23/03/2021 - Research

Biomaterial scaffolds containing extracellular vesicles from stem cells to control and promote heart muscle repair after heart attack

Scientists of the ICREC group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research institute (IGTP) continue to refine their technology for repairing cardiac tissue after a heart attack.  In a paper published in Bioactive Materials they present their latest work in which they use implanted scaffolds containing no cells, but extracellular vesicles that promote the repair of myocardium damaged in a heart attack.

07/08/2018 - Research

An IGTP paper in the top 100 most read papers of Scientific Reports

A paper published by the IGTP Kidney-affecting Research Group (REMAR) is in the top 100 most read cellular biology papers in Scientific Reports in 2017.  The journal published around one thousand articles on cellular biology last year, making the ranking especially remarkable for this paper on which Dr Francesc Borràs is co-corresponding author.  The paper is ranked at 54.

05/03/2018 - Campus Can Ruti, Research

Reusable water bottles in an appeal coinciding with World Kidney Day

Today and during all of this week reusable water bottles will be on sale at three supermarkets of the Sorli chain in Badalona.  Funds from the sales will support research into kidney disease.   The event is part of the celebration of World Kidney Day, which takes place on 8 March.