💡It’s #InternationalDayOfLight! Let’s celebrate with #PHOTOTHERAPORT, an EU project creating smart implants using light to treat pain, epilepsy & more. Precision light-based therapies are here to transform lives.
Learn more:🌐https://phototheraport.org #LightTherapy #ScienceForAll
@ibecbarcelona.eu
Learn more:🌐https://phototheraport.org #LightTherapy #ScienceForAll
@ibecbarcelona.eu
May 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
💡It’s #InternationalDayOfLight! Let’s celebrate with #PHOTOTHERAPORT, an EU project creating smart implants using light to treat pain, epilepsy & more. Precision light-based therapies are here to transform lives.
Learn more:🌐https://phototheraport.org #LightTherapy #ScienceForAll
@ibecbarcelona.eu
Learn more:🌐https://phototheraport.org #LightTherapy #ScienceForAll
@ibecbarcelona.eu
🏆 Congrats to Alessio Perazzoli, Best Poster Award at the Drug Discovery Conference 2026 (Riga)!
His #PHOTOTHERAPORT poster: flexible, biocompatible implants made of polymer composites that turn near-infrared light into red emission for photobiomodulation in deep tissues 💡🔬 #Photopharmacology
His #PHOTOTHERAPORT poster: flexible, biocompatible implants made of polymer composites that turn near-infrared light into red emission for photobiomodulation in deep tissues 💡🔬 #Photopharmacology
October 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🏆 Congrats to Alessio Perazzoli, Best Poster Award at the Drug Discovery Conference 2026 (Riga)!
His #PHOTOTHERAPORT poster: flexible, biocompatible implants made of polymer composites that turn near-infrared light into red emission for photobiomodulation in deep tissues 💡🔬 #Photopharmacology
His #PHOTOTHERAPORT poster: flexible, biocompatible implants made of polymer composites that turn near-infrared light into red emission for photobiomodulation in deep tissues 💡🔬 #Photopharmacology
🧵 Today we celebrate the #InternationalDayOfLight and the incredible potential of light to transform healthcare.
At the #PHOTOTHERAPORT Project, we’re developing innovative therapies that combine light-emitting implants and light-controlled drugs
At the #PHOTOTHERAPORT Project, we’re developing innovative therapies that combine light-emitting implants and light-controlled drugs
May 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
🧵 Today we celebrate the #InternationalDayOfLight and the incredible potential of light to transform healthcare.
At the #PHOTOTHERAPORT Project, we’re developing innovative therapies that combine light-emitting implants and light-controlled drugs
At the #PHOTOTHERAPORT Project, we’re developing innovative therapies that combine light-emitting implants and light-controlled drugs
On #NationalEpilepsyDay, we celebrate projects like #PHOTOTHERAPORT that, through photopharmacology, are paving the way for more precise and safer epilepsy treatments. Science in the service of health! 💡🧠
💡🧠Tomorrow is the Spanish Epilepsy Day! We want to highlight how #PHOTOTHERAPORT #EUfunded project is pioneering #photopharmacology to develop light-controlled therapies that target #Epilepsy with precision, aiming for more effective and safer treatments #epilepsia #DíaNacionalEpilepsia #EUScience
May 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On #NationalEpilepsyDay, we celebrate projects like #PHOTOTHERAPORT that, through photopharmacology, are paving the way for more precise and safer epilepsy treatments. Science in the service of health! 💡🧠
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#PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers from @ibecbarcelona.eu
and #IIBBCSIC were at #FestaDeLaCiència! About 200 assistants explored how light-emitting implants & photo-controlled drugs can precisely transform pain & epilepsy treatment. How cool is that?
#ScienceFestival #Neuroscience
#PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers from @ibecbarcelona.eu
and #IIBBCSIC were at #FestaDeLaCiència! About 200 assistants explored how light-emitting implants & photo-controlled drugs can precisely transform pain & epilepsy treatment. How cool is that?
#ScienceFestival #Neuroscience
June 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers from @ibecbarcelona.eu
and #IIBBCSIC were at #FestaDeLaCiència! About 200 assistants explored how light-emitting implants & photo-controlled drugs can precisely transform pain & epilepsy treatment. How cool is that?
#ScienceFestival #Neuroscience
#PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers from @ibecbarcelona.eu
and #IIBBCSIC were at #FestaDeLaCiència! About 200 assistants explored how light-emitting implants & photo-controlled drugs can precisely transform pain & epilepsy treatment. How cool is that?
#ScienceFestival #Neuroscience
🧪 As part of #ShadowDay, LIOS welcomed 48 curious students from 13 Latvian cities! They explored real career paths by shadowing professionals. In biotech, 2 students dove into research & protein structures via #PHOTOTHERAPORT
April 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
🧪 As part of #ShadowDay, LIOS welcomed 48 curious students from 13 Latvian cities! They explored real career paths by shadowing professionals. In biotech, 2 students dove into research & protein structures via #PHOTOTHERAPORT
✨ For World Epilepsy Day, imagine turning seizures off with light...
EU project #PHOTOTHERAPORT combines tiny implants + photoswitchable drugs to modulate overactive neurons in real time, opening a new frontier in epilepsy therapy💡💜
#EpilepsyAwarenessDay #NeuroInnovation
EU project #PHOTOTHERAPORT combines tiny implants + photoswitchable drugs to modulate overactive neurons in real time, opening a new frontier in epilepsy therapy💡💜
#EpilepsyAwarenessDay #NeuroInnovation
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
✨ For World Epilepsy Day, imagine turning seizures off with light...
EU project #PHOTOTHERAPORT combines tiny implants + photoswitchable drugs to modulate overactive neurons in real time, opening a new frontier in epilepsy therapy💡💜
#EpilepsyAwarenessDay #NeuroInnovation
EU project #PHOTOTHERAPORT combines tiny implants + photoswitchable drugs to modulate overactive neurons in real time, opening a new frontier in epilepsy therapy💡💜
#EpilepsyAwarenessDay #NeuroInnovation
🔬💡 Last week #PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers were at #EspaiCiència from the saló de l'ensenyament! 70+ students explored how the combination of light-emitting implants and photocontrolled drugs can revolutionize the treatment of pain & epilepsy
#photopharmacology #IBEC
#photopharmacology #IBEC
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🔬💡 Last week #PHOTOTHERAPORT researchers were at #EspaiCiència from the saló de l'ensenyament! 70+ students explored how the combination of light-emitting implants and photocontrolled drugs can revolutionize the treatment of pain & epilepsy
#photopharmacology #IBEC
#photopharmacology #IBEC
💡🧠Tomorrow is the Spanish Epilepsy Day! We want to highlight how #PHOTOTHERAPORT #EUfunded project is pioneering #photopharmacology to develop light-controlled therapies that target #Epilepsy with precision, aiming for more effective and safer treatments #epilepsia #DíaNacionalEpilepsia #EUScience
May 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
💡🧠Tomorrow is the Spanish Epilepsy Day! We want to highlight how #PHOTOTHERAPORT #EUfunded project is pioneering #photopharmacology to develop light-controlled therapies that target #Epilepsy with precision, aiming for more effective and safer treatments #epilepsia #DíaNacionalEpilepsia #EUScience
What does #PHOTOTHERAPORT proposes?
💡 PhotoTheraPorts: Tiny implants that emit visible light inside the body.
💊 Photoswitchable drugs: Activated only by specific wavelengths for targeted action.
This means precise neuromodulation with reduced systemic side effects.
💡 PhotoTheraPorts: Tiny implants that emit visible light inside the body.
💊 Photoswitchable drugs: Activated only by specific wavelengths for targeted action.
This means precise neuromodulation with reduced systemic side effects.
March 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What does #PHOTOTHERAPORT proposes?
💡 PhotoTheraPorts: Tiny implants that emit visible light inside the body.
💊 Photoswitchable drugs: Activated only by specific wavelengths for targeted action.
This means precise neuromodulation with reduced systemic side effects.
💡 PhotoTheraPorts: Tiny implants that emit visible light inside the body.
💊 Photoswitchable drugs: Activated only by specific wavelengths for targeted action.
This means precise neuromodulation with reduced systemic side effects.
📢💡 What if we could treat neuropathic pain & epilepsy with light?
In #PHOTOTHERAPORT, we’re developing light-emitting implants & light-controlled drugs for precise, side-effect-free treatments!
🚀 Funded by EU | Learn more: phototheraport.org
In #PHOTOTHERAPORT, we’re developing light-emitting implants & light-controlled drugs for precise, side-effect-free treatments!
🚀 Funded by EU | Learn more: phototheraport.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📢💡 What if we could treat neuropathic pain & epilepsy with light?
In #PHOTOTHERAPORT, we’re developing light-emitting implants & light-controlled drugs for precise, side-effect-free treatments!
🚀 Funded by EU | Learn more: phototheraport.org
In #PHOTOTHERAPORT, we’re developing light-emitting implants & light-controlled drugs for precise, side-effect-free treatments!
🚀 Funded by EU | Learn more: phototheraport.org
🧠 For #BrainAwarenessWeek we’re excited to present the #PHOTOTHERAPORT EU project!
🇪🇺 8 leading research institutions in Europe are collaborating to develop light-controlled drugs that modulate neuronal activity locally & on-demand without systemic side effects! 💡🔬
🇪🇺 8 leading research institutions in Europe are collaborating to develop light-controlled drugs that modulate neuronal activity locally & on-demand without systemic side effects! 💡🔬
March 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🧠 For #BrainAwarenessWeek we’re excited to present the #PHOTOTHERAPORT EU project!
🇪🇺 8 leading research institutions in Europe are collaborating to develop light-controlled drugs that modulate neuronal activity locally & on-demand without systemic side effects! 💡🔬
🇪🇺 8 leading research institutions in Europe are collaborating to develop light-controlled drugs that modulate neuronal activity locally & on-demand without systemic side effects! 💡🔬
🧠💡 The study on Azocarnil - a photoswitchable analogue of the GABAA agonist-potentiator Abecarnil, led by #IBEC, has been selected by the Editorial Board of SYNFACTS for its important insights!
👉 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
This study is part of EU projects #PHOTOTHERAPORT and #DEEPER
👉 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
This study is part of EU projects #PHOTOTHERAPORT and #DEEPER
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🧠💡 The study on Azocarnil - a photoswitchable analogue of the GABAA agonist-potentiator Abecarnil, led by #IBEC, has been selected by the Editorial Board of SYNFACTS for its important insights!
👉 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
This study is part of EU projects #PHOTOTHERAPORT and #DEEPER
👉 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
This study is part of EU projects #PHOTOTHERAPORT and #DEEPER
This year, #PHOTOTHERAPORT 🔬✨ participated in #ShadowDay in Latvia. Shapla, a Ph.D. student at LIOS, shadowed Dimitrijs Punte and introduced him to the fundamentals of structural biology, crystallography, and PET degradation. A fantastic opportunity to explore new professions! 🤝
@ibecbarcelona.eu
@ibecbarcelona.eu
April 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This year, #PHOTOTHERAPORT 🔬✨ participated in #ShadowDay in Latvia. Shapla, a Ph.D. student at LIOS, shadowed Dimitrijs Punte and introduced him to the fundamentals of structural biology, crystallography, and PET degradation. A fantastic opportunity to explore new professions! 🤝
@ibecbarcelona.eu
@ibecbarcelona.eu
Yesterday, the #Phototheraport team had the opportunity to participate in #NitRecerCat25 at the workshop “What are photodrugs & how light can help health” led by Bia Moreno & Nayeli Pérez 🌟💡
September 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yesterday, the #Phototheraport team had the opportunity to participate in #NitRecerCat25 at the workshop “What are photodrugs & how light can help health” led by Bia Moreno & Nayeli Pérez 🌟💡
At the Estonian Embassy in Riga for “Start-up Growth Playbook” (Funding, Investments & Cross-Border Networks), Rossella Castagna presented #PHOTOTHERAPORT, highlighting #CrossBorderCollaboration & #ShareOfExpertise in EIC Pathfinder.
Thanks to Marija Plotniece & the Embassy.
Thanks to Marija Plotniece & the Embassy.
April 23, 2026 at 8:37 AM
At the Estonian Embassy in Riga for “Start-up Growth Playbook” (Funding, Investments & Cross-Border Networks), Rossella Castagna presented #PHOTOTHERAPORT, highlighting #CrossBorderCollaboration & #ShareOfExpertise in EIC Pathfinder.
Thanks to Marija Plotniece & the Embassy.
Thanks to Marija Plotniece & the Embassy.
💡 Light to treat neurological diseases & pain? It's near!
Luisa Camerin at @IBEC explains how the project 🔬#PHOTOTHERAPORT uses photo-switchable drugs 💊activated by light for precise treatment.
Learn more: phototheraport.org
#Neurology #PainManagement #LightTherapy
Luisa Camerin at @IBEC explains how the project 🔬#PHOTOTHERAPORT uses photo-switchable drugs 💊activated by light for precise treatment.
Learn more: phototheraport.org
#Neurology #PainManagement #LightTherapy
July 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
💡 Light to treat neurological diseases & pain? It's near!
Luisa Camerin at @IBEC explains how the project 🔬#PHOTOTHERAPORT uses photo-switchable drugs 💊activated by light for precise treatment.
Learn more: phototheraport.org
#Neurology #PainManagement #LightTherapy
Luisa Camerin at @IBEC explains how the project 🔬#PHOTOTHERAPORT uses photo-switchable drugs 💊activated by light for precise treatment.
Learn more: phototheraport.org
#Neurology #PainManagement #LightTherapy
From toxin to light-controlled tool: researchers in the #PHOTOTHERAPORT project have engineered “Azoveratridine”, a photoswitchable derivative of the neurotoxin veratridine that can be reversibly activated with light in neurons and cardiac tissue.
➡️ A new step forward for photopharmacology.
➡️ A new step forward for photopharmacology.
IBEC engineers a light-controlled version of the alkaloid neurotoxin veratridine by chemically installing an azobenzene photoswitch, enabling reversible photoactivation in neurons and cardiac tissue.
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doi.org
May 27, 2026 at 7:31 AM
From toxin to light-controlled tool: researchers in the #PHOTOTHERAPORT project have engineered “Azoveratridine”, a photoswitchable derivative of the neurotoxin veratridine that can be reversibly activated with light in neurons and cardiac tissue.
➡️ A new step forward for photopharmacology.
➡️ A new step forward for photopharmacology.
Who is behind #PHOTOTHERAPORT?🔬✨
A cutting-edge multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, bioengineers, and chemists working to develop the next generation of light-driven therapies for the nervous system.
Check next post to know them 👇
#photopharmacology 💊💡🧠 #eicPathfinder
A cutting-edge multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, bioengineers, and chemists working to develop the next generation of light-driven therapies for the nervous system.
Check next post to know them 👇
#photopharmacology 💊💡🧠 #eicPathfinder
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Who is behind #PHOTOTHERAPORT?🔬✨
A cutting-edge multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, bioengineers, and chemists working to develop the next generation of light-driven therapies for the nervous system.
Check next post to know them 👇
#photopharmacology 💊💡🧠 #eicPathfinder
A cutting-edge multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, bioengineers, and chemists working to develop the next generation of light-driven therapies for the nervous system.
Check next post to know them 👇
#photopharmacology 💊💡🧠 #eicPathfinder
🗣 Microxerrada – Slam de Ciència
La investigadora Galyna Maleeva participarà amb: “Què són els fotofàrmacs i com la llum pot ajudar a resoldre problemes de salut”, com a part del projecte #PHOTOTHERAPORT
📅 18/04, 18:55h
📍 Escenari Neurona, Plaça Comercial
La investigadora Galyna Maleeva participarà amb: “Què són els fotofàrmacs i com la llum pot ajudar a resoldre problemes de salut”, com a part del projecte #PHOTOTHERAPORT
📅 18/04, 18:55h
📍 Escenari Neurona, Plaça Comercial
April 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
🗣 Microxerrada – Slam de Ciència
La investigadora Galyna Maleeva participarà amb: “Què són els fotofàrmacs i com la llum pot ajudar a resoldre problemes de salut”, com a part del projecte #PHOTOTHERAPORT
📅 18/04, 18:55h
📍 Escenari Neurona, Plaça Comercial
La investigadora Galyna Maleeva participarà amb: “Què són els fotofàrmacs i com la llum pot ajudar a resoldre problemes de salut”, com a part del projecte #PHOTOTHERAPORT
📅 18/04, 18:55h
📍 Escenari Neurona, Plaça Comercial
👉Last week #PHOTOTHERAPORT team met at
@IBECBarcelona for our 18-month project meeting. 2 days of intense and fruitful discussions to define next steps in our #photopharmacology strategy: light-emitting implants + photo-controlled drugs to treat #neuropathicpain & #epilepsy. 💡🧠
#EUeic #EUResearch
@IBECBarcelona for our 18-month project meeting. 2 days of intense and fruitful discussions to define next steps in our #photopharmacology strategy: light-emitting implants + photo-controlled drugs to treat #neuropathicpain & #epilepsy. 💡🧠
#EUeic #EUResearch
July 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
👉Last week #PHOTOTHERAPORT team met at
@IBECBarcelona for our 18-month project meeting. 2 days of intense and fruitful discussions to define next steps in our #photopharmacology strategy: light-emitting implants + photo-controlled drugs to treat #neuropathicpain & #epilepsy. 💡🧠
#EUeic #EUResearch
@IBECBarcelona for our 18-month project meeting. 2 days of intense and fruitful discussions to define next steps in our #photopharmacology strategy: light-emitting implants + photo-controlled drugs to treat #neuropathicpain & #epilepsy. 💡🧠
#EUeic #EUResearch
🎙️ #PHOTOTHERAPORT coordinator and #IBEC researcher Pau Gorostiza shared his experience as a grant recipient at an EIC Pathfinder Open workshop💡🚀
His participation provided insights on the writing process and key strategies to prepare successful proposals for the upcoming 2025 call🙌
His participation provided insights on the writing process and key strategies to prepare successful proposals for the upcoming 2025 call🙌
March 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🎙️ #PHOTOTHERAPORT coordinator and #IBEC researcher Pau Gorostiza shared his experience as a grant recipient at an EIC Pathfinder Open workshop💡🚀
His participation provided insights on the writing process and key strategies to prepare successful proposals for the upcoming 2025 call🙌
His participation provided insights on the writing process and key strategies to prepare successful proposals for the upcoming 2025 call🙌
🔬✨ #PHOTOTHERAPORT at the Science Festival!
Galyna Maleeva (IBEC) will present a microtalk:
💡 “What are photoactivated drugs and how can light help solve health problems?”
📅 18 April · 18:55h
📍 Neurona Stage, Plaça Comercial (Barcelona)
Galyna Maleeva (IBEC) will present a microtalk:
💡 “What are photoactivated drugs and how can light help solve health problems?”
📅 18 April · 18:55h
📍 Neurona Stage, Plaça Comercial (Barcelona)
April 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🔬✨ #PHOTOTHERAPORT at the Science Festival!
Galyna Maleeva (IBEC) will present a microtalk:
💡 “What are photoactivated drugs and how can light help solve health problems?”
📅 18 April · 18:55h
📍 Neurona Stage, Plaça Comercial (Barcelona)
Galyna Maleeva (IBEC) will present a microtalk:
💡 “What are photoactivated drugs and how can light help solve health problems?”
📅 18 April · 18:55h
📍 Neurona Stage, Plaça Comercial (Barcelona)
💡 Imagine tiny “light bulbs” inside your body that activate medicine only where needed!
Join #PhotoTheraport at #NitRecerCat25 for the workshop: What are photodrugs & how light can help health
📍 Casa Golferichs | 🕕 18:00 - 23/09 | Registration required
Join #PhotoTheraport at #NitRecerCat25 for the workshop: What are photodrugs & how light can help health
📍 Casa Golferichs | 🕕 18:00 - 23/09 | Registration required
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
💡 Imagine tiny “light bulbs” inside your body that activate medicine only where needed!
Join #PhotoTheraport at #NitRecerCat25 for the workshop: What are photodrugs & how light can help health
📍 Casa Golferichs | 🕕 18:00 - 23/09 | Registration required
Join #PhotoTheraport at #NitRecerCat25 for the workshop: What are photodrugs & how light can help health
📍 Casa Golferichs | 🕕 18:00 - 23/09 | Registration required