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IQS TECH TRANSFER

IQS TECH TRANSFER is the division of IQS that manages RDI and technology transfer activities, providing solutions to business needs.

Based on scientific and technical knowledge, and using the most advanced techniques, IQS Tech Transfer promotes technological change through research, technological development and industrial innovation.

We put the knowledge and experience of professors and researchers in various scientific and industrial environments at the service of society.

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COMPETITIVE RDI PROJECTS EXECUTED

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DOCTORAL THESES

8.857.544€

INCOME FROM ACTIVITY TRANSFER

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INCOME FROM COMPETITIVE RDI PROJECTS

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

As a university centre, the scientific and technological contribution to the economic and social progress is one of the objectives of IQS. Thus, we offer society our knowledge, experience, infrastructures and capabilities in order to develop RDI projects that allow us to generate new technologies, products and processes for industrial application.

In order to carry out research projects, we have access to competitive grants and funds from public bodies and also from foundations and non-profit organisations.

Collaboration with other RDI agents is essential to join forces and direct our research towards the challenges facing society.

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SOLUTIONS FOR COMPANIES

The consolidated collaboration of IQS with the industrial and business environment is materialised through the provision of technology and knowledge transfer services. With this type of solutions we aim to respond to their needs and technological challenges.

This collaboration is based on the scientific and technological knowledge of IQS professors and researchers, the potential of our facilities and equipment, but especially on the trust that our clients repose in the technical competence and quality of the services provided.

IQS’s extensive experience in various sectors is adapted to the needs of the market, thus driving technological change through research, technology transfer and industrial innovation.

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Editorial

2nd TECNIO Conference

12/12/2023
Oriol Guixà’s inspirational lecture within the framework of the 2nd TECNIO Conference addressed research, development, knowledge transfer, and innovation from the perspective of those who take on these various work roles.
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Doctoral thesis

Restoration of Cultural Heritage Objects Affected by Corrosion
11/12/2023
Dr Patricia Giménez recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she established a new methodology for conserving and restoring ductile metals of cultural heritage objects based on the use of cold plasma.
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Doctoral thesis

New Antimicrobial Photodynamic Platform
05/12/2023
Dr Andrea Mussini recently defended his doctoral thesis, conducted jointly between IQS and the University of Parma, on new delivery systems for protein-based antimicrobial photodynamic therapies.
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Interview

Interview with Montse Escobar, IQS Predoctoral Researcher
01/12/2023
Montse Escobar has earned an INPhINIT grant awarded by the "la Caixa" Foundation to carry out her doctoral thesis within the Bioengineering Department at IQS. This represents the first INPhINIT grant awarded to the school.
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7 Questions for...

Dr Sergi Ordeix, Postdoctoral Researcher with the CRISOL Group
01/12/2023
Personal interview with Dr Sergi Ordeix, postdoctoral researcher with the CRISOL Group.
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Editorial

European Research Projects
21/11/2023
Over the past three years, IQS has been awarded ten European research projects with an eligible budget of more than three million euros. Recently awarded projects include OBGATE, FASTCOMET, and IMMUTOL.
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News

2nd IQS Doctoral Students Conference
17/11/2023
The 2nd IQS Doctoral Students Conference was recently held, which seeks to give visibility to and share the research conducted by the different IQS research groups and choose the winners of the "Explain your thesis in four minutes" event.
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News

Competitiveness in Biotechnology Conference
16/11/2023
On 10 November, IQS hosted the "R&D&i, Competitiveness Factors in Biotechnology" conference, which brought together leading professionals from companies in the sector alongside experts in this field of knowledge.
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Interview

Methodology for Non-targeted Analysis in Metabolomic Studies
15/11/2023
Dr Marc Marín has recently earned an Investigo grant to carry out his project on the establishment and application of a non-targeted analysis methodology for the control of organisms exposed to neurotoxic pollutants and their metabolites.
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Doctoral thesis

New Endovascular Patch Implantation System
13/11/2023
Dr Alejandro Aranda recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he designed and manufactured a new system for implanting a patch inside a human aorta that includes a guide catheter, a transport catheter, and the deployment of the patch.
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7 Questions for...

Dr Juan Albacete, Postdoctoral Researcher with the Sustainability, Social & Ethics (SEE) Group
13/11/2023
Interview with Dr Juan Albacete, postdoctoral researcher with the Sustainability, Social & Ethics (SEE) Group.
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Research

New MNK Inhibitor Against Resistance to Cancer Therapies
13/11/2023
Researchers from IQS and VHIR are working together on the MnkImmunOnco project with the aim of bringing a new MNK inhibitor to the clinical phases of development to improve the response in cancer therapies.
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Editorial

Manifesto of Support for the TECNIO Transfer Model
18/10/2023
The manifesto of support for the TECNIO transfer model by industry has been drafted with the aim of gathering support from the economic and industrial sectors to highlight that our contribution is essential to boost innovation and growth in Spain.
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News

IQS Tech Transfer, present at BIOSPAIN
17/10/2023
IQS Tech Transfer, the IQS division that manages R&D&i and technology transfer activities, was present at the BIOSPAIN event to offer its latest innovations and services to companies in the biotechnology sector.
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Research

New Effective Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
11/10/2023
The IQS GEVAB group forms part of the European IMMUTOL project, which aims to develop and validate an advanced immunotherapeutic product based on tolerogenic dendritic cells for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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7 Questions for...

Dr Sara Fuentelsaz, Postdoctoral Researcher with the GEVAB Group
11/10/2023
Personal interview with Dr Sara Fuentelsaz, postdoctoral researcher with the GEVAB group
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Interview

New Phototheranostic Applications for Hypoxia
05/10/2023
"At IQS, I've worked on various tumour cell lines to study their viability against a photodynamic agent and with different concentrations of oxygen"
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Interview

Interview with Francesc Canalejo, IQS Predoctoral Researcher
05/10/2023
Francesc Canalejo Codina, a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial Engineering at IQS, has earned a grant from the Daniel Bravo Andreu Private Foundation to conduct biomedical research at MIT.
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Doctoral thesis

New Delivery Systems with Polymeric Nanocarriers
05/10/2023
Dr Andrea Martí recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she designed new polymeric carriers for the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs along with siRNA to suppress antitumour resistance.
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Research

Improving Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapies
18/09/2023
The GEMAT group is working in collaboration with the Duchenne Parent Project Spain association to develop viral vector coating biomaterials to improve gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Interview

Interview with Dr Marçal Gallemí
13/09/2023
"The Beatriu de Pinós Grant gives me the opportunity to get involved in a research project on scaling bioprocesses that has the potential for technology transfer"
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Doctoral thesis

A Platform for Sustainable Glycolipid Production
13/09/2023
Dr Bernat Miró recently completed his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he explored the genetic and metabolic modification of microalgae for the sustainable production of bioactive glycolipids with high added value.
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Doctoral thesis

Polymers for Invisible Nanoparticles in mRNA Vaccines
13/09/2023
Dr Coral García recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she managed to develop a system of polymeric vaccines based on mRNA that are invisible to premature elimination by the immune system and ensure that they exclusively impact target cells.
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Research

A Gene Therapy for Lafora Disease
13/09/2023
Dr Jordi Duran has recently obtained funding from the Ramón Areces Foundation to find an innovative gene therapy for Lafora disease, a rare disease that currently has no treatment.
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Roberta Lucchi, researcher with the Department of Bioengineering
13/09/2023
Roberta Lucchi, researcher with the Department of Bioengineering at the IQS School of Engineering
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Editorial

Collaboration with Other Universities
18/07/2023
We are proud to have research partners all over the world, with collaboration agreements and work commitments based on trust and betting on the future, becoming stronger year after year.
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Interview

IQS Researcher Wei W. Chen Honoured by RSEQ and Lilly
10/07/2023
Wei Wen Chen, a PhD student at IQS and IQAC-CSIC, was one of three researchers who was honoured with an award at the 21st edition of the Research Awards for PhD Students organized by the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) and the pharmaceutical company Lilly.
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Interview

Interview with Dr Javier Fernández, IQS Professor and Researcher
06/07/2023
“The Beatriu de Pinós Grant gives me the opportunity to bring an innovative radiofrequency heating system with advanced materials to IQS and apply it to the capture and conversion of CO2 and move forward on projects to tackle the challenge of climate change.”
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News

First Edition of the ChemBioEng IQS Talks
06/07/2023
IQS presented the first ever edition of ChemBioEng IQS Talks in academic year 2022-23. It involves a series of conferences held with internationally renowned researchers in the areas of Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Engineering.
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Doctoral thesis

New Synthetic Methodologies for Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer
05/07/2023
Dr Claudi de Rocafiguera recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he established an improved synthesis pathway of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-ones, identifying a multitarget TKI inhibitor candidate against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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Doctoral thesis

New Psychoactive Substances and Predicting Their Effects
04/07/2023
Dr Núria Nadal recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she brought new knowledge about the effects of synthetic cathinones that have recently appeared on the illegal drug market, helping to predict the effects that could appear in the near future.
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Dr Marçal Gallemí, researcher with the Biological and Biotechnological Chemistry Group
04/07/2023
Dr Marçal Gallemí, researcher with the Biological and Biotechnological Chemistry Group (GQBB)
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Research

Bypass for Heart Patients Using Donor Veins
04/07/2023
This research promoted by BST, IGTP, and IQS could lead to a therapeutic and innovative alternative that aims to obtain a human-origin biological bioimplant called VASCRAFT for coronary bypass.
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Editorial

World Environment Day
19/06/2023
During this month dedicated to the environment, we are pleased to present a special edition of our newsletter dedicated to spreading awareness about environmental issues, with news about projects and events in this field that are being carried out at IQS.
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Doctoral thesis

Predicting Dioxin and Furan Emissions
15/06/2023
Dr Damià Palmer recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he built a mathematical model capable of predicting dioxin and furan emissions in urban waste incineration processes, making it possible to control the emissions problems associated with these processes.
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Research

CO2 Capture and Reuse Technologies
13/06/2023
IQS and GasN2 are working together to optimize their own technology to capture and reuse CO2 through adsorption in industrial uses, a circular economy solution with great environmental significance.
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Research

Microplastics in Soil
12/06/2023
The GEMAT Group's Materials Science Laboratory at IQS has recently carried out a study to establish an analytical methodology to detect the presence of microplastics in sediment and soil as well as their chemical characterization in collaboration with the Enzymology and Bioremediation of Soil and Organic Waste Group from CEBAS – CSIC in Murcia.
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Research

Analysis of Pollutants in Reclaimed Water
12/06/2023
Researchers from IQS and IDAEA – CSIC are collaborating with the Catalan Water Agency and the Barcelona Water Company on a project to determine the chemical contaminants present in reclaimed water and evaluate their impact on living beings and public health.
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Interview

Interview with Dr María Auset, Water Sciences Specialist
07/06/2023
“We must manage water better and differently. Now we have solutions, and we are more prepared today to react to this critical situation.”
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Doctoral thesis

Electric Vehicle Challenges: Critical Raw Materials
07/06/2023
Dr Jordi Mas Peiró recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he studied the main battery technologies used in the electrification of the automotive sector and the critical raw materials necessary to produce them.
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Dr. Mª Victoria Codera, IQS professor and researcher with the GESPA group
06/06/2023
Personal interview with Dr Mª Victoria Codera, IQS professor and researcher with the GESPA group.
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Editorial

New PAH and PCB Accreditation in Atmospheric Emissions
12/05/2023
IQS has achieved an extension of the ENAC accreditation for the analysis of PCBs and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in atmospheric emissions.
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Research

New Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Against Lymphoma
09/05/2023
Researchers from the IQS Pharmaceutical Chemistry Group and the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute are collaborating on the DisX4lymph project to look for new agents for the treatment of aggressive B-cell lymphoma.
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Interview

Interview with Dr Rosa Nomen
08/05/2023
“IQS engineers have been at Expoquimia from the very beginning helping to make the Chemistry Fair so important for our country.”
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Interview

Dr Santi Nonell, the First ICREA Researcher at IQS
08/05/2023
Interview with Dr Santi Nonell, tenured professor at the IQS School of Engineering and the university’s first researcher to form part of the ICREA Academia community for excellence in research at Catalan universities.
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Doctoral thesis

Plasmin Inhibitors in Brain Trauma Treatments
05/05/2023
Dr Oriol Bosch Sanz recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he explored obtaining new candidates for inhibitors of the plasminogen/plasmin system to reduce the damage produced in the blood-brain barrier as a result of brain trauma.
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7 Questions for...

Jordi Arbusà, IQS Tech Factory Igniter
04/05/2023
Personal interview with Jordi Arbusà, IQS Tech Factory Igniter
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Doctoral thesis

Metabolic Engineering for Glycolipid Production
04/05/2023
Dr Marc Caballé recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he explored metabolic engineering as a biological alternative for the production of glycolipids with high biological interest such as α-galactosylceramide.
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Research

Proof of Concept Projects at IQS
24/04/2023
Four IQS projects have been recognized in the 2022 “Proof of Concept” call to aid them in advancing towards the development, transfer, and exploitation of the results they have achieved in their research.
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Editorial

HRS4R: Solid and Quality Implementation
21/04/2023
IQS receives support from the EC to continue and further implement the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, thus maintaining the HR Excellence in Research Seal reflecting the IQS commitment to continuous improvement of human resources policies.
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News

IQS Hosts the 13th Annual Carbohydrate Meeting
18/04/2023
From 27 to 29 March, IQS hosted the 13th Annual Spanish Carbohydrate Meeting organized by the Specialized Carbohydrate Group with the Spanish Royal Chemistry Society (RSEQ).
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7 Questions for...

Dr Helena Pla, Business Development Manager at IQS Tech Transfer
14/04/2023
Interview with Dr Helena Pla, Business Development Manager at IQS Tech Transfer
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Interview

Advanced Monitoring of the Health of Structures
14/04/2023
IQS researcher Josep Font Moré has earned one of the prestigious grants for University Professor Training, with which he will conduct his doctoral thesis where he will explore the advanced monitoring of the health of structures using Machine Learning tools.
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News

IQS-SCIEX: advances in high-resolution instrumentation
12/04/2023
As part of the collaboration agreement between IQS and the scientific instrumentation manufacturer SCIEX, two seminars were recently held to present the company's new high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) instruments and their applications.
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News

Computational Biology: discovering and optimizing new products
31/03/2023
The Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling unit within the IQS Biochemistry Laboratory works on the development and application of computational biology, artificial intelligence, and simulation methods for the discovery and optimization of high added value products for application in various sectors of activity.
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Doctoral thesis

TKI inhibitors for lypmhoma therapies
31/03/2023
Dr Victor Masip recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he designed, synthesized, and characterized potential new inhibitors of the ZAP-70 protein for peripheral T lymphoma therapies.
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Doctoral thesis

New methodologies and strategies for fluorinated gas recovery
31/03/2023
Dr Daniel Jovell recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, focused on the design and optimization of fluorinated gas recycling and recovery systems through multi-scale simulation and combining various advanced thermodynamic instruments.
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Editorial

More women’s leadership for a better world
17/03/2023
I agree with the Pope when he states that if women could fully enjoy equal opportunity, we would contribute substantially to changing the world towards peace, inclusion, solidarity, and comprehensive sustainability.
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Doctoral thesis

Gender Equality in Theses Defended at IQS in 2022
17/03/2023
More than half of the doctoral theses defended at IQS in 2022 were by women, and more than 70% of them were conducted in STEM fields.
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Research

Pioneering Techniques for the Characterization of Oligonucleotides
09/03/2023
Researchers at IQS are conducting pioneering research in the IQS-SCIEX Demo Lab to characterize and purify nucleic acids, the active principal ingredients used to develop new strategies in medicine and therapies.
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Research

New proposals with continuous flow chemistry
09/03/2023
IQS researcher Maite Molins Colomer has earned a University Professor Training Grant to conduct her doctoral thesis in which she will explore reactions in continuous flow chemistry using autocatalytic copper reactors.
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Research

Research Groups led by women
08/03/2023
Two female IQS researchers and professors lead two research groups at the university. They are Dr Ana Belén Cuenca, coordinator of the CISOL group, and Dr Meritxell Sáez, coordinator of the ADAMIQS group.
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Research

New personalized therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
07/03/2023
IQS professor Dr Cristina Fornaguera is leading the European project TumorOUT to design a new immunotherapy based on polymer nanoparticles with encapsulated antigenic mRNAs to holistically attack different mechanisms of lung cancer.
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Interview

Interview with Dr. Núria Oliva
06/03/2023
“In the Hydrolage project we’re seeking a treatment for osteoarthritis by combining a biomaterial to regenerate cartilage with gene therapy with RNA nanoparticles to treat inflammation.”
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Dr. Cristina Montañola, Professor and Researcher at the IQS School of Management
06/03/2023
Interview with Dr Cristina Montañola, professor and researcher at the IQS School of Management.
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News

IQS and ONA Futura Engage in Joint Research on Seabed Regeneration
16/02/2023
On 16 February, the framework collaboration agreement between IQS and the Ona Futura Foundation was signed with the aim of carrying out joint scientific development projects and studying their environmental and social impacts, with a special focus on protecting and regenerating the Mediterranean Sea.
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Editorial

Knowledge Transfer Offices
16/02/2023
The new Spanish Royal Decree 984/2022 establishes the creation of Knowledge Transfer Offices to enhance connections between knowledge generators and the industrial sector, work that IQS has already been undertaking for a long time.
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Research

Advanced Biomechanical Models for Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgery
06/02/2023
Led by IQS researchers, the BIOMOD project aims to develop new advanced biomechanical models through 3D techniques to improve surgical practice and the implants used in paediatric maxillofacial surgery.
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Research

Population Medicine, a New Model for Healthcare
03/02/2023
IQS is leading the European project PoPMeD-SuSDeV, with the goal of establishing a new Population Medicine paradigm and to establish a proactive healthcare model, focused on the early detection of possible disorders and diseases.
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Interview

Photodynamic Therapies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
03/02/2023
“IQS is conducting mechanistic characterization studies of light-emitting particles and the mechanism of light-induced cell death within the Light4Lungs consortium”
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Doctoral thesis

Nanostructured Surfaces by Plastic Injection
02/02/2023
Dr Tomás Baldi has recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, entitled Manufacturing of nanostructured surfaces by plastic injection molding, in which he managed to obtain nanostructured surfaces through a new plastic injection process.
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Doctoral thesis

Exploring Molecular Diversity, Searching for New Active Molecules
31/01/2023
In her doctoral thesis, Dr Leticia Manén has implemented a chemoinformatics methodology based on the selection of potentially active molecules, going far beyond the processes of hit-to-lead optimization and the claimed Markush space.
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Editorial

New Recognition for the Quality of IQS Research Groups
17/01/2023
IQS is pleased to share the recognition given by AGAUR to the research groups that make up the teaching and research staff at our school, enabling us to affirm that IQS research is extensive and consolidated.
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Doctoral thesis

New Approaches to Fused Filament Fabrication
13/01/2023
Dr Ariadna Chueca recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she provides solutions to overcome the current limitations in additive manufacturing using Fused Filament Fabrication technology and practical recommendations for its use.
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Research

A Solution for Paediatric Aortic Coarctation
13/01/2023
IQS researchers are leading the Polycoarct project with the aim of improving current solutions to paediatric aortic coarctation, adapting them to children’s growth, and reducing the number of new surgical interventions.
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Doctoral thesis

New In Vitro Predictive Models for Pancreatic Cancer
09/01/2023
Dr Nausika Betriu recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she studied various aspects related to the progression of pancreatic cancer using physiological models based on three-dimensional cultures.
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Research

Micro RNAs to Treat Depression
09/01/2023
IQS is one of the members of the DemiRNApy project, one of the 36 research projects selected by the Fundació Marató TV3 charitable fundraising drive in its 2021 edition dedicated to mental health, with the aim of developing nanotherapies to treat depression.
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Dr Mihály T. Borsi, Professor and Researcher with the SEE Group
09/01/2023
Dr Mihály T. Borsi, Professor at the IQS School of Management and researcher with the Social Economics and Ethics group (SEE).
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Editorial

New IQS-JEOL NMR Demo Lab
02/12/2022
IQS will boast a JEOL nuclear magnetic resonance demo laboratory, a new platform that will feature two state-of-the-art spectrometers with "High Tech" technologies in terms of digital signals and high frequencies.
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Research

Structural solutions through additive manufacturing
01/12/2022
Thanks to the potential of additive manufacturing, IQS researchers have reproduced a wide range of natural shapes and bio-inspired designs to obtain lighter, more sustainable, and more efficient structural solutions.
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Research

The FusionCAT project comes to an end
01/12/2022
Researchers with the Electrometric Methods Laboratory at IQS formed part of FusionCAT, a project that has made it possible to bring a dynamic scientific community together in Catalonia that was able to make rather significant contributions in the field of fusion.
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Doctoral thesis

New electrochemical lithium sensors
01/12/2022
Dr Marc Nel·lo recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he developed electrochemical lithium sensors that are suitable for being applied in future fusion reactors, thus opening the doors to advances in this type of energy.
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7 Questions for...

Dr Núria Oliva, IQS professor and researcher with the GEMAT Group
01/12/2022
Interview with Dr Núria Oliva, IQS professor and researcher with the GEMAT group.
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Research

Click and Bioorthogonal Chemistry
08/11/2022
Various IQS researchers are using winning methodologies from the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in their research in the fields of biomedicine, nanotechnology, and the search for new drugs.
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Editorial

The Matthew Effect and New Funding Proposals
04/11/2022
Chance will play a decisive factor among proposals that reach certain minimum quality requirements. This is what the United Kingdom and other countries are proposing in upcoming calls for public grants to fund research.
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News

7500 QTRAP®, a Device for Trace Analysis
04/11/2022
IQS boasts a Triple Quad™ 7500 LC-MS/MS System – QTRAP® device, the triple quad mass spectrometer with the highest sensitivity SCIEX offers, featuring expansive linear range, precision, and instrumental accuracy.
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Doctoral thesis

Consumer Behaviour in the Digital Economy
03/11/2022
Dr Félix Friederich defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, based on three studies about the market challenges related to consumer engagement with new digital products.
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7 Questions for...

Dr Antoni Olivé, Professor and Researcher with the IQS School of Management
03/11/2022
Interview with Dr Antoni Olivé, Professor and Researcher with the IQS School of Management
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Research

Invisible, Targeted mRNA Vaccines
03/11/2022
The GEMAT group at IQS is working on the zwiRNA project with the goal of designing a new state-of-the-art therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of lung cancer.
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Editorial

New postdocs join IQS under the INVESTIGO Programme
18/10/2022
Seven postdoc researchers will join various IQS research groups thanks to the support of the Investigo Programme, financed through Next Generation EU and Government of Catalonia funding.
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News

Science and Innovation in the Cosmetics Industry
05/10/2022
IQS Tech Transfer and the Beauty Cluster organize and hold an event featuring innovation as the leading force behind competitiveness in the cosmetics sector.
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Research

Mathematical Models for Cellular Destination Prediction
30/09/2022
Dr Meritxell Sáez of IQS is conducting a line of research on "Mathematical modelling of embryonic development biology" with the aim of understanding and predicting decision-making at the cellular level.
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Interview

Theranostic Photosensitizing Agents for Phosphorescence-Guided Surgery
30/09/2022
"It is essential to have adequate tools in order to study complex systems, and photonics is an ideal discipline considering its non-invasive nature, occupying an essential place in research"
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News

IQS Welcomes the First Presentation of the New GAMP Guide in Spain
29/09/2022
IQS and ISPE coordinated the first presentation of the new GAMP® 5 Guide Second Edition in Spain, held at IQS on 21 September
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7 Questions for...

Dr. Daniela Freund, Professor and Researcher
29/09/2022
7 questions for Dr Daniela Freund, professor and researcher at the IQS School of Management.
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Editorial

New Knowledge Generation Projects
13/09/2022
The six IQS projects that have been awarded grants for the next three years, within the framework of the 2021 "Knowledge Generation Projects" call for grants, have a total budget of nearly €830,000. In addition, two of them were also awarded FPI predoctoral grants.
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Interview

Interview with IQS Tech Factory
02/09/2022
“Entrepreneurship is part of the DNA at IQS and it’s important to unearth all this talent and grow connections with the institution”
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Doctoral thesis

Hydrogel Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment
02/09/2022
Dr José Antonio Durán defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he developed dressings with hydrogels as platforms for the controlled release of miRNAs for diabetic foot ulcer treatment.
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IQS Hosts the MedChem 2022 European Conference
01/09/2022
A fantastic success both in terms of attendees and content, IQS hosted and sponsored the 11th meeting of the Paul-Ehrlich Euro-PhD Network, part of the MedChem 2022 Conference.
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7 Questions for...

Dr. Luciano Dibona, researcher with the AppLightChem Group
01/09/2022
Entrevista al Dr.Luciano Dibona, investigador de IQS School of Engineering
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Interview

Producing masked antibodies through targeted evolution
01/09/2022
“In the ADC2GBM project, we're combining our experience in targeted evolution and antibody engineering to develop activatable antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme”
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Editorial

Collaboration with Suppliers: Another Way to Engage in Transfer Activities
20/07/2022
IQS has established a wide range of partnerships with scientific equipment suppliers with the goal of promoting advanced research that can lead to results which can be transferred to industry.
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News

IQS, Committed to Biotechnology for Cosmetics and Perfumes
15/07/2022
IQS is working to develop new active ingredients and processes in the field of enzymes and plant stem cells for cosmetics and perfumes.
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News

IQS holds the first international workshop on the chinese development model
14/07/2022
IQS recently hosted the first international workshop on the Chinese development model, entitled defying mainstream economic theories to achieve unprecedented progress.
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Doctoral thesis

Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion
11/07/2022
Dr Georgina Curto defended her doctoral thesis entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion: An Analysis of Bias Against the Poor," a pioneering work that provides empirical evidence about the existence of aporophobia in Artificial Intelligence systems and social networks.
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News

New Therapies to Treat Leukaemia
08/07/2022
IQS has participated in the European project PROTEOblood, a cross-border project with the aim of studying and seeking new leukaemia and lymphoma treatments through understanding protein degradation and destruction cycles.
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Dr Jorge Matute, Professor and Researcher at the IQS School of Management
07/07/2022
Interview with Dr Jorge Matute, Professor and Researcher at the IQS School of Management.
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Editorial

Dr Antoni Planas i Sauter, Scholar with the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona
27/06/2022
Dr Antoni Planas i Sauter has been named a scholar with the 3rd Chemistry section of the RACAB, a very important honour for IQS and one that recognizes the outstanding career of one of its professors.
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News

IQS Sponsors the First Biomedical Glycoscience Summer School
20/06/2022
IQS sponsored the inaugural edition of the Biomedical Glycoscience Summer School, organized by the Specialized Carbohydrates Group with the RSEQ in which over 40 researchers in the field of glycosciences participated.
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Research

Biostimulants and Alternative Proteins
15/06/2022
The CTPTI Bioprocess Pilot Plant at IQS has recently carried out various collaborative efforts with companies on projects and developing innovative products in the fields of biostimulants and alternative proteins.
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News

Raman Spectroscopy
15/06/2022
IQS has a RAMAN DRX2 Microscope instrument for material characterization. This technique makes it possible to obtain information on the chemical composition of organic and inorganic compounds in any material condition and even in aqueous solutions.
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Doctoral thesis

Study of the Structure and Function of Proteasomes
14/06/2022
Dr Bernat Coll defended his doctoral thesis at IQS on 21 February, in which he characterized the SUMOylation of the Rpn5 protein within the context of the proteasome, with an additional study of protein degradation and the potential of chimeric proteins as therapeutic tools.
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Dr. Ramón Palau
13/06/2022
Dr. Ramón Palau, PHD and researcher with the IQS School of Management
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Interview

Interview with Dr José Rodrigo Magaña and Dr Cristina Fornaguera
10/06/2022
"My contribution to the ANTIEMT project is designing genetic material transporters. They are invisible polymers for most of the body's cells, except for tumor cells, to which they are targeted as ‘ninjas.’"
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Research

New Peptide and Protein Characterization and Purification Instruments
18/05/2022
IQS has acquired three chromatography instruments for peptide and protein characterization and purification, with funding from the Fundación “la Caixa” Junior Leader Fellowships programme.
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Doctoral thesis

A Bioabsorbable Patch to Treat Aortic Dissection
16/05/2022
In her doctoral thesis conducted at IQS, Dr Noemí Balà has designed a specific device to treat aortic dissection featuring mechanical properties similar to those of the artery, making it possible to improve current treatments.
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Cristina Díaz
12/05/2022
Interview to Dr Cristina Díaz, researcher with the GEMAT group at the IQS School of Engineering.
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News

Givaudan visits the IQS Bioprocess Plant
12/05/2022
The representatives from Givaudan Ibérica were able to take a guided tour of the Bioprocess Pilot Plant, led by Dr Planas himself, where they discovered the possibilities offered by this facility first-hand.
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Research

Detection of Deltamethrin in Pine Needles
10/05/2022
IQS is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Research and Technology Institute’s (IRTA) Fruit Growing – Agroforestry Group and the Government of Catalonia’s Catalan Forestry Agency to develop an analytical method to detect and quantify Deltamethrin. Deltamethrin is an insecticide in the pyrethroid family used to combat pests in stone pine, currently in the trial phase to control Leptoglossus occidentalis.
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Interview

Dr Josep A. Rom, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at the URL
10/05/2022
"Within the University's Research and Innovation Office – which could be defined as a node, a transit station, or a hub for contacts – we can't help in terms of carrying out projects, but we can act as a transit space to connect different groups at our schools."
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José Rodrigo Magaña
21/04/2022
Interview to Dr. José Rodrigo Magaña, postdoctoral researcher with the GEMAT group
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News

A Highly Innovative and Entrepreneurial Unit
19/04/2022
Within the field of Advanced Materials, IQS has created various spinoffs thanks to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of numerous professors and researchers at the university.These initiatives are a clear example of the importance of knowledge transfer from the academic and higher education world to industry.
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News

Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Unit: Services for Industry
19/04/2022
The R&D&i services and technology transfer offered by IQS Tech Transfer to companies has grown even greater since the end of 2019 through the launch of the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Unit located within the Process Transfer and Integrative Technologies Centre (CTPTI) at IQS.
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News

Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Unit: Equipment
19/04/2022
The Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Unit within the Process Transfer and Integrative Technology Transfer Centre (CTPTI) at IQS boasts several laboratories equipped for research and technology transfer activities mainly related to particle and cell characterization and the analysis and characterization of polymeric materials, biomaterials, ceramic materials, and graphene, among others.
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Editorial

Data Integrity Seminar
22/03/2022
In collaboration with the consulting firm ASYVAL SL, a conference dedicated to the implementation of data integrity has been held at IQS, a policy that ensures that data and records are complete, consistent, secure and accurate, and that they are available throughout their lifecycle.
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Mar Guitert
21/03/2022
Dr Mar Guitert, professor and researcher with the IQS School of Management
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Research

Fighting Against Emerging Drugs
16/03/2022
IQS participates in the European project NEXTGenPS, with the aim of detecting addictive and potentially hallucinogenic substances and facilitating the implementation of control measures for them in the European Union.
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Doctoral thesis

Obtaining HMOs through Enzymatic Synthesis
16/03/2022
Dr. Mireia Castejón recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, where she has managed to obtain the tetrasaccharide compound lacto-N-tetraose, present in breast milk, by enzymatic synthesis. This opens the door to obtaining new biocatalysts for the synthesis of HMO oligosaccharides by this route.
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Research

Advancing Towards Fusion Energy
16/03/2022
Inside the EUROfusion project, in which IQS researchers participate, the 59 Megajoules fusion energy record was reached for five seconds, a giant leap forward for fusion reaction power generation.
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Interview

Interview with Jordi Ficapal, Director of the Tourism, Sustainability, and Innovation Department at IQS
16/03/2022
"IQS, and throught the ICT+Tourism promoted by ACCIÓ, aims to help transform the tourism sector through new technologies, bringing them closer to companies and providing them with strategic judgement in using them."
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Research

Obtaining an artificial placenta, a highly disruptive project
16/03/2022
IQS is participating alongside other technological and medical research centers in Barcelona on a highly advanced and pioneering project in Europe to produce and use an artificial placenta to ensure survival for extremely premature newborns.
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Editorial

Researchers and Labour Reform
24/02/2022
Is the new labor reform designed to improve the job stability of research staff at universities and research centers? To what extent will the future Law of Science be able to solve its shortages?
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Research

Activatable antibodies in targeted therapies
18/02/2022
Dr Oller from IQS has recently received a grant from the Semilla programme with the Spanish Cancer Society (AECC) to work on new types of activatable antibodies against a specific marker of resistant cancer cells.
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Brain Glycogen and Neurodegenerative Diseases
17/02/2022
Dr Jordi Duran, a researcher of IQS, carries out a project of the study of the physiological role of brain glycogen and its involvement in certain neurodegenerative diseases (pathological role)
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Interview

Interview with Oriol Martínez Huguet, CEO of GasN2
17/02/2022
"The Business-University relationship must be very close, each one with its needs and way of working, in a complex but necessary balance within this symbiosis, which in the end, echoes positively throughout society"
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News

IQS Teaches its First Bioprocesses Course for Companies
17/02/2022
The company Syva, specialized in animal health, has received the first training course in the design and optimization of bioprocesses, organized by the IQS Bioprocess Pilot Plant.
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Research

Aortyx Receives €2.5 Million Euros from the European Commission’s EIC Accelerator Programme
14/02/2022
The IQS spinoff company, Aortyx, has received €2.5 million euros in "Grant first" funding through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Programme. Also, Dr Inés Moreno received one of the prestigious Torres Quevedo Grants at the end of 2021 to conduct her research in this spinoff company.
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Dr. Gilda Hernández-Maskvivker
14/02/2022
Dr Gilda Hernández, Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management at IQS.
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Editorial

Introducing Our New Website!
25/01/2022
With a completely revamped design, updated content and improved usability, techtransfer.iqs.edu responds more precisely to users' needs.
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Research

Analysis of Neurotoxic Compounds in Water. COGNIRISK Project
21/01/2022
Researchers from IQS and IDAEA-CSIC collaborate in this project for the analysis of neurotoxic compounds present in water, using advanced methodologies that improve the detection of these compounds and the characterisation of their risk.
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New Synthesis Challenges. BISiboNds Project
21/01/2022
Researchers from IQS and IQAC are working together on the development of new synthetic methodologies where they explore the combined use of catalytic systems with the great versatility of chemical elements such as Boron, Iodine and Silicon.
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Research

Success Story in Strategic Collaboration between Business and University
21/01/2022
IQS and COMSA Corporación have been working together since 2017 on research, technology and knowledge transfer, a successful collaboration that has so far resulted in five research projects and an industrial doctorate.
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Doctoral thesis

Optimization of the Silicone Hydrosilylation Process with Platinum Catalysts
20/01/2022
Dr. Anna del Pino recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, on the optimisation of the manufacturing process of sanitary quality silicone tubes. The research has been carried out within the Industrial Doctorate Plan, in collaboration with the company Venair.
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Javier Fernández
20/01/2022
Dr Javier Fernández, professor with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the IQS School of Engineering
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Editorial

The Commitment to Technology Transfer from Universities
21/12/2021
Xavier Aldeguer, General Director of Knowledge Transfer, has conveyed to us the will of the Generalitat de Catalunya to increase the transfer of the university system to the productive system, within the framework of the National Agreement for the Knowledge Society.
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Research

New 3D printer at IQS to manufacture arterial models
17/12/2021
The IQS Industrial Products Engineering Laboratory equipment has been expanded with the recent incorporation of the Form 3BL 3D printer, for the manufacture of full-scale polymeric arteries.
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Research

Advancing towards the Elimination of Fluorinated Gases
16/12/2021
The GESPA group at IQS and the URV are working together on the STOP-F-GAS project, where they are studying, within the framework of the circular economy, the development of new technologies for absorbing fluorinated gases for their reuse and obtaining new, more sustainable refrigerant products.
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Interview

Interview with Dr María Tarragona
16/12/2021
"The HIPRA vaccine project is a big challenge and very exciting. I had never been in a project with such a degree of involvement, and with that scope. We live it with a lot of heart and with a lot of emotion "
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Xavier Ortiz
16/12/2021
Dr. Xavier Ortiz, professor and researcher with the Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry at the IQS School of Engineering
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Editorial

Industrial Property Training within the Framework of the FORTUT Project
25/11/2021
Under the title “From an idea to the market,” the aim has been to visualize the technology transfer process from the outset when someone comes up with an idea and wants to protect it up to the signing of a license agreement with a third party
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Interview

Interview with Dr Joan J. Guinovart. Director Emeritus with the Biomedical Research Institute (IRB). Professor Emeritus at the University of Barcelona
24/11/2021
“Many of my research lines have been transferred to IQS and I expect there will be even more crossover as IQS opens up in biomedical areas in a solid bet“.
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Research

Self-Assembled Nanosystems for Phototheranostic Applications
24/11/2021
Researchers from IQS and UAM collaborate in the PhotoSMS project to develop "all-in-one" photodynamic agents capable of forming nanostructures with phototherapeutic activity.
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Jordi Duran
24/11/2021
Dr. Jordi Duran Castells, professor with the Department of Bioengineering and researcher at the IQS School of Engineering
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Research

Graflavor: a New Olfactory Pollutant Capturing System
24/11/2021
IQS and the company Hausmann have collaborated in the development of an innovative system for the elimination of olfactory contamination in the process of water used in the manufacture of flavourings, based on its capture using graphene oxide.
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Research

Analysis and Monitoring of Cyanotoxins
24/11/2021
The IQS Environmental Laboratory and the SCIEX_IQS Demo Lab have started to work together in the development of analytical methods for the control of cyanotoxins, using advanced HPLC-MS techniques.
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Research

Development of a new endovascular medical device
26/10/2021
Within the Collaboration Challenges program, Aortyx and the GEMAT group collaborate in the development and preclinical validation of a new endovascular medical device with localized and controlled release of anti-progression drugs for aneurysms.
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New Digital Microscope at IQS to Study Industrial Component Surfaces
26/10/2021
The SEAT-IQS Applied Mechanics Laboratory has recently acquired a new Olympus DSX1000 digital microscope, the latest addition to the various advanced inspection and non-destructive analysis equipment that the laboratory features.
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Editorial

Scientific dissemination and outreach
26/10/2021
Both scientific dissemination and dissemination are communication activities. Scientific articles are the essential way to disseminate the results of a project to the scientific community, while dissemination actions are aimed at a more general public to make scientific knowledge more accessible to citizens.
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Research

IQS Receives Funding from Chelsea’s Hope for Lafora Disease Research
21/10/2021
The Lafora disease patients association "Chelsea's Hope Lafora Children Research Fund" has just granted Dr Jordi Duran, Professor of Bioengineering at IQS, new funding for his research on this rare neurodegenerative disease.
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Research

Research Agreement between IQS and PerkinElmer on ICP-MS Applications
21/10/2021
IQS (Ramon Llull University) and PerkinElmer have recently signed a partnership agreement to offer a new Industrial Doctorate (ID) as part of the Government of Catalonia's Industrial Doctorate Plan , co-financed between the company and the university.
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MERITXELL SÁEZ
21/10/2021
Dr Meritxell Sáez, Professor with the IQS Department of Quantitative Methods
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Interview

Interview with Dr Flavio Comim, Coordinator of the SEE Research Group
21/10/2021
“Our research, on measures of vulnerability or the fragility of social structures, can help to fulfil an objective that is very important for our university, which is supporting our social mission.”
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Doctoral thesis

Microneedles for immunotherapies
21/10/2021
Dr Núria Puigmal defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, where she has developed new dermal microneedles for immunotherapies, which can perform the dual function of drug release platform and treatment monitoring.
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Interview

Interview with Ion Arocena, General Manager of ASEBIO
19/10/2021
"Within the framework of the Next Generation Recovery Plan, collaboration between Academia and Business is essential, from centres such as IQS, to promote Technological Cooperation, to work together to promote the change that this country needs and to make a clear commitment to the future".
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News

IQS Participates in the Unprecedented Virtual Forum Events Held by Expoquimia
19/10/2021
Alongside several researchers and professors from the IQS School of Engineering, IQS has once again taken part in the events and seminars held as part of the Expoquimia 2021 event to showcase the essential role of the university in technology innovation and transfer in Spain.
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Research

Activatable Antibodies to Increase Selectivity for Brain Tumour Therapies
19/10/2021
In the Materials Engineering Group (GEMAT) at the IQS School of Engineering, the team led by Dr Benjami Oller Salvia is working to take on two of the great challenges with GBM therapies.
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Research

TQ-GCMS/MS, an Alternative Technique for Dioxin Analysis
04/10/2021
Shimadzu has given IQS, through Izasa Scientific, the TQ-8050NX equipment, a triple quadrupole GCMS with advanced specifications that is used for the evaluation in the analysis of dioxins and the development of related specific methodologies.
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Margalida Artigues
04/10/2021
Margalida Artigues, investigadora postdoctoral de IQS Sciex Demo Lab
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IQS’s Commitment to Expoquimia
04/10/2021
IQS was present at the latest edition of Expoquimia that took place between 14 and 17 September at the Barcelona Fairgrounds.
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Doctoral thesis

Photosensitive Targeted Nanocarriers for Selective Delivery of Photodynamic Therapy
29/07/2021
Dr Elena de las Heras recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she has designed and developed new photo-immuno-chemo-nanotransporters, which have shown high photodynamic activity against tumour cells and are effective and safe for the photodynamic delivery of doxorubicin on demand.
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Doctoral thesis

Bacteriophobic Nanostructured Surfaces
29/07/2021
Dr Cristina García has recently defended her doctoral thesis at IQS, in which she has developed a urinary catheter equipped with a micro-and nano-structured coating with bacteriophobic characteristics, offering a clear alternative to commercial catheters.
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Research

Plastic Surfaces with Advanced Functionalities
27/07/2021
Within the Industries of the Future community, IQS has participated in the PLASTFUN project where advanced surface functionalities and their large-scale production have been defined, and now has a validated simulation tool for optimising parameters under industrial conditions.
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News

Building a Better Future
27/07/2021
IQS was present at a new edition of 4YFN with its entrepreneurship centre IQS Tech Factory, consolidating its leadership position in the world of industrial technology entrepreneurship.
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News

Pharmacokinetic and Efficacy Studies
27/07/2021
IQS and the company Xenopat recently signed a collaboration agreement to carry out joint research projects concerning cancer and offer services to third parties by combining both entities' experience, including ADME-Tox, computational prediction, and in vivo efficacy studies, among other pharmacokinetic studies.
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Ibuki Kusano
27/07/2021
Ibuki Kusano, Industrial Engineering professor and member of the Industrial Process Engineering Group (GEPI) at the IQS School of Engineering
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Editorial

Bio: the IQS Symbiosis between Teaching, Research, and Transfer
27/07/2021
The IQS Master's Degree in Bioengineering has been recognized by the El Mundo 250 Masters 2021 ranking as the best postgraduate programme in the area of Biosciences in Catalonia
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MARTÍ LECINA
03/06/2021
Dr. Martí Lecina, Profesor de Bioprocesos y Biotecnología de IQS School of Engineering.
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Doctoral thesis

Materiales zwitteriónicos para aplicaciones biomédicas
03/06/2021
El Dr. Pol Cabanach ha defendido recientemente su tesis doctoral en IQS, en la que desarrolla dos tecnologías basadas en materiales zwitteriónicos: un sistema oral de liberación de fármacos para el tratamiento de la malaria y una fotorresistencia para la microimpresión de micro-robots no-inmunogénicos.
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Doctoral thesis

Nuevo sistema de sellado para cirugía fetal
03/06/2021
El Dr. Germán Febas defendió recientemente su tesis doctoral realizada en el grupo GEMAT de IQS, donde ha desarrollado y patentado un dispositivo médico que sella el orificio realizado en la membrana corioamniótica después de una fetoscopia, con el objetivo final de reducir el riesgo de rotura de esta membrana y salvar la vida del futuro bebé.
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News

Descifrando el ‘milagro’ del crecimiento económico chino
03/06/2021
El profesor de IQS, el Dr. Octasiano Valerio Mendoza lidera el proyecto Chinequaljustice, que tiene el objetivo de estudiar las desigualdades económicas y sociales en China, desde un modelo económico novedoso basado en la teoría Capability Approach, entendiendo el bienestar en términos de las capacidades y del funcionamiento de las personas.
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Reconocimiento digital de estructuras químicas dibujadas a mano
03/06/2021
IQS Tech Transfer y la empresa Vision Arcanum colaboran en un proyecto para el reconocimiento digital de estructuras químicas dibujadas a mano, en pantalla táctil o en papel, utilizando modernas técnicas de visión por ordenador (Modern Computer Vision Techniques) basadas en Machine Learning.
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Interview

Carles Navarro, General Manager of BASF Spain SL
03/06/2021
BASF has contributed to the construction of the Advanced Nanotechnology and Materials Laboratory with the IQS Process Transfer and Integrative Technologies Centre (CTPTI).
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Editorial

Patents: Transferring Research Results beyond the University
02/06/2021
IQS firmly believes that patents are of vital importance and that they allow us to position ourselves in certain industrial environments. They add value to what we do and are a way of transferring the results of our scientific activity to society. For this reason, we aim for every patent application to be accompanied by a strategy for its commercialization via a license to a company or a spinoff that makes its industrial application viable.
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MARTA GUERRA
03/05/2021
Dra. Marta Guerra, miembro del grupo de investigación GEMAT de IQS School of Engineering.
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Interview

Dr Cristina Alonso, Corporate Director of HSE with the Bayer Group
03/05/2021
“I am a scientist at heart, that science is very important, and that it only translates into a benefit for society when it is conducted with ethical values such as rigour, transparency, and integrity. These values were instilled in me during my education at IQS”.
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News

Nuevo equipo en el IQS-SCIEX Demo Lab
03/05/2021
IQS dispone de un nuevo equipo de ultra gama, SCIEX Triple Quad™ 7500 LC-MS/MS System – QTRAP®, instalado en el recientemente creado IQS-SCIEX Demo Lab, que permitirá ampliar las posibilidades de investigación avanzada y la oferta de transferencia de tecnología a la industria.
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Research

UV-LED Lamps for Sustainability in Water Treatment (REGiREU)
03/05/2021
Researchers from IQS have been part of the REGiREU project, in which the objective is to replace the current management of the water cycle with a model in accordance with the principles of Circular Economy, leading the study to replace mercury lamps with UV- LEDs.
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Research

New Generation of Drugs against Neurotoxic Industrial Chemicals (NeuroTICs)
03/05/2021
Researchers from IQS are part of the NeuroTICs project, a consortium created to establish a new generation of therapeutic agents against poisoning by neurotoxic agents, as well as to determine their action, using zebrafish and rodent models for the study.
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Editorial

Ramon Llull University (URL) Celebrates Its Thirtieth Anniversary
03/05/2021
On 10 May 1991, the proposal to create Ramon Llull University was unanimously approved by the Parliament of Catalonia, under Law 12/1991, published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia (DOGC).
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PAU LEIVAR
04/04/2021
Profesor del Departamento de Bioingeniería i miembro del Grupo de Química Biológica y Biotecnología (GQBB) de IQS School of Engineering.
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Research

Lighter structures with AM/3DP (TRANSPORT)
04/04/2021
Researchers from IQS have participated in the TRANSPORT project, leading the development and optimization activities of "lattice" type structures to achieve lighter parts through 3D printing, thus providing knowledge and experience in the field of additive manufacturing.
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Research

Tracheal stent: example of 3D printing applied to the healthcare industry (QuirofAM)
04/04/2021
Within the framework of the QuirofAM project, the CIM center, the IQS GEMAT group and the Tractivus spin-off, have co-developed a 3D printer that allows printing of medical grade silicone for the manufacture of medical devices. As a first demonstrator, the researchers have developed a completely customized tracheal stent.
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News

Protein hydrolysates for animal feed
04/04/2021
The Biochemistry Laboratory at IQS has analysis techniques to verify if the protein hydrolysates comply with European standards which limits the presence of proteins with a molecular weight over 10kDa.
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Interview

Dra. Mª del Carmen Llasat. Catedrática de Física de la Atmósfera
04/04/2021
“Formar parte del Patronato de la Fundación IQS es para mí una oportunidad de intercambio de conocimientos, de aprendizaje y, por qué no, de perseguir el sueño de que IQS sea el referente de sostenibilidad, en el sentido más amplio, dentro de UNIJES”.
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Editorial

Next Generation EU
04/04/2021
In front of the Next Generation stage, we all have an extraordinary opportunity that we must seize, not only to recover, but also to come out even stronger and make way for the Next Generation.
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7 Questions for...

Beatrice Ravasio
05/03/2021
Beatrice is a doctoral Student in Industrial Engineering with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the IQS School of Engineering.
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News

Continuous Chemical Processes Unit. Services for industry
05/03/2021
The offer of R&D&i services that IQS Tech Transfer provides companies has been expanded since 2020 with the launch of the Continuous Chemical Processes Unit, installed in the CTPTI at IQS, which is aimed at improving fine chemistry processes to make them safer, faster, and cleaner.
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News

Continuous Chemical Processes Unit. Auxiliary analytical services.
05/03/2021
With Process Analytical Technology (PAT), it is possible to monitor the reactions that take place in the Flow Chem Unit reactors. Moreover, any substance or mixture can be characterized with the equipment in the Thermal Analysis Laboratory (DSC and TGA).
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Continuous Chemical Processes Unit. Facilities and Equipment
04/03/2021
The facilities and equipment at the CTPTI Continuous Chemical Processes Unit make it possible to apply new advanced manufacturing technologies in fine chemicals, which opens up the possibility of comprehensively developing safer, faster, and cleaner chemical processes.
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Interview

Francisco Carrión, Director of R&D and Analytical Development at Lebsa
04/03/2021
"Collaboration between companies and research centres is beneficial for both parties, because it's a source of technological ideas and possibilities and because it provides knowledge about what the market is looking for and what it needs."
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Editorial

Continuous Chemical Processes Unit
04/03/2021
Through the publication and dissemination of this special issue dedicated to the Continuous Chemical Processes Unit, we would like to present the facility, the equipment and instruments that comprise it, the various services that we can offer to industry, and the excellent personnel without whom the project would not be a reality.
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Doctoral thesis

Local administration of nitric oxide in gene therapy
05/02/2021
La tesis doctoral defendida recientemente por el Dr. Mario López está centrada en terapias duales para el tratamiento de enfermedades cardiovasculares y antimicrobianas, basadas en la administración de óxido nítrico, introducido en vectores poliméricos de pBAE.
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MAGDA FAIJES
05/02/2021
Dra. Magda Faijes, Profesora del Departamento de Bioingeniería y miembro del Grupo de Química Biológica y Biotecnología de IQS School of Engineering.
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Interview

Dr Carles Malet Falcó, new Associate Director of Business and Strategy
05/02/2021
“We want that when a student joins the IQS family, they feel that they're supported by IQS for their entire life, even beyond their period as a student, IQS will be by their side throughout their professional life. IQS offers all the elements to provide COMPREHENSIVE value to our stakeholders, and we must take advantage of all this to the fullest. ”
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News

Confocal Microscopy
05/02/2021
IQS has a Leica SP8 Confocal Scanning Microscope used for any application that involves the analysis of images that emit fluorescence, on their own or if they have been previously labeled with fluorophores, that allows the analysis of materials and biomaterials in addition to the analysis of biological tissues and cell culture.
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Research

Adhesive patch for arterial repairs
05/02/2021
IQS researchers of the Endovascular Repair Patch project, carried out within the AGAUR 'Product' call, have achieved both the definitive design of the deployer and the biocompatible materials that allow the administration of a patch for the repair of arteries affected by aortic dissection .
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Editorial

Donations, patronage, and sponsorships
05/02/2021
To everyone who contributes to IQS through donations, sponsorships, or patronage, we thank you all. We will never tire of acknowledging your commitment to IQS. We know that you are here with us and that we can count on you.
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7 Questions for...

Albert Gibert
08/01/2021
Dr. Albert Gibert, Profesor de IQS School of Engineering e investigador del Grupo de Química Farmacéutica.
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Doctoral thesis

Impact of human and financial factors on sustainability
08/01/2021
In her doctoral thesis carried out at IQS School of Management, Dr. Nour Chams shows the impact of the human factor and financial indicators on sustainability performance in a group of companies with an international perspective.
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Doctoral thesis

New biological platform for the production of glycoglycerolipids
08/01/2021
In her doctoral thesis carried out in the Department of Bioengineering of IQS, Dr Núria Orive designed different metabolic engineering strategies to increase the production of glycoglycerolipids, interesting products due to their potential use as vaccine adjuvants or tumor suppressors.
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Interview

Dr Borrós and Dr Fornaguera, leaders of the CoviNanoVax project
08/01/2021
“We have our mRNA encapsulated, which appears from the outset that it will be immunogenic, stable and non-toxic, with stable nanoparticles at 4ºC, and obtained through an easily scalable process.“
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News

Analysis of nitrosamines, nitrites, and nitrates in drugs
08/01/2021
In July 2018, public health authorities became aware of the presence of the N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity in Valsartan batches for the first time. In the following months, other nitrosamines in drugs were detected from the same family (sartans), such as Ibersartan or Losartan, and in other drugs such as pioglitazone, ranitidine, and metformin.
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Editorial

HR Excellence in Research
08/01/2021
In 2005, the European Commission adopted a European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers with the aim of making research careers in Europe more attractive. It also promoted the HRS4R (Human Resources Strategy for Research) strategy to support universities, research institutions, and organisations that fund research with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development of an attractive European labour market for researchers.
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PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

EUROFUSION (EUROPEAN RESEARCH ROADMAP FOR NUCLEAR FUSION)

Implementation of activities described in the Roadmap to Fusion during Horizon Europe through a joint programme of the members of the EUROfusion consortium
Funding Agency:
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Electrochemistry and Bioanalysis Group (EQBA)
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Dispositivo médico aneurisma

Desarrollo y validación preclínica de un dispositivo médico endovascular con liberación localizada y controlada de fármaco anti-progresión de aneurisma
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Materials Engineering (GEMAT)
Vascular Engineering and Applied Biomedicine Group (GEVAB)
Chemical & Synthetic Biology for Biotherapies (ChemSynBio)
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LIGHT4LUNGS (Fotones y radicales de O2 para combatir infecciones resistentes a antibioticos)

Desarrollo de un aerosol innovador que alimenta con fotones las vías respiratorias generando radicales de oxígeno para combatir infecciones de las vías respiratorias resistentes al uso de antibióticos.
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Research Group Link:
Applied Photobiological Chemistry (AppLightChem)
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