IBUB Resarch Day 2025

IBUB Research Day 2025: A Successful Gathering at the Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona On October 3rd, the IBUB celebrated its annual Research Day at the Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona, one of the city’s most emblematic cultural venues. During the event, all IBUB research groups came together to share their scientific work, exchange ideas,

Physical Chemistry Symposium, PCF2025

The next Physical Chemistry Symposium (PCF2025) is scheduled to take place at F. Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th October 2025. The theme of the meeting is “Advances and Challenges in Physicochemical Profiling for Emerging Modalities in Drug Research.” Posters are welcomed at the symposium. Attendees interested in presenting a

15th Summer School on Medicines (SSM15)

The IBUB awarded four travel grants to support registration, attendance, and accommodation expenses for four early-career researchers from the institute who took part in the 15th edition of the Summer School on Medicines (SSM15). The 15th Summer School on Medicines (SSM15) was held in Montreal, Canada, from July 5 to 11, 2025. The SSM15 curriculum

Symposium of the Purine and Pyrimidine Society

The 21st Symposium of the Purine and Pyrimidine Society (PPS) took place in Barcelona from June 24 to 27 at the Hotel Occidental Atenea Mar. The event brought together researchers and experts from around the world to share the latest advances in purine and pyrimidine metabolism, signaling, and therapeutic applications. The symposium was organized by

Findings on the protein that forms loops in the human genome

Cohesin is a protein that forms a ring-shaped complex which wraps and alters the DNA molecule shape. It moves through the DNA and creates specific loops in the genetic material which determine the architecture of the genome and gene expression. Some mutations in the genes of the cohesion complex are responsible for rare diseases (cohesinopathies),

IBUB’s Early Drug Discovery Unit obtains the TECNIO seal

The Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) at the University of Barcelona has recently been awarded the prestigious TECNIO quality seal by the Government of Catalonia through ACCIÓ. This recognition identifies entities that develop and facilitate technology for companies, highlighting their capacity to transfer knowledge and technology to the productive sector. EDDU is led by Dr.

IBUB Early Career Day 2025

The 2nd edition of the IBUB Early Career Day will take place on May 16. It will be a day where IBUB’s young researchers can present their research in various formats, along with two engaging plenary sessions, culminating in prizes for the best presentations! Date: May 16, 2025Schedule: 8:00h – 17:00hVenue: Aula Magna, Faculty of

Quimioteca Pública Española, IBUB-UB new chemistry site

EU-OPENSCREEN is a not-for-profit European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) for chemical biology and early drug discovery.  We support all stages of a chemical tool development project, including assay adaptation, high-throughput screening and chemical optimisation of the resulting ‘hit’ compounds.   EU-OPENSCREEN operates an open-access database and a unique, common compound collection. Our main library, the European