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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 2d

The #BISTCatalysers training programme kicked off last friday!

Backed by the Banc Sabadell Foundation, the initiative is designed to foster #entrepreneurship and #innovation among researchers in the #BISTCommunity

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 5d

New @irbbarcelona.org study shows that the efficiency of the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay pathway—a key genetic quality control mechanism—varies across human tissues & individuals

Study in #GenomeBiology by @fransupek.bsky.social & @guillepalou.bsky.social

#BISTCommunity

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 8d

👉 Guess whose 🐈‍ appears on the 4th #Quantumposters!

With #BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social @iciq.org #IFAE & @perimeterinstitute.ca

Illustrated by @mariapicasso.com. Supported by @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social

📥https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 8d

👉 Endevina quin 🐈‍ apareix al 4t #Quantumposters!

Amb #BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social @iciq.org #IFAE & @perimeterinstitute.ca

Il·lustrat per @mariapicasso.com. Amb el suport de @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 9d

An international team led by #BISTCommunity centre @iciq.org shows how molecular design can enhance copper-based solar devices.

This work could mark an important step toward more efficient, stable #solar devices using abundant materials.

Published in #AdvancedScience

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 13d

#ICYMI The #SpinOff company #QGenomics has closed an acquisition deal with #VeritasGenetics. Their perinatal and clinical #genetics technology may now reach patients across 80 countries.

@crg.eu @upf.edu #BISTCommunity #Innovation

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Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ) @iciq.org · 20d

#ICIQMedia

🧫 L’ICIQ ha desenvolupat un nou mètode electroquímic per seguir el creixement de biofilms

🎙️ Ho explica la Prof. Beatriz Prieto-Simón a l’Edició Matí Tarragona de RNE, a partir del minut 12’29’’

🎧 www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 21d

A study co-led by @icn2.bsky.social finds that adding salt to ice boosts its ability to generate #electricity

The discovery could pave the way for generating power in extreme environments such as #PolarRegions

📝 Published in #NatureMaterials

#BISTCommunity

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 23d

Ten years after @ligo.org's first detection of #GravitationalWaves, improved instruments provide the cleanest #BlackHole merger detection yet, verifying Stephen #Hawking’s area theorem with unprecedented confidence

@egovirgo.bsky.social @ligo.org #KAGRA #IFAE #BISTCommunity

bist.eu/ten-years-af...

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 26d

📢Open Call for young artists of all disciplines!
#ACTS #ArtsandScience #Research #Arts
@hactebcn.bsky.social

IBEC | Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia @ibecbarcelona.eu · 28d

✨ Open Dialogues has arrived! A program where artists and #IBEC researchers co-create innovative projects from the very start.
🚀 Call open until 15.10.2025
🔗 Learn more: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/open-dialogues/
@hactebcn.bsky.social @bist.eu

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 26d

✨ Congratulations to the 28 #BISTMaster #MMRES students who have just graduated! 🎉👏

Their exciting Master’s year came to a close last Tuesday with a Graduation Ceremony at @www.pcb.ub.edu

👉https://bit.ly/4pl3a12

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 26d

Thank you very much for collaborating in the #MMRES #BISTMaster Programme! We're ready to welcome a new cohort of very talented students to the #BISTCommunity and @upf.edu 😍

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · 29d

We are celebrating today the graduation of the #BISTMaster #MMRES 2024–2025 class! 🤩

The ceremony features the Master directors and inspiring insights from two young group leaders of the #BISTCommunity: Tamara Vázquez (IFAE) and Nora Martin @crg.eu

Congratulations to the newly graduates!!

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IBEC | Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia @ibecbarcelona.eu · Sep 8

Encara no t’has inscrit a la jornada Ciència al Territori?

És l’oportunitat perfecta per compartir el teu projecte STEAM i connectar amb altres professionals del territori!

📍 Jornada reconeguda pel CRP (certificació de 5 h)

🔗 https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/ciencia-al-territori/

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Sep 5

Can obesity be treated without cutting food intake?

A new @irbbarcelona.org study has found that Neuritin 1, a protein from brown fat, protects against obesity, insulin resistance & liver inflammation (in animal models)

📝 #NatureCommunications #BISTCommunity

➡️ bist.eu/new-strategy...

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Sep 4

Six #BISTcommunity early-career researchers have secured prestigious ERC grants 👏

These awards highlight the ability of BIST Community centres to attract and nurture outstanding young international talent.

@crg.eu @icfo.eu @iciq.org @ibecbarcelona.eu

👉http://bit.ly/486ENOq

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Sep 2

Welcome September! #outreach #BISTCommunity #QuantumScience

Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ) @iciq.org · Sep 1

#ICIQCalendar September

🐈‍⬛Hückel’s molecular orbital theory (1931)

🔗This method describes the behaviour of π-electrons in unsaturated molecules, particularly in aromatic compounds.

#IYQ2025

@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

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Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) @icn2.bsky.social · Aug 26

🤔 Tot és aleatori? I si és així, l'aleatorietat és real?

💡 Troba les respostes al pòster! ⬇️

📩 Descarrega'l aquí! 👉 https://bist.eu/society/quantum-science-for-schools/
🖌️ Dissenyadora: Maria Picassó

🤝 @bist.eu @perimeterinstitute.ca. @iciq.org, IFAE, @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social

#BISTCommunity

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Aug 27

A study co-led by @icn2.bsky.social finds that ice generates electricity when bent — a clue to how lightning forms 🧊🌩️

The work shows that ice is a flexoelectric material, able to produce electricity when unevenly deformed

📝 Published in #NaturePhysics
#BISTCommunity

➡️ bist.eu/scientists-f...

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Aug 21

A #ScienceAdvances study led by @ibecbarcelona.eu has recorded for the first time the real-time 3D implantation of a human embryo 🔬

This is a major step forward in understanding #fertility and improving #AssistedReproduction treatments

#BISTCommunity #EmbryoResearch

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Aug 13

An international team led by @icfo.eu uses twisted #2DMaterials and the moiré effect to detect single #photons in the infrared spectrum.

📝 Published in @science.org

@icn2.bsky.social #BISTCommunity #BioImaging #Astronomy #Quantum

Learn more ➡️ bist.eu/twisted-2d-m...

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Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ) @iciq.org · Aug 7

#ICIQJobs

✨ We're hiring a Postdoc in Prof. Villa’s group!

🔬 Work on photoactive microswimmers for pollutant detection and environmental sensing

❗Apply now careers.iciq.org/jobs/6218387...

@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Aug 5

Shinephi becomes ICFO’s 13th #SpinOff company!

#shinephi was born from over a decade of research, tech development, and business incubation in ICFO’s KTT Launchpad.

@icfo.eu #BISTCommunity #ICFOSpinOff #DeepTech #Innovation

Learn more ➡️ bist.eu/shinephi-bec...

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Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ) @iciq.org · Aug 1

#ICIQCalendar August

🐈‍⬛Dirac’s quantum electrodynamics (1928)

⚡The Dirac equation for an electron moving in an arbitrary electromagnetic field explains the origin of electron spin and predicts the existence of antimatter.

#IYQ2025

@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology @bist.eu · Jul 30

⚛️ The 3rd poster in the #quantum series by the #BISTCommunity @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social @iciq.org #IFAE
and @perimeterinstitute.ca is all about PROBABILITY.

🤔 Is everything random?

📥 bist.eu/society/quan...
Illustrated by @mariapicasso.com 😍With support from @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social

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