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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 1h

Peptide nanotubes designed at #CiQUS offer a new way to overcome chemotherapy resistance by smartly delivering drugs into cancer cells.

📄 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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Peptide nanotubes to overcome chemotherapy resistance

A research team at CiQUS has unveiled an innovative molecular approach that enables anticancer drugs to reach the nucleus of tumour cells, where they can exert their therapeutic effect. The study

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USC @usc.gal · 2h

🧪 Un equipo do @ciqus.bsky.social deseña unha estratexia baseada en nanotubos peptídicos para superar a resistencia á quimioterapia

No marco desta investigación, logrouse transportar un fármaco denominado doxorrubicina ata o núcleo de células cancerosas resistentes

🗞️ www.usc.gal/gl/xornal/no...

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 2h

CiQUS researchers have developed a molecular strategy that uses 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲𝘀 to transport doxorubicin into 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀, enhancing drug delivery and controlled release inside the tumour environment.

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 1d

Prof. Mas-Torrent will provide "an overview of fundamental concepts in organic electronics and OFETs, highlighting our efforts incontrolling OSC thin-film structure to optimize device properties, and present examples of OFET-based sensor applications".

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Kickstarting the #MasterChemBioMat!

We’re thrilled to open this year’s program with a talk by Prof. Marta Mas-Torrent (ICMAB-CSIC), a leading expert in organic electronics and molecular devices: 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥-𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴: 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 1d

🎬 ¡Luces, cámara… y acción!
Hoy los #CiQUSmakers se convierten en protagonistas de su propia película 🎥.
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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 2d

O CiQUS súmase hoxe á celebración do #DíadaCienciaenGalicia, dedicado este ano á figura do químico Fernando Calvet i Prats (Científico Gallego do Ano); parabéns aos galardoados coas Medallas de Investigación 2025 da RAGC 👏

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A TVG faise eco do recoñecemento de Fernando Calvet i Prats como Científico Galego de 2025 pola RAGC

YouTube video by Real Academia Galega de Ciencias RAGC

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 2d

#joinCiQUS
📢 The Call 11/2025 is now open for recruiting personnel to collaborate on research activities and projects at CiQUS.

Find all the details about the positions & requirements here:
📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: October 10th, 2025.

www.usc.es/ciqus/es/ofe...

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Convocatoria Pública ORDINARIA CiQUS 11/2025 de contratación de personal para colaborar en las actividades y proyectos de investigación

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 3d

The front cover shows "a magnified view of a polyoxometalate-based electrode material, highlighting the thermal activation of organic cations. This process is depicted as dancing molecules, symbolizing the dynamic rearrangement triggered by heat treatment".

Optimizing Polyoxometalate Electrodes for Energy Storage via Cation Design and Thermal Activation

The stability and electrochemical performance of Keggin-type polyoxometalate-based electrodes for energy storage are strongly influenced by the hydrophobicity of organic cations and enhanced through ...

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 3d

In this work the @funnanomatlab.bsky.social nanomatlab.bsky.social researchers "emphasizes the importance of selecting 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 and applying a 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 to develop more efficient and stable 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀".

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 3d

The latest 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 cover features work by María Giménez López and team at CiQUS 👏

📖 Full paper: DOI: 10.1002/cmtd.202500046

#FondosEuropeos #RedeCIGUS

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 3d

#CiQUSPhD Defense:

📘 Lidia Domínguez Ramos: "Nuevos materiales porosos para la separación selectiva de contaminantes industriales en efluentes gaseosos y líquidos".

🗓️ Wednesday October 8, 11:00 AM
📍 CiQUS Seminar Room

#RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos

Reposted by CiQUS

funnanomatlab.bsky.social @funnanomatlab.bsky.social · 11d

🔋Front Cover: Optimizing Polyoxometalate Electrodes for Energy Storage via Cation Design and Thermal Activation (Chem. Methods 9/2025) - @funnanomatlab.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social @usc.gal Vizcaíno‐Anaya - 2025 - Chemistry–Methods - Wiley chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Front Cover: Optimizing Polyoxometalate Electrodes for Energy Storage via Cation Design and Thermal Activation (Chem. Methods 9/2025)

The Front Cover shows a magnified view of a polyoxometalate-based electrode material, highlighting the thermal activation of organic cations. This process is depicted as dancing molecules, symbolizin...

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 9d

This PhD vacancy will focus on designing and developing innovative bio-based carbon electrocatalysts for durable and efficient air cathodes.

📩 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆:

For detailed position information and application, click here:
www.usc.es/ciqus/es/ofe...

Doctoral Candidate (DC) / PhD Position Offer: DC 5_Bio-based carbon electrocatalysts for durable and efficient air cathodes | MSCA-DN_INCEPTION

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 9d

#JoinCiQUS | 🎓 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝗣𝗵𝗗) 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆

🧪 The María Giménez-López group at CiQUS is looking for a highly motivated Doctoral Candidate to join the EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network INCEPTION.

📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: October 12th, 2025

#RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos #PhDposition

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 14d

The symposium focuses on 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 and brings together leading researchers from Spain and Japan

www.fos.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/symposium/4t...

CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 14d

🌏 Today, Prof. Martín Fañanás Mastral participates as an invited speaker at the 4th Japanese-Spanish Symposium on Organic Synthesis, held at Kyoto University (September 25–26, 2025):
🗣️ “𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘀”

#FondosEuropeos #RedeCIGUS

大宮研究室

京都大学大宮寛久研究室のウェブサイトです。当研究室では新触媒・新反応・新機能を創りだし、有機化学的な研究手法で医薬品開発や生命科学研究の未来を切り拓くことが目標です。

www.fos.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Jose Martínez Costas @pepman.bsky.social · 15d

Y el MONSTRO de Adri, se ha ganado uno de los premios!
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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 15d

This method enables the selective synthesis of borylated 1,1-difluoro-1,5-dienes — versatile scaffolds that can be transformed into gem-difluoroalkenes, difluoromethylene units, and alkenyl fluorides, motifs of high relevance in medicinal chemistry.

Copper‐Catalyzed Defluorinative Allylboration of Allenes with Trifluoromethyl Alkenes

A copper-catalyzed borylative coupling of allenes with 1-trifluoromethyl alkenes is reported. The reaction selectively provides synthetically versatile borylated 1,1-difluoro-1,5-dienes that can be c...

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 15d

🧪 A new route to valuable fluorinated building blocks!

Researchers from the Martín Fañanás Mastral group at CiQUS, in collaboration with Israel Fernández (UCM), report a copper-catalyzed defluorinative allylboration of allenes with trifluoromethyl alkenes.

#RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos

Copper‐Catalyzed Defluorinative Allylboration of Allenes with Trifluoromethyl Alkenes

A copper-catalyzed borylative coupling of allenes with 1-trifluoromethyl alkenes is reported. The reaction selectively provides synthetically versatile borylated 1,1-difluoro-1,5-dienes that can be c...

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 21d

The position focuses on synthesis of nanographenes, on-surface chemistry, single-molecule reactions, and the development of molecular machinery.

📅 Call for expressions of interest open now!

#RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos #ERCSyG #chempostdoc

CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 21d

#joinCiQUS | 🔬 Postdoctoral Opportunity in the ERC Synergy Grant MolDAM

Prof. Diego Peña’s group at CiQUS is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work in the framework of the ERC Synergy Grant MolDAM (Single Molecular Devices by Atomic Manipulation).

🔗 Details: www.usc.es/ciqus/en/emp...

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 21d

O equipo liderado por Miguel Vázquez López desenvolveu un sistema molecular innovador capaz de recoñecer estruturas de ADN asociadas ao cancro.

A molécula, que se activa na presenza de ións de cobalto, permite atacar selectivamente células tumorais, abrindo novas vías para terapias dirixidas.

CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 21d

#CiQUSintheMedia | 📺 A Televisión de Galicia destaca un recente avance do CiQUS.

🔗 www.g24.gal/-/un-achado-...
Fuente: CRTVG

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Un achado realizado en Galicia e por galegos pode facilitar a loita contra o cancro - G24

A peculiaridade da descuberta é a súa capacidade de empregala no espazo e no momento máis eficaces

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 24d

🗣️ Fabián Suárez | Braulio Casabella | Samuel Funes
📅 Wed. Sept. 17, 6:00 PM
📍 CiQUS Seminar Room

Join us to reconnect and discover the cutting-edge research happening at CiQUS!