Las colaboraciones intramurales son líneas de trabajo entre, al menos, dos grupos CIBER, coordinadas por un grupo del CIBER-BBN que plantean un trabajo de investigación enfocado a una patología concreta y que dan respuesta a una necesidad clínica. Proporcionan una estructura reguladora para la actividad científica colaborativa de los grupos del CIBER-BBN en el contexto de las líneas prioritarias de investigación del centro según se definen en su programa científico.
Las colaboraciones actualmente en vigor se reflejan a continuación:
ACRÓNIMO | Título del proyecto | IP | Descripción |
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PENTRI- 3 |
Targeting triple negative breast cancer stem cells with nanomedicines |
Ibane Abasolo |
1. Potentially proprietary peptide sequences, selective to triple negative breast cancer stem cells. |
PYCNO |
New bone targeted enzyme replacement therapies for pycnodysostosis |
Ibane Abasolo |
- Polymeric micelles based on pluronic-F127:COOH targeted against RANK |
PEGLyso-2 |
Improved drug delivery systems for enzyme replacement therapies in Fabry disease. Effect of targeting, and |
Ibane Abasolo |
1. Kwnoledge in the effect of targeting moieties on the effecacy internalization and biodistribution of GLA protein. |
EXPLORE-3 |
Increase of the stability, activity and crossing of biological barriers of recombinant proteins through their |
Ibane Abasolo |
1. EVs capable of deliverying lysosomal, cytoplasmatic and membrane proteins |
F7 |
Peptide-targeted polymeric micelles for an optimized cell internalization and anti-cancer treatment |
Ibane Abasolo |
proof-of-concept assays on the use of F7 as cell penetrating peptide in polymeric nanoparticles (PM). Such dossier will favor the licensing of the patent to a third party. |
hEaVy-METAL |
High resolution tracking of Extracellular Vesicles functionalized with METALlic nanoparticles |
Jaquin Seras-Franzoso (Abasolo) |
Techonological approach for the labeling of EVs with metallic particles in high resolution biodistribution analysis |
Nanobeacon |
Tumor extracellular vesicles as nanobeacons for personalized diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) |
Jaquin Seras-Franzoso (Abasolo) |
a diagnostic and prognostic system for triple negative breast cancer from blood samples. Particualry, the system will identify subsets of tumor extracellular vesicles (tEV) from blood samples using tailored single domain antibodies (sdAb) for their specific recognition and thermal lateral flow technology for their quantification |
BBB-Glio |
Treatment of aggressive Gliomas using Nanoparticulate systems for Blood-Brain-Barrier Crossing and Cancer Stem Cells Targeting |
Fernanda da Silva Andrade (Abasolo) |
The development of drug delivery systems based on nanotechnology able to cross blood-brain barrier (BBB) and specifically target cancer stem cells (CSC) subpopulation in combination with conventional therapy should allow more specific and effective therapies through the significant reduction of cancer progression and tumor relapse. Therefore, a positive clinical impact would be expected with this approach since an increase of patient quality-of-life and survival is predictable. |
SH-PERMA |
Development of a Smart Hydrogel for Periodontal Regenerative Medicine Applications |
Fernanda da Silva Andrade (Abasolo) |
Currently, the treatments available for periodontal disease are very limited and often surgery is required. An appropriate treatment for periodontitis should combine anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and tissue regeneration therapy, but the currently marketed formulations only respond to one of the three functions. In addition, they are excessively fluid and the time of permanence is very limited due to the constant renewal of saliva. |
NANOZYMES |
Polymeric nanoparticles for the treatment of bacterial diseases |
María Rosa Aguilar |
Bacteriophage endolysins encapsulated in amphiphilic chitosan nanoparticles that incorparate silver nanoclusters |
Nanococo |
Protein-functionalized nanoparticles as serotype-independent pneumococcal vaccines |
María Rosa Aguilar |
Platform of protein-functionalized nanoparticles as serotype-independent pneumococcal vaccines |
RADIOPROTECT |
New therapeutic clinical solutions for the treatment of damaged radiated skin |
María Rosa Aguilar |
1.1. Library of cannabinoid-laden NPs with therapeutic properties |
OLIGOGPCR |
Multivalent chemical tools to study GPCR oligomerization |
Miriam Royo |
Bivalent and multivalent ligands that interact specifically to dopamine (D2R, D1R) and adenosine (A2AR, A2BR, A1R) oligomer receptors with high affinity and tissular specificity |
ALZHEPEP |
Gamma-peptides based on cis-4-amino L-proline as pharmacological therapy in Alzheimer's disease |
Miriam Royo |
Establishment of P33 g-peptide as specific BACE1 activity modulator to be administered alone or in combination with other drugs to be used in primary prevention or early secondary prevention stages. |
COLOCOMB-3 |
Multifunctional drug delivery systems for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer |
Miriam Royo |
1. Targeted and non-targeted monotherapy drug delivery systems of traditional chemotherapeutic or CSC-selective compounds for mCRC treatment. |
TELOprot |
Protein delivery system based on non-covalent PEGylation with telodendrimers |
Miriam Royo |
A library of NTA/DPTA telodendrimers modified with different binding moieties (charged or hydrophobic) and complexed with BSA, GFP, a-galactosidase (GLA) proteins |
NanoDendInf2.0 |
Dendrimer decorated inorganic nanoparticles: development of dendronized nanosystems against infection |
Blanca González (Arcos) |
i) desing of antibiotic free nanosystems with antimicrobial |
DDNACRC |
Drug delivery nanosystem for colorectal cancer |
María Vallet (Arcos) |
-Mesoporous silica nanocarriers able to target cancer cells |
Nano4Infection |
Design of nanoantibiotics against bone infection |
Isabel Izquierdo Barba (Arcos) |
viable, scalable and cost-effective solution to the current problem caused by infections associated with osteoarticular prostheses, specifically polymicrobial infections, in which different species of microorganisms can coexist, some of them potentially multi-resistan |
NANOMEXOS |
NANOsystems based on Mesoporous nanoparticles and EXOSomal membranes for the treatment of amyloidosis derived from Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Daniel Arcos Navarrete |
New technology for targeting the organs and tissues affected by human amylin deposits such as the heart, central nervous system, kidney, liver and muscle tissue. |
NANODelivery |
Engineering on-demand protein coronas for improved NANOparticle drug Delivery to tumors |
Montserrat Colilla Nieto (Arcos) |
New technology that will enable the spontaneous and selective recruitment of a protein corona on the surface of antitumoral nanoparticles (NPs) upon systemic administration. |
MUSOCA |
Multiparametric MR data processing and software strategies for cancer response biomarker discovery |
Carles Arús |
Bespoke software for the quick and user-friendly post-processing of conventional, diffusion, perfusion MRI and MRSI. |
MRS-BRIGIT |
MR-based in vivo Biomarkers of immune system activity against Glioblastoma |
Carles Arús, Ana Paula Candiota |
MR-Based non-invasive derived biomarker of successful therapy response related to efficient immune system actuation |
EYE-PoC |
Point Of Care Biosensor Devices To Detect Biomarkers As Evaluation End-Points For Therapeutic Clinical Trials In Ocular Surface Inflammation |
Amalia Enríquez de Salamanca (Calonge) |
Electrochemical and optical immunosensor or microRNA-based PoC |
OCUSySTEM |
Mesenchymal stem cells as a next generation drug delivery system for ocular surface diseases |
Teresa Nieto (Calonge) |
Drug delivery system using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as carriers for delivering drugs to the ocular surface of patients with limbal stem cell deficiency |
-- |
Development of an in vitro three-dimensional microenvironmental tumor model to identify therapeutic mechanisms in colorectal cancer |
Elisabeth Engel |
3D model that recreates mechanically and biochemically the tumor microenvironment |
-- |
Bioengineered constructs based on Elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs) for cardiac regeneration |
Elisabeth Engel |
- Electrospun scaffolds which release lactate embedded in bioactive ELR hydrogels |
Nanotrojans |
Functionalization of DNA origami with the T22-GFP-H6 protein for the enhancement of antimetastatic properties. |
Ramón Eritja |
Development of molecular defined nanodrugs with specific targeting to metastasic cancer stem cells |
ANVETRED |
Advanced non-viral vectors for the development of new therapeutic approaches for retinal degenerations |
Eduardo Fernández |
Design, development and validation of new therapeutic approaches for several retinal dystrophies and inherited retinal diseases based on smart non-viral vectors |
NANOPTOGEN |
Combining Niosome and Optogenetics Technologies to Photosensitize Neural tissue |
Eduardo Fernández, Lawrence Humphreys |
Nanoparticle formulations capable of delivering optogenetic plasmids in vitro and in vivo for therapeutic use |
NEURODEN |
Dendritic carbosilane systems as anti-neurodegenerative agents against Parkinson’s disease |
Rafael Gómez Ramírez |
Designing and developing novel therapeutic strategies for fighting Parkinson disease, based on new nanopharmaceuticals. New drug with potential technology transfer, susceptible for clinical translation. |
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In vitro electromechanical stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells for osteogenic, chondrogenic or myogenic differentiation |
José Luis Gómez Ribelles (Gallego) |
Smart cell culture materials (flat sheets and 3D scaffolds of piezoelectric polymer containing hydrogels with growth factors) that can be electromechanically stimulated |
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3D culture medium for multiple myeloma cells |
José Luis Gómez Ribelles (Gallego) |
3D culture matrix consisting of copolymer (EA, EMA, AAc) microspheres coated with fibronectin, collagen type I, hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulphate |
-- |
Bactericidal effect of the modulation of the surface density of electric charge on hybrid surfaces of titanium and copolymers based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
José Luis Gómez Ribelles (Gallego) |
-HA-Ag multilayer deposited on a TiN-Ti titanium alloys |
-- |
Characterization and resistance to microbial colonization of biodegradable magnesium based material |
Mª Luisa González |
PLA/Mg alloy composites |
PLAQUER |
Novel PLA films including quercetin |
Mª Luisa González |
Development of an improved PLA to manufacture different degradable prosthetic materials with enhanced biocompatibility and response to infection over a lifetime of the device |
MOLECULAR-PROSTHETICS |
Upstream-targeted molecular prosthetics for vision restoration |
Pau Gorostiza |
Small photoswitchable molecules to restore sight |
LIGHTBEATS |
Photopharmacological control of heart rate |
Pau Gorostiza |
Small molecules targeting cardiac subtype muscarinic acetylcholine receptors with dual photochromic and pharmacological activity that transduce externally applied illumination into heart rate changes |
PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY |
In vitro and in vivo characterization of light-regulated antitumoral compounds |
Pau Gorostiza |
Light regulated drugs against tumors |
-- |
The nanoconductance of redox proteins of the respiratory chain and its physiopathological implication in leukemia |
Pau Gorostiza |
Correlation model between the alterations in the electron transfer between redox partner proteins of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and in-vitro assays targeting leukemia stem cells |
MEMPHYS |
Membrane biophysics in lysosomal storage disorders for improved therapies |
Pau Gorostiza |
establishment of a series of mehcnaomarkers, and the rationale for the design of effective treatments, for lysosomal storage |
Nanohyperthermia |
Development of new nanoparticles and protocols for enhanced hyperthermia |
José Javier Serrano (Hernando) |
- Tumor associated macrophages type 1 (M1) containing gold optical nanoparticles and micro-/nano-particles made of iron oxides and silica |
eGLANCE |
Development of technical tools for helping the movility of blind people |
José Javier Serrano (Hernando) |
An augmented reality application that uses multisensory interfaces to help people with visual disabilities or frailty |
CARDIO-ING |
Bioengineering and artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases in clinical practice |
María Elena Hernando |
Creation of digital tools to improve diagnosis and prognosis of patients with cardiovascular diseases based on |
HRV4Sleep |
Analysis of overnight heart rate variability to help in sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome characterization and diagnosis |
Roberto Hornero |
Algorithms for characterizing and/or screening sleep apnea (biomarkers). |
PREDICTAVI |
Explanatory and predictive models of failure in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) using Big Data analysis techniques |
Roberto Hornero |
Tool to predict failure in TAVI |
Tatto4EEG |
Development of non-invasive electrodes for long-term electroencephalography (EEG) recording with application in brain-computer interfaces |
Roberto Hornero |
A validated EEG recording system based on wearable temporary tattoo |
-- |
Genetic analysis of sepsis and intraoperative neuromonitoring for the assessment of postoperative behavioral changes in children |
Roberto Hornero |
A tool for the automatic identification of genes relevant to sepsis, personalized for each user. This could provide a tailored treatment. A new operating protocol would be obtained in children that helps to reduce the disorders associated with it. |
-- |
Introduction, development and support of electrophysiological signal acquisition for the assessment of rare diseases |
Joan F. Alonso López (Jané) |
Protocols for EEC and EMG non-invasive acquisition and processing that can infer disease related cerebral and muscular activity alterations |
-- |
Developement of computational tools for training healthcare professionals in the use of mechanical ventilation and for continuous monitorization of critically ill patients |
Miguel Ángel Mañanas (Jané) |
A computational tool, MV-trainer, which can simulate the patient-ventilator interaction |
NIMAV |
Multimodal non-invasive monitoring and ventilation for COPD patients |
Raimon Jané |
Novel multimodal physiological biomarkers, based on advanced signal processing, to monitor COPD in a quantifiable, reliable and objective way |
m4Health |
Multimodal mHealth tools for improving monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients |
Raimon Jané |
Novel mHealth tools (sensors and software) for better monitoring and management of OSA patients |
-- |
Neuromuscular signal analysis to decipher the reorganization of the spinal cord networks controlling the recovery of skilled hand function in rodents |
Raimon Jané |
Mathematical algorithms for neural and muscular signal analysis |
-- |
Assessment of periodic breathing to improve diagnostic and treatment of chronic heart failure patients |
Beatriz F.Giraldo (Jané) |
Computational models and new clinical markers of cardio-respiratory decompensation of heart failure patients |
NEUROPROCESSING |
Electrophysiological signal processing for the assessment of disabling neurological and psychiatric diseases |
Joan F. Alonso López (Jané) |
automatic software process electrophysiological data and it integration with clinical, cognitive and behavioural data useful for identify potential biomarkers in neurological and psychiatric diseases. |
COVID-Cough |
Early identification of severity in patients with COVID19 using acoustic cough analysis with smartphones |
Raimon Jané |
New tool using the microphones of smartphones to acquire and detect specific COVID19 cough patterns in a Health App Ecosystem |
ECG4CDRISK |
ECG derived cardiovascular risk for SCD and PFD in CHF patients |
Pablo Laguna (Alba Martín Yebra) |
ECG-based biomarkers able to discriminate death risk from SCD and PFD in chronic heart failure patients, aslo suitable for the atrial fibrillation cohort. A system/platform/tool to assess physical activity and physiological biomarkers (heart rate, respiratory rate, heart rate |
SIP‐EP |
Investigation on signal and image processing tools to improve the management and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias in the EP-lab |
Juan Pablo Martínez (Laguna) |
A system/platform/tool to assess and map cardiac substrate features related to arrhythmogenecity obtained from spatiotemporal |
-- |
Characterization of the influence of physical activity on age-related cardiac function |
Esther Pueyo (Laguna) |
Software for ECG and accelerometry analysis and for characterization of circulating miRNAs reflecting changes in cardiac function related to physical activity and age. |
ICUANS |
Non invasive assessment of Autonomic Nervous System in intensive care units |
Jesús Lázaro (Laguna) |
Algorithms for ANS assessement for ICU patients that allow a better prognosis |
DEPANS |
Non invasive assessment of Autonomic Nervous System in depression |
Raquel Bailón (Laguna) |
A system/tool to assess depression evolution from autonomic nervous system markers derived from physiological signals |
WPPG4SAHS |
Follow-up of cardiovascular risk related to OSA through ANS evaluation |
Eduardo Gil (Laguna) |
Algorithms for characterizing and/or screening sleep apnea. |
KCarDiab |
Multiscale characterization of the ventricular remodeling in diabetic cardiomyopathy for arrhythmic risk assessment and potential therapeutic effects of nutraceutical interventions with products of the Mediterranean diet |
Pablo Laguna, Aida Oliván |
In terms of technological development, the project will provide an optimized platform for biomimetic culture of cardiac tissue slices, with implementation of a sensor to monitor electromechanical stretch and culture environment. This platform has a great potential for translational scientific research by the generation of representative and useful cardiac disease models and also as a platform for drug testing and cardiotoxicity assessment. |
wearexper |
Physical activity and physiological biomarkers from wearable devices for personalized exercise medicine |
Raquel Bailón (Laguna) |
A system/platform/tool to assess physical activity and physiological biomarkers (heart rate, respiratory rate, heart rate variability, cardiorespiratory function) from the pulse photoplethysmographic signal (PPG) provided by a wrist-worn wearable device, worn by the patient during 7 days. |
Gen-HDL |
Polygenic scores associated with extreme values of HDLc |
Julia Ramírez (Laguna) |
More research is needed in order to know the main factors implicated in plasma HDLc levels. We would like to deeply describe the genetic factors involved in HDLc levels in subjects with extremely low and high HDLc concentrations. In this sense, polygenic risk scores are calculated by computing the sum of risk alleles corresponding to a phenotype of interest in each individual, weighted by the effect size estimate of the most powerful genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) on the phenotype. Therefore, we would like to generate a polygenic risk score that would explain the genetics related to extreme values of HDLc. |
ASPIRE |
Rapid diagnosis of sepsis using ultrasensitive multiplexed photonic biosensors |
Laura Lechuga |
Α multiplexed photonic point-of-care biosensor for the early detection of specific biomarkers (CRP, IL-6, PCT, microRNAs and bacteria) relevant to sepsis in serum |
PATHERNO |
Point-of-care optical device for antibiotic therapy tailoring and monitoring in nosocomial infections |
Laura Lechuga |
Photonic point-of-care biosensor devices for direct, fast and bedside antibiotic monitoring |
-- |
Analysis of cancer metabolism and drug diffusion in 3D cell models |
Luis Liz Marzán |
SERS sensing platforms implemented in combination with cancer-on-a chip devices and/or 3D printed cancer models for in-situ non-disruptive spectra acquisition |
-- |
Glycoengineered Exosomes as Vehicles for Gene and Drug Delivery |
Niels Reichardt (Liz-Marzán) |
Exosomes as drug delivery vehicles |
-- |
Absolute quantification of glycans to distinguish between active and latent Tuberculosis |
Niels Reichardt (Liz-Marzán) |
Mass spectroscopy-based glycan analysis assay |
-- |
Glycan biomarkers in thyroidal cancer |
Niels Reichardt (Liz-Marzán) |
New glycan serum biomarkers for thyroidal cancer stratification |
-- |
3D bioprinting of an in vitro air-blood barrier for validating lung targeted drug nanocarriers |
Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi (Liz-Marzán) |
- A two layer barrier system mimicking the alveolar-tissue made by 3D bioprinting of alveolar epithelial cells and lung endothelial cells |
DEEPSCREENS |
DEEP learning networks for Stratification of Cells by surfacE-Enhanced ramaN Scattering |
Luis Liz-Marzán |
Microfluidic platform device forHigh-throughput SERS screening assays. |
PEDNeD |
Interactive platform for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases |
José Miguel López Higuera |
An interactive cognitive test for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases to be implemented into multimedia platforms |
HyperMuscle |
Hyperspectral and OCT imaging of muscle for assessing muscle degeneration and dystrophia in Duchenne disease |
Olga Conde (López) |
OCT, PS-OCT, HSI, SFDI techniques for neuromuscular degradation assessment |
FIRESTONE |
Fast Identification of caRbapEnemaSe-producing enTerObacteriaceae by RamaN spEctroscopy |
Adolfo Cobo García (López) |
A custom, optimized device based on Raman spectroscopy with improved sensitivity, coupled with machine learning algorithms, to perform fast identification of CPEs from a culture. |
ORIFICE |
ORgan-on-ChIp For photonic characterization of living cElls |
Adolfo Cobo García (López) |
a platform based on photonic Lab-on-Chip technologies suitable for the growth of living cells in a controlled environment, i.e. a so-called organ-on-chip device with photonic characterization capabilities. The organon-chip will use transparent and biocompatible materials, such as glass, with particular microfluidic designs to favor cell growth dynamics and analysis. In addition, optical elements will be included to potentially detect, identify and characterize the living cells in a single chip using different photonic techniques, e.g. absorption, fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy |
4NANOMETS |
Targeted Nanoparticle Combination for the Selective Killing of Metastasis Stem Cells and Associated Fibroblasts in Colorectal Cancer |
Ramón Mangues |
Protein nanoparticles targeting FAPα+ Metastasis-Associated Fibroblasts |
NANOSCAPE |
Improved colorectal cancer therapy using CXCR4-targeted functional protein nanoparticles with enhanced cytosolic release |
Ugutz Unzueta (Mangues) |
Development of tumor-targeted nanoparticles with enhanced cytosolic release that allows to avoid lysosomal proteolytic degradation |
NANOLINK |
Site-directed conjugation of multivalent protein nanomaterials for precision medicine of cancer |
Ugutz Unzueta (Mangues) |
Development of a new generation of nanoconjugates platform based in site-directed conjugation technologies and with specific targeting for cancer stem cells. |
AMATOX |
CXCR4-targeted multivalent amanitin-nanoconjugates for precision medicines in colorectal cancer |
Ugutz Unzueta (Mangues) |
Development of a new CXCR4+ targeted amanitin nanoconjugate for selective blockade of RNA polymerase II in cancer stem cells. |
FIBOLISM |
Impact On Colorectal Tumor Metabolism When PDGFRβ Fibroblasts Are Depleted By Targeted Nanoparticles |
Lorena Alba Castellon (Mangues) |
Protein-based nanoparticle that eliminates a subpopulation of fibroblasts located in the stroma of the tumor. To determine whether this depletion changes the biology of the tumor, specifically its metabolism. These data will help us to understand the mechanism through which fibroblast-targeted nanoparticles exert their antitumor activity. |
QS-profile |
Immunochemical Diagnostic Strategies based on the Quorum Sensing System |
María Pilar Marco, Núria Pascual |
QS molecules as biomarkers of infection and the possibility to establish QS molecular fingerprints which may permit to distinguish infection from just colonization, assess the disease |
PoC4CoV |
Integrated strategies for the COVID19 diagnosis and disease progression |
María Pilar Marco |
Innovative technologies for the diagnostic and follow-up of viral infections will be delivered. |
AD-THERAPPY |
Development of monoclonal antibodies against C99 fragment of APP protein and study of its therapeutic properties for the Alzheimer’s disease treatment |
María Pilar Marco, Núria Pascual |
Monoclonal antibodies against APP |
-- |
Circulating tumor cells as a prognostic marker of chemo- and immunotherapy resistance |
Ignacio Ochoa (Martínez Barca) |
-Microfluidic chips capable to isolate circulating tumor cells and clusters |
-- |
Mechano-biological study of the extracellular matrix rigidity impact in chronic heart failure |
Ignacio Ochoa (Martínez Barca) |
Model for myocardium fibrosis |
-- |
Mimicking hypoxia in glioblastoma and malignant melanoma with microfluidic chips: targeting PARP to blunt the hypoxic response |
Ignacio Ochoa (Martínez Barca) |
Microfluidic chip for 3D tumor cells culture |
-- |
Evaluation and validation of cryopreservation as a storage method for encapsulated cells used in cardiac regenerative therapy |
Ignacio Ochoa (Martínez Barca) |
Cardiosphere derived cells encapsulated within alginate-polylisine-alginate microspheres |
BioEngCardTox |
Human bioengineering for detection and analysis of cardiotoxicity in anti-neoplasic therapy |
Estefanía Peña (Martínez Barca) |
Human cardiotoxicity screening system to be employed in improving onco-cardiologic safety. This engineered tissue with optimal reproduction of the mechanical properties of native myocardium would be able to provide maturation signals to the hiPSC-derived cardiac cells (cardiomyocytes, cardiac fibroblasts, and endothelial cells) that will populate it.This advanced system will be utilized for testing oncotherapeutics to predetermine patient predisposition to cardiovascular toxicity |
BRAV3 |
Computational biomechanics and bioengineering 3D printing to develop a personalised regenerative biological ventricular assist device to provide lasting functional support to damaged hearts |
Manuel Doblaré (Martínez Barca) |
1. To develop a data-to-design workflow for the fabrication of the structural component of BioVADs. This will require the complementary feedback between Cardiac Imaging, CompM and 3D printing. |
CARDIOPRINT |
Advanced multifunction 3D biofabrication for the generation of computationally modelled human-scale therapeutic cardiac tissues |
Manuel Doblaré (Martínez Barca) |
CARDIOPRINT is born with the ambition of shaping a quantum leap in the fields of Additive Manufacturing and Biofabrication of therapeutic human cardiac tissues, at both the technological and applicative levels. The overall concept of this enterprising project is to develop a new multifunctional additive manufacturing technology able to provide the sufficient accuracy for the manufacturing of human tissues at an organ scale for the first time. This will encompass fabricating new 3D printing devices able to attain superior cell-deposition precision and new cardio-mimetic polymers and hydrogels, but additionally, setting up the workflow to complete the cardiac image-to-transplant of organ sized mature bioartificial hearts (BioHearts). This novel combination of workflow and technological development has the potential to be extrapolated to other human tissues and pathologies. It will constitute a new therapy that will significantly improve the patients´ quality of life and reduce their dependence on medication and medical surveillance. This will in turn benefit our national care system by decreasing costs and human burden, and boost industrial growth in this area, driving Spain´s position towards leadership |
4D-Fluidics |
Responsive actuators with Soft Robotic functions for microfluidics |
Carlos Sánchez (Martínez de la Fuente) |
Active valve technology at TRL4 |
H4CR |
Hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties for cancer treatment studies |
Carlos Sánchez (Martínez de la Fuente) |
Hydrogel platform with tunable mechanical properties |
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Doubly functionalised nanoparticles for the non-invasive characterisation of early, asymptomatic atherosclerosis |
Lucía Gutiérrez (Martínez de la Fuente) |
Possitive contrast agents based on magnetic nanoparticles designed for atherosclerosis detection |
HOTSPOT |
Nanoscale magnetic heating studies using cell membrane models |
Raluca Fratila (Martínez de la Fuente) |
A new methodology for studying the effect of localized magnetic heating on cell membrane models |
NANOCLICK |
Bioorthogonal chemistry strategies for the selective immobilization of magnetic nanoparticles on living cell membranes |
Raluca Fratila (Martínez de la Fuente) |
A new methodology for cell surface modification with nanomaterials |
PEPTIDE-GATE |
Development of new peptide-gated systems for controlled release applications |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Gated materials able to target specific cells |
VascSenNano |
Targeting age-related vascular senescent cells with nanoparticles to improve cognitive function |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
New clinical senolytic strategies based on hybrid nanodevices for targeting senescence-associated diseases. |
NANORET |
New therapeutic nanosystems for Retinitis Pigmentosa based on fuctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
The purpose of the project is to obtain a nanosystem based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the administration of IL1β and TNFα small interfering RNA (siRNA), to control neuroinflammation during retinitis pigmentosa progression. |
BladCanMark |
Molecular and metabolic biomarkers in bladder cancer for new sensing and treatment strategies |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring by high resolution NMR spectroscopy of tissues (HRMAS) from animal models with different treatments. |
ADMarkNMR |
Search for biomarkers of Alzheimer´s disease in serum |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive impairment diagnosis and progression monitoring by high resolution NMR spectroscopy of serum from patients. |
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Development of gated bioglass and 3D scaffolds |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Scaffolds for selective and controlled cargo delivery based on 3D supports and gated mesoporous materials |
NanoBreast |
Design of nanodispositives based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for treatment of breast cancer |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
new gated systems able to both detect and treat breast cancer. The prepared systems will increase the efficiency of the chemotherapy and will contribute to avoiding future relapses and metastasis |
-- |
New strategies for cancer diagnosis and treatment based on mesoporous materials and glycans |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Gated nanoparticles with Lex as linker to cap with AAL lectin also targeting molecule |
OLIGO-GATE - SENS |
Development of oligonucleotide-gated nanodevices |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Oligonucleotide-capped materials that could be used as a diagnostic tool of selected biomarkers |
NANOSECRETOME |
Exploring the possibilities of mesoporous silica materials in cancer detection and treatment based on cancer secretome-related molecules |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Studies of long term nanoparticles toxicity and behaviour and new nanodevices based on cancer secretome-related molecules for cancer detection and treatment |
NANO-STAR |
Photo-activation of prodrugs using plasmonic nanoparticles |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Intracellular therapeutics based on properly designed non-toxic prodrugs, containing a photo-labile linker for cancer therapy. The prodrugs will be transformed in their active form by NIR irradiation thanks to gold nanostars |
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Gated nanomaterials for fighting chronic diseases |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
development of nanodevices for the treatment of chronic diseases. On the one hand, the aim is to develop nanodevices for the healing of chronic wounds, using two stimuli-sensitive nanoparticles for the sequential administration of drugs through the inflammation and proliferation phases. On the other hand, other nanosystems will be developed for the elimination of senescent cells in ulcerative colitis, based on molecular probes and/or mesoporous materials loaded with senolytic drugs |
MIR -TOX-GATE |
Development of systems based on gated materials for assessing the risk to suffer cardiotoxicity associated to anthracycline treatment |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
A new diagnostic tool for the detection of cardiotoxicity risk using via the use of gated materials to sense miRNA abundance in serum |
NANO-FUN |
Biomedical nanomotors for the treatment of fungal infections |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
Novel biomedical nanodevices for the treatment of fungal infections |
FatLiverSen |
Development of new senolytic strategies for the detection and treatment of metabolic associated fatty liver disease |
Ramón Martínez Máñez |
New clinical senolytic strategies for the detection of senescence and treatment to induce regeneration after liver injury. |
NANOORGAN |
New technologies in organoid development: Platform for modeling infectious diseases. Nanotechnology-based therapies |
María Ángeles Muñoz Fernández |
Hydrogel technology for human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) derived-organoid culture that will improve organoid culture efficiency and consistency. Human organoids platform for the study of human infectious diseases and nanoparticle research |
COATMESH |
Functionalization of polymer coatings using antimicrobial agents for prevention of mesh infection following hernia surgery |
María Gemma Pascual |
Functionalizing prosthetic meshes for hernia repair with innovative antimicrobial and bactericide coatings, to avoid postoperative infections in the implant and adjacent tissues |
MESHCHANICS |
Abdominal prostheses and fixation mechanisms to improve adaptation to host tissue properties in hernia repair |
María Gemma Pascual |
New abdominal prostheses and fixation concepts to be used in the surgical repair of hernia pathologies. The goal is to produce pototypes with potential technology transfer, susceptible for clinical translation. |
DENDRISKIN |
Preclinical application of carbosilane dendrimer systems for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections in skin wounds |
María Gemma Pascual |
A novel, smart ointment formulation exerting antibacterial activity (cream functionalized with carbosilane dendrimer molecules) for topical application as a prophylactic strategy to avoid bacterial infections in cutaneous wounds |
3D-COAT |
Developing smart 3D-printed antibacterial mesh coatings for hernia repair |
María Gemma Pascual |
Developing, via 3D-printing technology, an antibacterial biopolymer compound provided with drugs, for the prophylactic coating of hernia repair mesh materials. The goal is to create an innovative and highly efficient antibacterial mesh device with potential technology transfer, susceptible to clinical translation. |
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Development of a non-viral genome-editing platform based on CRISPR/Cas9 and autoassembled lipid nanoparticles to correct genetic mutations in rare diseases |
Gustavo Puras Ochoa (Pedraz) |
To develop and evaluate a non-viral genome-editing platform, based on auto-assembled lipid nanoparticles and CRISPR/Cas9 technology |
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Development and optimization of anti-inflammatory nanotherapies in inherited retinal dystrohies |
Gustavo Puras Ochoa (Pedraz) |
Nanoformulations carrying potential therapeutic agents |
HCM-CHIP |
Heart-on-chip: mechano-electro maturation of iPSC and modeling of hypertrophy cardiomyopathy |
Ángel Raya |
A platform based on organ-on-chip technology to promote the differentiaton and maturation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs). An advanced culture system as a tool to study the pathogenic mechanisms underlying hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). |
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Development of human iPS-derived neural cells as effective drug discovery model for Lafora´s Disease |
Ángel Raya |
Platform to monitor stage, progression and effect of drugs on LD |
GENMECint |
Investigating genetic and mechanistic interactions in familial cardiomyopathy through advanced disease modeling |
Ángel Raya |
to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms that link hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). Using advanced disease models based on the combination of induced pluripotent stem cell and gene editing technologies, genetic and mechanistic interactors linking both hereditary cardiomyopathies will be identified. |
SEDECGliD |
CRISPR screen of early driver events contributing to glioblastoma development in CMMRD syndrome |
Ángel Raya |
to identify early and key driver genes contributing to glioblastoma development in CMMRD syndrome patients using advanced disease models based on the combination of induced pluripotent stem cell and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies. |
CELLtAMI |
Pre-clinical assessment of human iPSC-derived cell therapy in a large animal model of myocardial infarction |
Ángel Raya |
optimized culture systems for large-scale cardiomyocyte production. The use of swine model of myocardial infarction will offer the best pre-clinical assessment of the functionality and safety of injecting human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. |
TARGETHER2 |
Development of targeted nanotherapy against melanoma and HER2 breats cancer |
Carlos Rodríguez Abreu |
The nanoparticles developed in this project constitute a therapeutic platform that will be validated by in vitro and in vivo preclinical models |
NEURALZ |
Validating multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles as novel therapeutic vehicles for Alzheimer's Disease |
Carlos Rodríguez Abreu, Santiago Grijalvo |
The nanoparticles developed in this project constitute a therapeutic platform that will be validated by in vitro and in vivo preclinical models |
MitCer4AD |
Mitochondria-Targeting Dendron-Ceria Nanoparticles in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease |
Carlos Rodríguez Abreu |
Novel nanopharmaceutics for searching new therapeutic approaches in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer disease with high potential for technology transfer |
3D Fibrelaskin |
3D Hybrid ELR-Fibrin elastic xenografts for damaged and wounded skin regeneration. |
Israel González de Torre (Rodríguez Cabello) |
development of a printable 3D system for the creation of artificial skin based on a bioactive, multi-cymponent scaffold. |
DILIGELR |
In vitro cell culture platforms based on injectable hydrogels with affinity to growth factors for hepatotoxicity studies |
Mercedes Santos García (Rodríguez Cabello) |
Cell culture platform able to predict drug-induced liver injuries based on Interpenetrated Gelatin and ELR Networks containing heparin and growth factors. |
BELLA |
Biohybrid Elastin-like/Lactic Acid Hydrogels for Cardiac Tissue Engineering |
José Carlos Rodríguez Cabello, Sergio Acosta |
new platform for in vitro 3D culture of cardiomyocytes to improve their regenerative potential. To achieve this objective, a multivalent hydrogel (cell adhesive and biodegradable) will be engineered to control the dosage of nutrients and that can be applied to different cell types. |
OA-BioMark 2 |
Development and validation of methods for the evaluation of osteoarthritis-related protein biomarkers useful for its diagnosis, monitoring and therapy |
Cristina Ruiz |
Protein biomarkers for osteoarthritis: the cartilage intermediate layer protein 1 and the proteoglycan 4 |
CAMS |
Development of a targeted proteomics method useful to improve the diagnostic accuracy of cardiac amyloidosis and facilitate precision medicine approaches |
Cristina Ruiz |
Highly specific classification and characterization of amyloidogenic candidates in samples from cardiac or extracardiac biopsies |
Matrix-MSK |
Deciphering key cell-matrix interactions in differentiation and disease of the musculoskeletal system tissues |
Josep Samitier |
Biomimetic scaffolds or constructs acting both as models for disease study and as biocompatible/biodegradable implants for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration |
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Mechanotherapy approaches on 3D in vitro biomimetic neuroblastoma models |
Josep Samitier |
- In vitro 3D silk-VN composite scaffolds |
BBB_MedTech |
Blood-brain barrier-on-a-chip (BBB-oC) for drug testing and physiopathological studies |
Josep Samitier |
Complete model of the BBB with brain tissue and with an integrated electronic system for in situ cellular monitoring/actuation, operating simultaneously with conventional optical evaluation. This platform will be validated in several biological scenarios and it will be developed optimizing the scalability, performance, and cost, while maximizing its ease of use taking into acoumnt the targeted end-users. |
CAP-NOSE |
Determination of the nanoscale electrical properties of olfactory receptors (ORs) and their dependence on ligand binding: Towards the development of capacitance-operated odorant biosensors |
Josep Samitier |
New biohybrid electronic detectors based on capacitance-operated odorant biosensors, bearing high sensitivity and selectivity for the detection of volatile organic compounds. |
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Efficient delivery of inhaled nanoparticles. Development of a pressure pulse nanoaerosol generator for pulmonary drug delivery of antibiotics |
Jesús Santamaría |
A more easy to handle, and compact device base, suitable for use in the clinic or home care, based on the existing prototype of the innovative nanoaerosol generator patend by University of Zaragoza. This device is able to deliver inhaled pharmaceuticals as a dry powder overcoming most of the drawbacks of commertial PDI inhalers |
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Real time detection of COVID-19 presence in enclosed environments using SERS |
Jesús Santamaría |
A biosensor for real-time detection of SARS-Cov-2 in air |
CASA-DP |
Cancer Stroma Assessment through Digital Pathology |
María Jesús Ledesma (Santos) |
Digital pathology in characterizing the tumor stroma |
LIP |
Image based biomarkers for Immunotherapy response prediction in Lung cancer |
María Jesús Ledesma (Santos) |
New spatio-temporal methodologies based on DL (deep-learning) architectures |
LPIR |
Lung parenchymal lesion characterization for the study of respiratory diseases |
María Jesús Ledesma (Santos) |
Image processing techniques to harmonize the images in time and assess properly the quantitative assessment of parenchymal lesions evolution |
QuantiPD |
Quantification of SPECT and PET images in Parkinson’s disease and degenerative parkinsonisms |
Aida Niñerola (Setoain) |
Quantification algorithms, quantification results and SPECT/PET images database |
BrainRES-AD |
Neurological mechanisms of resilience to Alzheimer´s Disease |
Juan Domingo Gispert (Setoain) |
Imaging outcomes |
PROCLAIM |
Cell proliferation in pulmonary hypertension: Detection and mechanisms of epigenetic regulation |
Aida Niñerola (Setoain) |
Quantification results |
IronPD |
Validation of quantitative susceptibility mapping for cortical iron deposits quantification in Parkinson's disease |
Raúl Tudela (Setoain) |
Quantification results |
PET-CART |
PET/CT in patients with lymphoma treated with CAR-T therapy |
Francisco Javier Setoain |
PET/CT images, analized with radiomic features, may predict treatment response before CART infusion in lymphoma |
simNM |
New software for the generation of realistic brain PET and SPECT images |
Aida Niñerola (Setoain) |
Software for simulation. Web application |
PSCI |
Application of PET and SPECT images in cardiovascular infections |
Andrés Perissinotti (Setoain) |
PET and SPECT clinical use algorithm and imaging processing techniques for the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiovascular infections such as prosthetic valve endocarditis, TAVI endocarditis, cardiac implantable electronic device infection, vascular graft infection and their complications |
IMPRIND |
Improving image processing and quantification for brain MRI and PET in neurodegenerative disorders. |
Roser Sala-Llonch (Setoain) |
Software for automated quantification, image processing and analysis. Web application. |
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Mechanobiology of colorectal cancer tumor organoids |
Xavier Trepat |
Web application. |
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Mechanical variables driving mechanosensing |
Xavier Trepat |
infusion. The knowledge of this network would provide valuable information in the interpretation of FDG PET/CT scans of |
ORDECA |
Organic radicals and radical dendrimers to improve the magnetic resonance imaging |
José Vidal (Ventosa) |
these patients, and could help design treatment strategies in the context of relapsed and refractory disease. |
DynaMo4Vasc |
3D scaffolds and dynamic molecular bio-interfaces for controlled environments towards vascular morphogenesis |
Imma Ratera (Ventosa) |
- Substrates and 3D porous scaffolds functionalized with self-assembled monolayers of electroactive molecules with GF-IBs and RGD and VEGF derived peptides and dendrimers |
QUNA |
Quatsome: stable nanovesicles for nucleic acids delivery |
Nora Ventosa |
- Pegilated-molecular units encapsulated in Quatsomes membrane (stealth QTs) |
TACTIC |
Tailored Quastomes and Coatings for the Treatment of skin disorders and Infections |
Nora Ventosa |
novel treatments for a wide variety of skin disorders, including healing |
FONs |
New Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles for the multiplex detection of antigens |
Nora Ventosa |
Fluorecently-labelled Quatsomes (nanovesicles composed of quaternary ammonium surfactant and cholesterol) with antibodies incorporated in their membrane |
PRINTIMM |
3D printed artificial immune tissues on a chip for adoptive cell therapy |
Judith Guasch (Ventosa) |
The fabrication of an “immune tissue-on-a-chip” |
TARGET-LIPO |
Studying the intricacies of active targeting in nanoliposomal formulations |
Nora Ventosa, Mariana Köber |
In-depth characterization and optimization of the targeting efficacy of different nanoliposomal formulations |
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NIR-responsive scaffolds for biomedical applications |
Nuria Vilaboa |
NIR-responsive scaffolds based on fibrin/cryogels/recombinant elastomers and gold or Cu NIR nanotransducers that include thermosensitive liposomes, niosomes containing rapamycin or transgenic cells harboring osteogenic/angiogenic genes |
ADICHIP |
Browning and whitening adipose cells on-chip |
Xavier Muñoz Berbel (Villa) |
Laboratory tool exploiting the lab-on-a-chip concept for culturing, in-situ stimulation and analysis of adipose cells |
CHEMFETONBIO |
Chemical Functionalization Strategies of Graphene Solution Gated Field Effect Transistors with Oligonucleotides for Biosensing |
Rosa Villa, Elisabet Prats |
to increase the highthrougput and the reliability of gSGFETs to develop a useful tool for the detection of gene sequences related to specific pathologies. The development of new chemical strategies to selective functionalizations in order to allow multi-analyte detection, and the development of chemical methodologies to study the gSGFET behavior in deep and increase the reliability of this sensors, can be translated into successful achievements that increase the knowledge towards the sensing field. This knowledge can boost the development of sensing platforms that enlarge the capabilities of the existing molecular techniques for gene sensing. |
QBD |
Towards a quantitative assessment of bipolar disorder |
Jordi Aguiló (Villa) |
Procedure or device to objectively capture disease activity in bipolar disorder. To develop a multiparametric model including objectifiable variables mainly obtained from electrophysiological signals recorded from a wearable device |
M&M |
mHealth Methods in Mental Health Research: Designing an Objective Tool to Assess Mental Health in Epidemiologic and Clinical Studies |
Jordi Aguiló (Villa) |
Procedure or device to assess the degree of mental well-being. |
ARISE |
Avoiding and reducing stress to improve transplant surgery and recovery |
Jordi Aguiló (Villa) |
Adaptation and validation of a tool for pre-surgical stress prevention in transplant patients. SAM app will be adapted, validated and evaluated for transplant |
VENOM4CANCER |
Design of tumor-targeted nanostructured venoms for the treatment of CXCR4+ human neoplasias |
Antonio Villaverde |
Protein-only CXCR4-targeted nanoparticles |
NANOREMOTE |
Prelinical development of a novel protein-based nanobiotechnological platform for the remote delivery of proteins with antitumor activity |
Esther Vázquez (Villaverde) |
Inclusion Bodies formed by fluorescent or cytotoxic proteins that target CXCR4 |
TRIALS |
Targeted Reinforcement of the Innate immune response Against Leukemic Stem cells |
Eloi Parladé Molist (Villaverde) |
Antitumoral site-directed drugs based on protein nanoparticles and aimed to boost innate immune response against metastatic cancer stem cells in CXCR4+ human neaoplasias, especially AML |
MANTRA2 |
Enzyme mutants as tools in the quest for improved therapies for Fabry disease |
Neus Ferrer (Villaverde) |
Improved nanoformulation of GLA enzyme for a better Fabry disease therapy. This will rely in two main aspects: i) engineering of GLA to obtain mutants with a higher enzymatic activity than wild-type enzyme, and ii) the nanoformulation of such improved mutants by their assembly into nanoparticles with a better pharmacokinetics than free, soluble GLA and that could act as protein depots for a controlled, continuos release of the needed GLA enzyme in Fabry patients. |
NANO4BRAIN |
Multifunctional protein-only nanoparticles for nose-to-brain delivery |
Esther Vázquez (Villaverde) |
Multifunctional protein-only nanoparticles for nose-to-brain delivery |
NANOSARS |
Structure and antigenicity of SARS-COV-2 antigens formulated as self-assembling nano- and micro-particles |
Eloi Parladé Molist (Villaverde) |
A new formulation of SARS-CoV-2 antigens as slow antigen delivery system for immune protection. Transversal technology of applicability to other infectious diseases |