ADVANCE(CAT) general assembly organizes a seminar/debate about the future of ATMPs and the potential of Catalonia to be a key player in this promising field. A mix of political authorities, researchers, pharma executives and captial risk investors will stir the debate....

What is your current role in ADVANCE(CAT) and how would you value this experience?

My role is the one of a coordinator, ADVANCE(CAT) gathers 18 different institutions that have decided to join forces to accelerate the development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (...

Retina. New treatments to cure blindness is in CosmoCaixa Top Ciència space, the area of the renowned center of "La Caixa" Welfare Projects, dedicated to the latest scientific advances. CosmoCaixa is a leading centre in Barcelona in the promotion of science and the BMF...

Our partner Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has recently published a paper titled “Nanosized UCMSC-derived extracellular vesicles but not conditioned medium exclusively inhibit the inflammatory response of stimulated T cells: implications for nanomedici...

The meeting of the consortium of the ADVANCE(CAT) was on 26 April at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. It included presentation of the results obtained by the various collaborators in the first quarter and study of the agreements pending for the coming months....

Today 23rd of April, it is St George’s Day, or Sant Jordi as know it in Catalonia, an event full of traditions. Books and roses are given to our loved ones: familiars, partners and friends.

Advance(CAT) also wants to celebrate this festivity so we offer a list of 10 boo...

"Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) for research in regenerative medicine: a hands-on course" is a course that will take place in Centre de Medicina Regenerativa de Barcelona (CMR[B]) installations on 9th of May 2018.

This course, almost based in practice is t...

ADVANCE(CAT) consortium’s first meeting of 2018, held to present the latest scientific developments in the promotion of advanced therapies in Catalonia and to set the challenges for the future. The consortium, which is a project led by the University of Barcelona (UB)...

The 10th edition of the UniStem Day Event “the long and fascinating trip of stem cell research” will take place on March 16th 2018 at 9:00 AM. This is an international event for high school students dedicated to the dissemination of stem cell science and research.

The e...

On March 2017 a leading international study part of the ADVANCE(CAT) project was published. Led by the University of Barcelona and pharmaceutical company Ferrer, the study demonstrates that Huntington disease may cause alterations in neurons that begin developing in th...