Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Areas of research: Bioengineering, Nanomedicine, Life sciences (multidisciplinary). Location: Barcelona. Website: www.ibecbarcelona.eu; Contact: hr@ibecbarcelona.eu
The IBEC conducts excellent interdisciplinary research at the frontiers of engineering and life sciences in order to generate new knowledge by putting together fields like nanomedicine, biophysics, biotechnology, tissue engineering and the applications of health information technology. IBEC aims to train the next generation of researchers in bioengineering for future medicine, active ageing, and regenerative therapies, as well as promoting clinical translation and market driven technology transfer. The IBEC is a non-profit foundation set up in 2005 by the Departments of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise and Health of the Government of Catalonia, the University of Barcelona and the Technical University of Catalonia. It is located in Barcelona Science Park, has 19 research groups and a team of researchers and support services made up of 250 people from more than 20 different countries. This location in Barcelona Science Park offers a highly stimulating biomedical environment where the institute can work in close cooperation with both public and private sector organizations. At IBEC, frontier research is combined with specific transfer targets to produce new applied technologies to be used in life and health sciences. We have the versatility to generate excellent research and, at the same time, work with industry to develop new diagnostic or treatment systems. Thanks to IBEC’s interdisciplinarity, the most recent technical and technological approaches developed for research in biology and the biomedical sciences are available. IBEC aims to develop internal talent and offer a wide array of courses designed to meet the needs of IBEC’s scientists and staff across all career stages and disciplines. It complements their expertise with the continuing development of transferable skills and competencies that can help them to be better prepared for today’s rapidly changing environments, thus ensuring that are given the opportunity for professional development and for improving their employability. Specifically, IBEC aims at preparing them to deliver brilliant research while giving them the opportunity to make the next steps onwards in their careers. In this regard, our main activities are the annual Training Catalogue, the Mentoring programme for postdoctoral researchers and the regular Seminars and PhD discussions. The IBEC has the capacity to write many success stories on healthcare technology, nanomedicine and regenerative medicine, in the spheres of science, technology and innovation, success stories of which we will all be able to feel proud.
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