On April 27 the ceremony of certified diplomas was held in Madrid to award the best 10 teaching hospitals of the whole state, among which Bellvitge University Hospital was recognized.
Doctors from Moises Broggi Hospital take part in a book of the European Society of Cardiology
11/05/2011
The Department of Intensive Care Medicine of the Moises Broggi Hospital in Sant Joan Despí has participated in a textbook of the European Society of Cardiology: The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care. Dr Josep Masip, head of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, and Dr
Spanning the Iberian Peninsula: joint IBEC/Porto summer school venture
10/05/2011
IBEC has joined up with two Portuguese research institutes to organize a regular summer school under the general theme ‘Interrogations at the Biointerface.’
27/04/2011
The international company Farmantra and Consortium Biopol’H of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat have just signed a collaboration agreement to provide all the entities around Biopol’H with new consulting services. The aim is to promote the possibilities of entrepreneurship currently
The highlight of the survey to professionals of Biopol’H area
26/04/2011
During the months of September and October 2010 a total of 659 professionals from the different entities involved in the Biopol’H area participated in the online survey led by Biopol’H, which had the technical direction of DEP Institute. It had the participation of personnel of the
Identification of new genes related to susceptibility of breast cancer
25/04/2011
An international study led by researchers at the Translational Research Laboratory (LRT) of the ICO-IDIBELL, in collaboration with the ICO programmes Hereditary Cancer and Cancer Prevention and Control, has identified new genes that could be involved in the susceptibility to suffer from breast
Molecule Nutlin-3a activates a signal inducing cell death and senescence in primary brain tumors
25/04/2011
Researchers of Apoptosis and Cancer Group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have found that a small molecule, Nutlin-3a, an antagonist of MDM2 protein, stimulates the signalling pathway of another protein, p53. By this way, it induces cell death and senescence (loss of
Josep Antoni Bombí, new president of Biopol’H
12/04/2011
On March 30 the renewal of the Governing Council of Biopol’H took place. At the meeting, the Professor Dr Josep Antoni Bombí was appointed the new president of the consortium and Dr Joaquim Esperalba, the new Chairman of the Executive Committee.
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11/04/2011
The chairman of the Delegation Committee of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce in L’Hospitalet - Joan Martorell - and the director of Consortium Biopol’H - Ramon López - have signed an agreement to set up a framework of constant collaboration between both entities which may help
Biopol’H is committed to scientific research and technology in secondary education
10/04/2011
The Department of Education and Culture of the City of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Consortium Biopol’H have joined forces to stimulate the interests of young people towards science and new technologies. The accord has led to the signing of a cooperation agreement between both institutions by
09/04/2011
The Consortium Biopol of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat has recently signed an agreement to collaborate with the Josep Finestres Foundation (FJF-UB). This foundation, which is part of the University of Barcelona Group, administers two clinics – dentistry and podiatry clinics – giving
Innovation Centre Iceland visits Biopol’H facilities
08/04/2011
Sigrídur Ingvarsdóttir, Chief Operating Officer at the Innovation Centre Iceland (ICI) and Operational Manager of the Incubator Centre of the ICI, has visited the facilities of Biopol’H area.
Dos de Maig Hospital launches a virtual visit system
07/04/2011
Dos de Mayo Hospital has initiated a new procedure to visit the doctor online meant for all users with diabetes of the Department of Endocrinology. It is an innovative service that allows the visit to be conducted virtually without the patient personifying at the center.
IDIBELL launches an experimental cardiology program focusing on research of personalized treatments
06/04/2011
This is the first laboratory of its kind in Catalonia
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Isabel Fabregat, new president of Spanish Society of Cell Biology
05/04/2011
The head of IDIBELL Group Biological clues of the invasive and metastasic phenotype, Isabel Fabregat, has been appointed president of the Spanish Society of Cell Biology (SEBC).
Manel Esteller bestowed with the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Award Lecture
29/03/2011
The Director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology program of IDIBELL, Manel Esteller has been awarded the 2011 European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Cancer Researcher Award Lecture. This award recognizes the outstanding trajectory of a cancer researcher from a European country. Dr
Wine smelling by minispectrometers provides fast determination of wine origin
29/03/2011
Wine fraud is a growing problem, with experts estimating that up to 10% of the wines offered to consumers in some European countries are of a lesser quality than the label claims. It’s an issue that affects everyone from expert collectors to average consumers, and is such a concern in some
The Neurology Service of Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi Hospital takes part in Neurowikia
28/03/2011
A new web portal with content on neurology supported by the Spanish Society of Neurology.
Fira Congress Hotel and Porta Fira Hotel join Hesperia Tower to sign the agreement with Biopol’H
15/03/2011
Three hotels located in Gran Via have signed the agreement with Consortium Biopol’H. They are now part of the group of companies linked to the cluster.
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Biopol’H gets 3.8 million out of the 13.5 million euros as Campus of Excellence
14/03/2011
On March 9 Biopol’H participated in the setting-up of the plenary session of the HUBc (Health University of Barcelona Campus), which in October won the recognition of International Campus of Excellence given by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Education.
13/03/2011
The healthcare entity Fundació Sociosanitària de Barcelona (FSSB) has signed an agreement to collaborate closely with the Consortium Biopol of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. With this indefinite term agreement the ties between both organizations are strengthened to cooperate actively in
New risk indicators of gastric cancer identified
12/03/2011
A project led by a group of researchers of ICO-IDIBELL has identified new factors that warn of an increased risk of developing gastric cancer. People with an infection caused by a specific variant of Helicobacter pylori and those with a particular preneoplastic gastric lesion (precarcinogen) have a
IDIBELL researchers discover a substance that acts against the ‘dark genome’ of cancer
11/03/2011
Enoxacin stimulates the activity of micro-RNA molecules, which inhibits the growth of tumours. This finding opens the door to new drugs that could revolutionize cancer treatment.
22/02/2011
The president of the employers' association CataloniaBio, Antonio Parente, and the director of Consortium Biopol’H, Ramon López, signed a collaboration agreement between both organizations to promote the biomedical industry in Catalonia. The agreement lays down the wish to adopt common
Biopol’H organizes “How to participate in public funding programmes”
15/02/2011
The informative conference “How to participate in public funding programmes” was held February 26 in the auditorium of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). The conference was run by Rosa Mª Druguet, director of Europe Innova, and is the result of the collaboration of Biopol'H
Biopol’H promotes equal opportunities with “Fem Talent”
09/02/2011
Biopol’H took part in the second edition of Fem Talent (Promoting Talent), which was presented by Josep Piqué – chairman of the Catalan Science and Technology Parks Network (XPCAT). Femtalent is a pioneering platform launched by XPCAT in 2009 carrying out innovative measures in
Presentation of Project BIOPOL’H TRANSFORMS AND PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT
07/02/2011
The mayoress of L’Hospitalet, Núria Marín, presented the project “Biopol’H Transforms and provides Employment”, the objective of which is to promote innovation in the labour sphere and to improve the competitiveness of workers and companies, giving the greatest
Renewal of agreement between Biopol’H and Hesperia Tower Hotel
06/02/2011
After the good results obtained during the first year of contract, on Thursday February 3 the collaboration agreement between the Hesperia Tower Hotel and the consortium Biopol’H was renewed, this time with a validity period of 3 years. Thus, the hotel wants to become a reference hotel for
A new training company in Bioincubator
05/02/2011
‘The Castle Centre d’Estudis’ is a new service company which has been installed in the Bioincubator I of Biopol’H. Therefore, along with VCN Biosciences the companies installed are already two of them, besides the two projects Hypobaric Chamber and Barcino Project.
Cocktail of antioxidants as a therapy against a neurodegenerative disease
04/02/2011
A clinical trial in twenty patients will determine whether drugs are effective for treating the X-linked adrenomyeloneuropathy, a rare disease.
Mayoress Núria Marín visits Barcino Project, located in Bioincubator of Biopol’H area
19/01/2011
The mayoress of L’Hospitalet visited the Bioincubator in Biopol’H to get first hand information about the Barcino Project and see the robot that makes prosthesis coatings. Barcino, located in the Bioincubator I of Biopol’H, is an innovative programme that turns out to be a global
Dr Isidre Ferrer awarded for his research project on Alzheimer’s
17/01/2011
A team of researchers from the Institute of Neuropathology at the University Hospital of Bellvitge led by Dr Isidre Ferrer has been honoured with the 12th award “Àmbit de la Vellesa” by the foundation Agrupació Mútua for the science-based research project
Biopol’H Seaside area already has a planning project
11/01/2011
Biopolis, by FO Architects and Sabaté Associats, is the winning proposal of the competition of ideas for planning Biopol’H Seaside area. The selected idea responds to the objective of turning the Science Park of Biopol'H into a leading benchmark with an international exposure in the
A new method permitting outpatient gallbladder surgery at General Hospital of L’Hospitalet
10/01/2011
The General Hospital of L’Hospitalet (HGH) has added two new techniques of surgery for the improvement of the recovery time of patients.
Bellvitge University Hospital starts up the Clinical Direction of the Department of Heart Diseases
07/01/2011
Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB) has put in motion the Clinical Direction of the Department of Heart Diseases (AMC). This new clinical direction is made up of the Department of Cardiology, the Cardiac Surgery Service and the Intensive Care Unit of Cardiac Surgery, the last one as a functionally
Manel Esteller, new member of Faculty 1000
07/01/2011
The group, made up of internationally renowned researchers, evaluates scientific papers about life sciences
An article by researchers from IDIBELL, ICO and UB, the most quoted in biology
28/12/2010
The world’s most influential study in biology according to the latest ranking list of Science Watch corresponding to November and December is signed by researchers from IDIBELL, ICO and UB; all three entities are in Biopol’H area.
Holistic Health Consortium (CSI), national award for Innovation in Quality Care
27/12/2010
The Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality has awarded the Holistic Health Consortium (CSI) the national prize in Innovation for the comprehensive improvement in quality care. The award recognizes CSI’s project of establishing the new management system Lean healthcare, which aims to
IPad delivered to the draw winner of Biopol’H survey “Building on the future”
27/12/2010
On December 22, Pol Giménez - IDIBELL employee - picked up the iPad that had been drawn among all the participants of the survey “Building on the future.”
17/12/2010
On December 15 a collaboration agreement was signed between Biopol’H and the Business Association of L’Hospitalet and Baix Llobregat (AEBALL). Hence, both entities will cooperate to adopt common strategies for promoting the innovation and creation of new business activity in
Biopol’H gets 3 million euro in grants and loans
14/12/2010
Consortium Biopol’H has achieved a total amount of 3 million euro for both the projects running in 2010 and those planned for 2011. The funds come from three different sources: the INNOVADORS Project - along with the city council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat-, the INNPLANTA call and the
Biopol’H, new member of International Association of Science Parks
13/12/2010
Consortium Biopol’H has been a member of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) since December. Hence, Biopol’H joins the international scientific community.
ICO, Best in Class winner in oncology 2010
12/12/2010
Candela Calle - General Manager - and Josep Ramon Germà - Corporate Director of Knowledge Management - picked up the Best in Class Award in the category of best patient care in oncology last November 17, in Santiago de Compostela.
11/12/2010
Much human behaviour is conditioned by mechanisms of reward and punishment, even though everyone acts differently to these stimuli. In fact, there are people who are more likely to seek rewards or pleasures whereas others show stronger tendencies to avoid losses and negative life events.
European court tests first class of European Master degree in Oral Laser applications
10/12/2010
The European Test for students of the first year of the Master degree in Oral Laser applications (EMDOLA) was held on December 10th and 11th within the framework of Biopol’H / University of Barcelona. This course is committed to give students a theoretical and practical training to apply the
A protein of cell membrane causes a severe childhood cancer metastasis
09/12/2010
Caveolin-1 protein is involved in tumour spread in Ewing’s sarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer affecting children and young people
VCN Biosciences, Biopol’H area’s first spin-off, wins BioEntrepreneurship XXI
07/12/2010
The spin-off VCN Biosciences, which sprung up from the virotherapy group of the Catalan Institute of Oncology, has won the award BioEntrepreneurship XXI fostered by La Caixa, Barcelona Activa, Biocat, Genome Spain Foundation and the Chamber of Commerce. The award, presented during Biocat Forum held
06/12/2010
Internet has emerged as a vital platform for access to information. The way people access information has changed and, as a result of it, also the way that companies and organizations approach public has evolved. In this line, Consortium Biopol’H opts for networks 2.0 as new communication
CSIC and Biopol'H sign a collaboration agreement
19/11/2010
Signing is the first step to transfer great part of biomedical research from CSIC to Biopol’H area
First step of CSIC incorporation into Biopol’H area
15/11/2010
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Consortium Biopol’H will sign a collaboration agreement next Friday, November 19. This agreement will enable the integration of CSIC into Biopol’H area, facilitating the construction of the building for CSIC and its transfer to the campus
Presentation of “Charter for Volunteers in health sector”
14/11/2010
On Friday November 19 the presentation of the Charter for volunteers in the field of health will be held in the auditorium of the Bellvitge University Hospital. This document has been created with the aim of having a shared framework that helps volunteers be organized as far as health sector is
Bioàgora 2010, injection of optimism and confidence
13/11/2010
The second edition brings a hundred people together to discuss the current situation of entrepreneurship and financing of biomedicine.
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Interview with Mariano Barbacid
12/11/2010
Spanish bioquemist. PhD in Chemistry, he moved to the United States in 1974 and worked for Bethesda Institute, where he carried out many research investigations that led him to discover the molecular basis of cancer and to isolate an oncogene in a human tumour (1981). He won Juan Carlos I award of
Bellvitge University Hospital awarded as one of top hospitals in Spain for forth time
10/11/2010
On October 26 Bellvitge University Hospital was awarded by Top 20 as one of the best four reference hospitals in Spain. Last year Bellvitge Hospital also won the award in the same category. The hospital shared the prize with the Health Group of Sant Joan de Déu - Clínic Hospital, Son
New data on treatment for luekemia patented by Joan Gil
10/11/2010
According to a research published in the latest issue of the journal Blood, a drug against chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other hematologic cancers called AICAR (5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside) could be the therapeutic alternative for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This study
PP member of Parliament González Pons highlights synergies created by Biopol’H
08/11/2010
A People’s Party (PP) delegation headed by Esteban González Pons, PP’s Deputy Secretary-General of Communication, visited Consortium Biopol’H premises on Thursday November 4.
Biopol’H seeks associates at Meeting Point
26/10/2010
“We need associates to develop our project.” In short, these were the words of Ramon López - director of Biopol’H - during the introduction of Consortium to the international real estate agents who were attending the meeting and presentation of science and technology parks
Biopol’H gains prestige by UB recognized as Campus of International Excellence
26/10/2010
The Health University of Barcelona Campus (HUBc) project has achieved the recognition of Campus of International Excellence (CIE) awarded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
“A first experience”, conference on bioincubator
13/10/2010
On October 28 Consortium Biopol’H will hold a conference at Bioincubator I, where the expansion works to build the second floor have been already completed. The same day, before the public opening at 3 pm, there will be a technical seminar consisting of three presentations on the projects
Health University of Barcelona Campus presentation ceremony
12/10/2010
Last September 22 the presentation ceremony of the Health Campus University of Barcelona (HUBc) was held, chaired by the vice-chancellor of the university, Dr. Dídac Ramírez, who showed his support to the Minister for Innovation, Universities and Enterprise, Josep Huguet. The minister
Open registration for BioÀgora second edition
11/10/2010
BioÀgora Conference 2010 is taking place on Tuesday, November 9 in Hesperia Tower Hotel and it will try to be once again a meeting place for agents of knowledge, research, business and institutions related to biomedicine. What is new about this edition is that a tour of the innovation process
Biopol’H at Barcelona Meeting Point
10/10/2010
Consortium Biopol will be present at the Barcelona Meeting Point sharing stand with five other scientific and technological parks of Catalonia. The event is taking place in October, starting 20th until 24th, and this year’s edition provides an opportunity for science and technology parks to
Biopol’H in the Third General Assembly APTE 2010
08/10/2010
Consortium Biopol’H, member of the Association of Science and Technology Parks in Spain since last June, attended the Third General Assembly this year which was held last September in Zamudio, Biscaia, at the same time as the 25th anniversary of the Technological Park of Bizcaia.
HUB, more than 1100 percutaneous tracheostomies performed with its own method with excellent results
07/10/2010
Víctor Gómez, appointed manager of the University of Barcelona
06/10/2010
Víctor Gómez - current Head of Strategic Projects at the University of Barcelona, where he has developed the HUBc project, among others, which is applying for the Campus of International Excellence - has been appointed new manager of the UB October 1st.
21/09/2010
Josep A. Planell - director of the foundation Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) – and Ramon Lopez Lozano - director of Consortium Biopol’H - have signed an agreement to strengthen the collaboration between both entities. The agreement establishes the intention to work
The construction of Biopol’s Bioincubator finished
14/09/2010
The construction of the second floor of the modular and service building, aimed to be used as a bioincubator, is scheduled to be completed by ends of September, which will enable the installation of newly established companies in the Biopol'H area. The bioincubator has rooms from 30 to 60m2 in the
ICO brings the world of research to the youngest
10/09/2010
Under the title 'Research and Cancer: do you know what a researcher does to fight cancer?', ICO and IDIBELL propose one more year an activity designed for students of 3rd and 4th ESO in order to respond two questions:
Researchers from IDIBELL and UB study the therapeutic effect of music on stroke patients
10/09/2010
The research group on Cognition and Brain Plasticity of the Biomedical Research Institute of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) and the University of Barcelona (UB) is conducting a study to find out the effectiveness of a new music therapy in the recovery of the mobility of upper extremities (hand or arm) in
Biopol’H takes part in Science Conferences of secondary education in L’Hospitalet
13/07/2010
As the end of the school year 2009-2010, the city council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat organized the Science and Technology Conferences of secondary education, held in the town to reward the works on research. Professionals of Biopol’H area attended the closing and awards ceremony in
Health Science of UB, finalist for Excellence Campus
12/07/2010
UB’s Project Health University of Barcelona Campus (HUBc) has been one of the finalists selected by the technical committee to apply for Excellence Campus 2010.
1.2 million euros in hereditary cancer research
08/07/2010
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HUB has already operated on about a hundred patients with the new Da Vinci robotic surgical system
07/07/2010
The services of Urology, Gynaecology and General and Digestive Surgery have already performed surgery to a total of approximately a hundred patients with the Da Vinci robotic system since its start-up in October 2009.
Joan XXIII offers a new health professional training programme in collaboration with Biopol’H
06/07/2010
Talent promotion and the stimulation of scientific vocation among young people is one of Biopol’H’s spheres of action and objectives. A clear demonstration of this is the signature of the collaboration agreement between Biopol’H and the educational centre Joan XXIII, aimed for
Biopol’H consortium joins APTE
29/06/2010
In the second general meeting APTE (Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain) 2010, celebrated June 18 in MNAC, Ramon López, director of Biopol’H, introduced the cluster of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat to all technology parks in Spain which make APTE up. In this meeting
Henry Chesbrough at Biopol'H through an agreement with KIMbcn
22/06/2010
KIMbcn and Biopol'H organized last thursday June 17th the first breakfast of Henry Chesbrough with managers of pharmaceutical companies. During the event professor Chesbrough explained the model of open innovation and gave some examples of its aplication in pharmaceutical industry.
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Manel Esteller wins Caja Rural de Granada research award
17/05/2010
Manel Esteller, director of the program of Epigenetics and Cancer Biology of IDIBELL, has been awarded for a work that discovered a connection between overgrowth and cancer. This project opens many doors for new treatments against various diseases caused by mutations in genes regulating the size of
Lean Healthcare conference at Consorci Sanitari Integral
07/05/2010
Santiago Nofuentes, chief operating officer of Consorci Sanitari Integral - the Holistic Health Consortium – has presented the results of the implementation of Lean Healthcare method in different CSI centers in 2009, as well as the goals set for 2010 in Sant Joan Despí Moisès
An ICO-IDIBELL study, the best Spanish article published in a foreign magazine
06/05/2010
A scientific study led by Genevieve Buckland and Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Svatetz from the Nutrition, Environment and Cancer Unit at ICO-IDIBELL has been the winner of the 23rd Ediciones Mayo Awards 2010 in the category of best Spanish article published in a foreign magazine.
Health Consortium joins Biopol’s area
03/05/2010
Ramon López - director of Consortium Biopol’H - and Santiago Nofuentes - chief executive officer of Consorci Sanitari Integral (Holistic Health Consortium) - have signed a collaboration agreement between both organizations with the aim of promoting the start-up and management of an
27/04/2010
Biopol’H consortium has initiated the preparations for the Second Conference of Bioàgora, which will take place on November, 18. The novelty of this year's edition is that Biopol’H has turned Bioàgora website into a Web 2.0. This new portal is not limited to the passive
MIT's Vice President for Finance supports Biopol’H project
20/04/2010
Last April 16th Núria Marín, mayoress of Hospitalet de Llobregat, welcomed Israel Ruiz, Vice President for Finance of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among other issues, she explained one of the most ambitious projects of the city – Biopol’H project.
New teaching block of the University of Barcelona
12/04/2010
In the last economic commission representative of its governing council, the University of Barcelona approved the budgetary item for the construction of the first phase of the new teaching block of Bellvitge campus. The construction of this building will start in few days and it will be made up of
Biopol's Coordination Commission established
09/03/2010
Last February 26th Biopol’s Coordination Commission was established, gathering all the organizations that are under consortium or had joined to Biopol’s area. Coordination Commission is the consultant body of consortium Biopol. Its mission consists of analysing and coordinating in an
Virus and bacteria cause 20% of worlwide diagnosed cancers
04/02/2010
Due to the World Cancer Day being held every year on February 4, three distinguished scientists from Biopol’H met with the purpose to emphasize the important link between infections and cancer. Xavi Bosch –head of Programme of cancer epidemiology of Institut Català
29/01/2010
Within the framework of the European Regions of Knowledge Work Programme (FP7), Biopol has submitted a proposal to the Eurobiomarkers project. This initiative aims to support and encourage the cooperation of the following four ‘research-driven clusters’ across Europe: Alsace (France),
Leading experts gather to discuss nanotechnology and cancer
29/12/2009
Experts in nanotechnology, biotechnology and clinical practice will meet in Montpellier on 28 and 29 January 2010 to attend the "Clinical Applications of Nanotechnologies in the Field of Cancer" symposium.
Biopol joins the Scientific Ring
23/12/2009
The chairman of the Executive Committee of the Biopol'H Consortium, Miquel Gomez, and the Director-General for Research of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Joan Roca, acting chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supercomputing Center of Catalonia (CESCA), have just signed the Framework Agreement on
Scientists from IDIBELL associate overgrowth syndrome with cancer
22/12/2009
The research group led by Manel Esteller, director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, has found out a link between childhood overgrowth syndromes caused by genetic mutations and cancer development.
Esteller, awarded for his contributions to cancer epigenetics
04/12/2009
On November 11, Manel Esteller of the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), received the Research Award in Molecular Biology 2009 granted by the Carmen and Severo Ochoa Foundation for his contributions in the field of cancer epigenetics, i.e. the environmental factors that regulate
Biopol'H receives the Best Ideas of the Year Award
24/11/2009
Biopol'H has been granted the award as one of "The best ideas of the year" under the "Management" category by the leading Spanish medical newspaper Diario Médico.In a solemn award ceremony, the four entities comprising the Biopol Consortium (Generalitat de Catalunya, University of Barcelona,
Success at the Bioagora conference
23/11/2009
With a great success of attendance, the Hesperia Tower Hotel hosted on November 19, 2009 the first Bioàgora Conference organized by Biopol. Intended as a meeting point for investors, entrepreneurs and researchers, Bioàgora was opened at 10am by the Mayor of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat,
Dr. Francesc Xavier Bosch awarded for his research career in the field of oncology
19/11/2009
Francesc Xavier Bosch, Head of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Program at the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), was granted the Carlos IV Research Award in Preventative Medicine and Public Health awarded on 18 November by The Royal National Academy of Medicine for his contribution to research in
First scientific publication of the use of the hypobaric chamber for therapeutic purposes
10/11/2009
On October 29, the research group at the Hypobaria and Biomedical Physiology Service at Biopol'H, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine their first scientific paper on new applications of the hypobaric chamber in the biomedical field. The article entitled "Combined intermittent hypoxia
06/11/2009
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Ten professors of Korea Polytechnic University visit Biopol'H
27/10/2009
A delegation of 10 professors of Korea Polytechnic University visited the Biopol Consortium at L'Hospitalet de Llobregat last October 21. Interested to see first-hand the performance and objectives of a biocluster, as well as the knowledge transfer between University and
Biopol introduces itself to its entities
13/10/2009
The director of the Consortium, Dr. Ramon López, has been introducing the strategic guidelines, objectives and future prospects of Biopol'H to the entities that make up this project during the month of September. The professionals at the Campus of the University of Barcelona, Bellvitge
Ferrer Group chooses Biopol for the location of its new laboratory
09/10/2009
The pharmaceutical Group Ferrer has decided to locate its new research laboratory at Biopol L'Hospitalet. The fact of "being next to where clinical research is being conducted" was crucial in order to take the decision, in the words of Ferrer CEO, Jordi Ramentol. The proximity of the hospitals of
Expectancy and good entrepreneurial reception in the presentation of Biopol
08/10/2009
More than 45 entrepreneurs attended the breakfast-symposium held at the Hesperia Tower Hotel and organized by the Fòrum Empresarial del Baix Llobregat to see first-hand all the details about BIOPOL, an ambitious project structured as a pole of knowledge management and innovation, necessary in
Presentation of Biopol at the Forum Empresarial del Baix Llobregat
07/10/2009
On June 18, the director of Biopol L'Hospitalet, Ramon López, will present the cluster and their 4 areas of action at the Fòrum Empresarial del Baix Llobregat. The breakfast-symposium will be held at the Hesperia Tower Hotel (Gran Via 144, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat), at 9.30 h.The
