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ALLOX, a #SpinOff launched at @crg.eu in 2023, has closed a seed funding round of €9.4 million to find new drug targets inside proteins

@alloxbio.bsky.social #BISTCommunity #Innovation

Learn more 👉 bist.eu/crg-spin-off...
November 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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🎉 October was a month of celebrations for the #BISTCommunity, with two of the research centres marking major anniversaries: 35 years of #IFAE and 20 years of @ibecbarcelona.eu! 🎂

🔗 Read about the celebrations:
IFAE 👉 bist.eu/ifae-celebra...
IBEC 👉 bist.eu/ibec-celebra...
November 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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The activity of six different genes can help determine patient survival of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), according to a study published by #BISTCommunity researchers at the @crg.eu

📝 Published in #ScienceAdvances

Learn more 🔗 bist.eu/six-gene-sco...
October 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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The Catalan #SpinOff Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, founded by #IFAE, @ub.edu & @bsc-cns.bsky.social, secures nearly €20M in Series A funding, led by Indra Group!

The funding will help scale and industrialize #QuantumComputers and develop next-gen chips.

#BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/qilimanjaro-...
October 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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📢 The 9th BIST Ignite Seed Stage Call is currently open for applications!

Collaborative projects between at least two #BISTCommunity centres

#MultidisciplinaryResearch #Collaboration

👉 bist.eu/research/ign...
October 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Four Large-Sized Telescopes are inaugurated at CTAO-North in La Palma 🔭

The milestone marks the completion of all four telescopes, with the #IFAE Gamma-ray Group playing a significant role in the project

@iacastrofisica.bsky.social #CTAO #BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/four-large-s...
October 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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🚀 18 #BISTCommunity members have kicked off their innovation and entrepreneurship journey!

The 2nd Ed of #BISTCatalysers kicked off yesterday @icn2.bsky.social, with the support of @fbsabadell.bsky.social

Highlights & 📷👇
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October 15, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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How do insects build rigid plates and flexible joints from one material? 🪲

A team at @ibecbarcelona.eu has tuned chitosan with trace metal ions so one material is stiff in some areas and flexible in others, which could simplify #Recycling

#BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/ibec-enginee...
October 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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🧠 Behind great science are people whose mental health matters.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we highlight #WellBIST, supporting #BISTCommunity through well-being workshops and confidential psychological support. 💙

Discover more 👇
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October 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu backs GENCODE with €19 million, helping long-term sustainability of one of the most important and widely used biodata resources in the world.

The Commission cites GENCODE as critical infrastructure for EU economic security.

@crg.eu #BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/european-com...
October 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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🎲 A team from @iciq.org has launched a board game called "Plàsticus" to bring research into #SmartPlastics closer to the public

The game is now being distributed to educational centres across Catalonia

#ScienceOutreach #BISTCommunity @fcri.bsky.social

🔗 bist.eu/discovering-...
October 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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This is Tango, protagonist of an international study to decode the jaguar genome and support felid conservation

The new genetic “road-map” is published in BMC Genomic Data with @cnag-eu.bsky.social, @bsc-cns.bsky.social, @irbbarcelona.org & #IBYME CONICET

#BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/decoding-the...
September 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Welcome to the #BISTCommunity Carlos Moreno-Yruela, who joins @ibecbarcelona.eu to lead the new Enzyme Sensors and Chemical Probes group 👏
ibecbarcelona.eu IBEC | Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia @ibecbarcelona.eu · Sep 15
Nou grup de recerca a l'IBEC!

Carlos Moreno-Yruela (@carlosmyruela.bsky.social) lidera el nou Enzyme Sensors and Chemical Probes group.

Arriba des de l'EPFL amb una ERC Starting Grant per desenvolupar CHEMTUBIO, sobre enzims amb potencial terapèutic en càncer, malalties cardíaques i neurològiques.
September 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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☀️ Researchers at @iciq.org have developed a hybrid photoelectrode that combines a light-absorbing material with molecular catalysts, achieving efficient and stable water oxidation under simulated sunlight

#BISTCommunity #QuantumTunnelling #SolarFuels

👉 bist.eu/quantum-tunn...
September 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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The #BISTCommunity #IFAE board of trustees has appointed Prof. Mario Martínez as its new director.

He will take up the position on November 1, 2026, succeeding Prof. Eugenio Coccia.

👉 bist.eu/prof-mario-m...
September 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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🌌 A cosmic flare from eight billion years ago ✨

The MAGIC and LST-1 telescopes on La Palma have captured an exceptionally bright flare from distant blazar "OP 313"

#BISTCommunity centre #IFAE is part of the collaboration, which studies the #cosmos and its evolution

👉 bist.eu/telescopes-l...
September 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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#ICYMI Researchers at @irbbarcelona.org have identified a molecular mechanism that amplifies chronic inflammation in skin that's aged

The finding clarifies how ageing and inflammation are connected in the skin

📝 Published in #NatureAging

#BISTCommunity #AgingResearch

👉 bist.eu/aging-reprog...
September 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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🗺️ First 3D map of ovary throughout reproductive lifespan reveals it counts its own eggs

A new study published in #NatureAging by @crg.eu researchers challenges the idea that ovaries are simply passive egg reservoirs

@bokelab.bsky.social #BISTCommunity

Learn more 👉 bist.eu/first-3d-map...
August 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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🎉 Two #BISTCommunity researchers receive Spain’s National Research Awards

🏅 Katherine Villa @iciq.org 👉 María Teresa Toral Young Research Award

🏅 Daniel Maspoch @icn2.bsky.social 👉 Enrique Moles Research Award

@katherinevilla.bsky.social @wearenanoup.bsky.social

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August 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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🗣️ @bist.eu Forum - Frontier Research: The Ground for a New Industry

The #BISTcommunity came together to celebrate the big achievements of Catalan research and to discuss how it's shaping the future of industry.

🔍 Discover how ICN2 participated: https://f.mtr.cool/gdfacxgtcw
March 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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🗣️ Forum @bist.eu

🤝 La#BISTCommunity ens reunim un any més per celebrar els èxits de l'ecosistema català de recerca i innovació i debatre sobre com està transformant la nova indústria. 

Tot un honor i orgull formar part del BIST i contribuir en aquesta transformació.
March 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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🤔 What makes fireworks colorful❓
⬇️ Spoiler: #Quantization. Find the answer below! 

📩 Download poster! 👉 https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/
🖌️ Designer: Maria Picassó

🤝 @bist.eu @perimeterinstitute.ca. @iciq.org, IFAE, @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social 

#BISTCommunity
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🤔 According to Einstein, #QuantumPhysics can be spooky. Why is that?
⬇️ Explanation below!

📩 Download the poster! 👉 https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/
🖌️ Maria Picasso

🤝 @bist.eu @perimeterinstitute.ca @iciq.org IFAE @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social

#QuantumPosters #BISTCommunity
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🤔 What does #Superposition describe in #QuantumScience?

⬇️ Find the answer below!

📩 Download poster! 👉 https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/
🖌️ Designer: Maria Picassó

🤝 @bist.eu @perimeterinstitute.ca. @iciq.org, IFAE, @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social 

#BISTCommunity
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🤔 Tot és aleatori? I si és així, l'aleatorietat és real?

💡 Troba les respostes al pòster! ⬇️

📩 Descarrega'l aquí! 👉 https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/
🖌️ Dissenyadora: Maria Picassó

🤝 @bist.eu @perimeterinstitute.ca. @iciq.org, IFAE, @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social 

#BISTCommunity
August 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM