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Scientific
Synchronisation between the central circadian clock and the circadian clocks of tissues preserves their functioning and prevents ageing
Institutional
World Cancer Day 2024: Highlights of IRB Barcelona’s cancer research
Scientific
A medication used for heart conditions improves the efficacy of current treatments for melanoma in mouse models
Institutional
An ERC Proof of Concept grant to halt cancer metastasis by targeting lipid metabolism
Scientific
Cooperation between muscle and liver circadian clocks, key to controlling glucose metabolism
Immunofluorescence staining of IL-17(white) in aged mouse skin
Scientific
The IL-17 protein plays a key role in skin ageing
Scientific
Researchers reveal how senescent cells block the functions of neighbouring healthy cells and how they can be neutralised to improve tissue regeneration
Media mentions
El secreto de los ritmos circadianos: por qué hay órganos perezosos de noche y activos de día - El País
Salvador Aznar Benitah leads the Stem cells and cancer lab at IRB Barcelona
Scientific
Antibiotics emerge as potential new therapeutic strategy to block metastatic cancer
Media mentions
Los antibióticos podrían ayudar a bloquear la metástasis - El Periódico
Media mentions
Los antibióticos podrían ayudar a bloquear la metástasis, según una investigación española - La Vanguardia
Institutional
Catalan National Innovation Award goes to IRB Barcelona for the foundation of Ona Therapeutics
Salvador Aznar Beniath, IRB Barcelona
Institutional
Dr. Salvador Aznar-Benitah receives the 2022 Biomedical Research Award from the Lilly Foundation
Media mentions
Día del cáncer: estos han sido los 5 mejores avances científicos del último año - El Periódico
Media mentions
“El ácido palmítico, presente en el aceite de palma, promueve la metástasis” - El Periódico - 26/12/2021
Scientific
Palmitic acid promotes cancer metastasis and leaves a more aggressive “memory” in tumour cells
Salvador Aznar Beniath, IRB Barcelona
Scientific
The circadian rhythm of the liver is regulated by muscle activity
Immunofluorescence staining for mammary epithelium (red), highlighting the luminal lineage (green), showing aberrant mammary branching upon perturbed chromatin accessibility.
Scientific
The importance of DNA compaction in tissue formation
Institutional
Salvador Aznar-Benitah wins the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences
Representatives of investment funds on the signing of the Series A Ona. Francesc Posas, Emilià Pola, Joël Jean-Mairet, Clara Campàs,Salvador Aznar-Benitah, Valerie Vanhooren and Montserrat Vendrell.
Innovation
Ona Therapeutics raises €30M in Series A financing
Gloria Pascual, researcher at IRB Barcelona
Media mentions
Gloria Pascual: research led by Joan Massagué “paves the way for the development of new drugs”
Salvador Aznar Beniath, IRB Barcelona
Media mentions
Salvador Aznar Benitah receives the “Premio Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa 2019”
José Picón (Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno-FTPGB), Ángel Carracedo, César Nombela (Fúndación Carmen y Severo Ochoa-FCSO), Salvador Aznar (IRB Barcelona), Rosa Menéndez (CSIC), César de Haro (FCSO) y Alvaro Matud (FTPGB)
Institutional
Salvador Aznar Benitah receives the “Premio Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa 2019”
Photos of the presentation ceremony of the awards given by the Fundació La Marató
Institutional
La Marató awards six projects that involve IRB Barcelona
Salvador Aznar Beniath, IRB Barcelona
Institutional
Salvador Aznar Benitah receives the “Constantes y Vitales a la Investigación biomédica y la Prevención en salud” Award
El presidente de la AECC, Ignacio Muñoz, durante la ceremonia de entrega de las ayudas.
Institutional
The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) awards funding to three researchers at IRB Barcelona
Valentina Maria Zinna, Salvador Aznar Benitah, Patrick Welz and Inés Marín Guillén, IRB Barcelona.
Media mentions
Each organ can tell what time it is independently of the brain
Valentina Maria Zinna, Salvador Aznar Benitah, Patrick Welz and Inés Marín Guillén, IRB Barcelona.
Scientific
The body responds to variations in light between the day and night independently of the brain
Clara Campàs, founding partner of Asabys Partners, Salvador Aznar-Benitah and Valerie Vanhooren, founders of Ona Therapeutics, and Sergio Pérez, director of Sabadell Venture Capital
Innovation
The IRB Barcelona spin-off Ona Therapeutics hits the road thanks to Sabadell Asabys
Press conference at IRB Barcelona, presenting the #MetastasisChallenge
Media mentions
IRB Barcelona wants to raise €5 M for research into metastasis