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Institution of scientific cooperation of 7 top Catalan research centres: CRG, IBEC, ICFO, ICIQ, ICN2, IFAE and IRB Barcelona.
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Researchers from the #BISTCommunity @crg.eu and @harvard.edu have developed popEVE, a new AI model trained on genetic data from hundreds of thousands of species that can diagnose rare diseases using only a patient’s own genome.

Published today in Nature Genetics
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Two #BISTCommunity researchers receive @caixaresearch.bsky.social #HealthResearch funding!

🎉 Zaida Álvarez Pinto (@ibecbarcelona.eu) to test spinal cord injury treatments
🎉 Maria Macias (@irbbarcelona.org) to develop new treatments for Myhre syndrome

Learn more ➡️ bist.eu/la-caixa-fou...
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#BISTcommunity @icreacommunity.bsky.social Prof. María Macias @irbbarcelona.org receives a #Health Research Grant from @caixaresearch.bsky.social

Find more about the project 👇
1/ 🧬 Myhre syndrome is a rare genetic disease with no cure that affects children and causes heart and respiratory problems and intellectual disability.

With a #Health Research grant, Maria J. Macias (@maciaslab.bsky.social) is developing new compounds to treat it. 👇

https://tinyurl.com/5cx6s22m
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Congratulations to @ibecbarcelona.eu's Meritxell Serra-Casablanca & Samuel Sánchez whose research has received third place in the 2025 Vanguardia de la Ciencia Awards! 🎉
Ahir, Meritxell Serra-Casablancas i Samuel Sánchez, van rebre el tercer Premi Vanguardia de la Ciència pels seus nanorobots contra el càncer de bufeta.🥉

El guardó reconeix la investigació d’excel·lència liderada per dones científiques a Espanya.
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🌌 Quantum science meets art, debate and discovery at the Biennal Ciutat i Ciència in Barcelona (18-23 Nov).

Read how the #BISTCommunity is involved — and how you learn about #QuantumScience online:

bist.eu/learn-think-...
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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La @fcri.bsky.social i el @bist.eu obren les inscripcions de la 8a edició de #científiques, que se celebrarà l’11 de febrer de 2026, coincidint amb el Dia Internacional de la Dona i la Nena en la Ciència:

cientifiques.cat

#DonesiCiència #11F
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Prof. Galán-Mascarós from @iciq.org, along with Prof. Reuter (@fhi-mpg.bsky.social), Prof. Lauritsen (@au.dk) & Prof. Écija (@imdeanano.bsky.social) receive an @erc.europa.eu #SynergyGrant for the project #MAGNESIS 🏅

#BISTCommunity #ERCSyG

Learn more 👉 bist.eu/a-new-erc-sy...
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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⏲️⚛️Descobreix el món de la #quàntica en 5min!

Per celebrar la Setmana de la Ciència un grup d'investigadors de l'ICFO ens explicarà per què la quàntica és important per a la seva investigació i per a la societat.

Apunta't amb la teva classe! 👉 https://ow.ly/vwR050XmhK5
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Researchers at @icfo.eu collaborate in a groundbreaking study that paves the way to practical applications of #CarbonConversion technologies

Published in #NatureEnergy

@queensuresearch.bsky.social #BISTCommunity #ClimateTech #Decarbonization #CO2Conversion

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November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#ICIQNews

🎧 “Blau de Prússia”: La unió de l’ICIQ i Tarragona Ràdio que ens fa viatjar pel coneixement a bord d’una nau

🎙️ Amb més de 50 episodis produïts aquest pòdcast es consolida com un referent de divulgació científica

👉🏼 iciq.org/ca/new/blau-...

@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Resultats molt positius en medicina regenerativa que són fruit d'anys de recerca del lab de la Dra. Núria Montserrat i col. 👏

Pas a pas per arribar a l'impacte social #BISTCommunity
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🔬 Un avenç en medicina regenerativa: científics de l’#IBEC han aconseguit implantar mini-ronyons humans en ronyons de porc i mantenir-los funcionals. 
 
Un nou pas cap al futur dels trasplantaments. T’ho expliquem 👇
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📢 Download the 5th #QuantumPosters!

It dives into the fascinating idea of quantum entanglement — particles that stay connected even when they’re far apart 🤯

👉 bit.ly/4hzE8Yw

With #BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @iciq.org @icn2.bsky.social #IFAE, @perimeterinstitute.ca & @mariapicasso.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ja podeu descarregar el 5è dels #pòstersquàntics! ⚛️ #quantumyear2025

L'entrellaçament quàntic fa que 2 partícules quedin connectades encara que estiguin a gran distància 👻

#BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @iciq.org @icn2.bsky.social #IFAE @perimeterinstitute.ca @mariapicasso.com

👉 bit.ly/44ionz4
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
📢 A new #SpinOff company is launched by #BISTCommunity centre @icn2.bsky.social

Apeiron Intelligence has developed a pioneering platform integrating atomic-scale simulations and #AI tools to drive innovation in materials science and technology

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October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A new @nature.com paper by #T2K & NoVA reports the most precise measurement to date of #neutrino mass differences, marking a key step towards understanding why there's more matter than #antimatter in the universe

#BISTCommunity #IFAE @fermilab.bsky.social

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October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Last friday we closed the 10th edition of the BIST-ESADE From Science to Bussiness course #FS2B

This year, the course also served as the initial training for the #BISTCatalysers fellows, who will continue their journey with further training in #technologytransfer & #innovation
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Scientists from @iciq.org & @ibecbarcelona.eu have placed #micromotors inside liquid marbles to study their motion in confined spaces

The work has potential applications in environmental cleanup, targeted transport & microscale chemistry

#BISTCommunity

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October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations to @icfo.eu #SpinOff company @luxquanta.bsky.social on securing €8 Million in Series A Funding!

#BISTCommunity #Innovation #DeepTech #ScaleUp
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Scientists at the #BISTCommunity centre @crg.eu show how the coral Oculina patagonica resists marine heatwaves by switching between two feeding modes.

The study offers a window into how marine species adapt to #ClimateChange in the Mediterranean.

Published in @nature.com

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October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Scientists reverse #Alzheimer’s in mice using nanoparticles!

#BISTCommunity centre @ibecbarcelona.eu and West China Hospital have have shown how “supramolecular drugs" could hold promise for effective treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn more ➡️ bist.eu/scientists-r...
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Des de la nostra participació a @hactebcn.bsky.social —el BIST n’és un dels membres fundadors— promovem espais de trobada entre les #arts i les #ciències que ens ajudin a fer-nos noves preguntes, a obrir la mirada i, en definitiva, a enriquir-nos.
#BISTCommunity
💭 Són la incertesa i l'error fonaments del coneixement?

🔍 AION és un programa de residència nòmada i compartida impulsat per HacTe, que crea un espai d’intercanvi entre diferents àmbits del coneixement. Ho fa des de la convicció que la recerca híbrida pot generar nous espais de possibilitat.
October 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Amazing results released this week that in the future could have an impact on #Alzheimer Disease treatment!👏

A study by #BISTCommunity researchers at
@ibecbarcelona.eu and researchers at West China Hospital.
🧠 Scientists from #IBEC & West China Hospital have reversed Alzheimer’s in mice after only 3 injections with bioactive nanoparticles!

This nanotech approach restores the blood–brain barrier instead of targeting neurons, a promising step toward an effective treatment.
October 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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🧪 Out in @nature.com:  Smoking and biological sex shape healthy bladder tissue evolution, offering clues to #cancer risk.

 ✍️ #IRBBarcelona & University of Washington

📌 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09521-x

Video credits: 3CatInfo, Som3cat

#IRBScience #CancerResearch #BladderCancer @bbglab.bsky.socialky.app/profile/did:plc:h4oarsknsugjli3piiechbzh" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@bbglab.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The #BISTCatalysers training programme kicked off last friday!

Backed by the Banc Sabadell Foundation, the initiative is designed to foster #entrepreneurship and #innovation among researchers in the #BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/the-new-bist...
October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM