El objetivo es validar una nueva familia de candidatos a fármacos para el tratamiento de la acumulación vascular de colesterol asociada a la aterosclerosis. Está liderado por la biotecnológica Iproteos, con sede en el Parc Científic de Barcelona, y participan el Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona (IIBB) del CSIC y el Centro de Regulación Genómica (CRG) de Barcelona.

The system is based on a nanodetector developed by scientists at the Microelectronics Institute of Madrid (IMM-CSIC). It is more sensitive than current methods and will allow and earlier detection of pathogens.

A self-powered electrochemical sensor for detection of key metabolites such as lactate, glucose, and alcohol, among others, in physiological samples, has been developed. It can be implemented on flexible substrates. Biocompatible, it is very suitable for non-invasive medical applications in the form of skin-patches or contact lenses.

The molecules that change their form when they receive light have opened the door to the so called photo-activated drugs. The change of structure makes them bind together and recognize biological receptors and, therefore, to activate or deactivate them. At the CSIC’s Institute of Advanced Chemistry, scientists are working to develop these types of molecules which can be applied to biomedicine.

Scientists from the Microelectronics Institute of Barcelona (IMB CNM – CSIC), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have developed an autonomous thermoelectric sensor based on silicon nanotechnology to detect flow changes. It can be applied to the detection of breathing problems.

CSIC and CIBER-BBN have developed an immunochemical method for diagnosis of infections produced by Staphylococcus aureus. The immunoassay is fast and efficient, with a low limit of detection and adaptable to point-of care devices.

An immunochemical method to identify infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium has been developed. It is fast, has a high sensitivity and could easily be applied to different immunochemical analytical configurations of the so called Point-of-Care (PoC) devices.

A study analyzes the search strategy for food used by a marine snail. It is based on chaotic turns and movements. This search pattern, could be useful for search applications (drons, people rescue…) when there is no clear sign of the item that has to be found.