These funds, coming from the Menkes International Association, will allow a research project to search for new biomarkers to establish administration and monitoring protocols for a new drug that could improve the lives of children suffering from this rare disease. The project is led by Mercè Capdevila, professor in the Department of Chemistry at the UAB.
The research and innovation projects SO-CLOSE (coordinated by the UAB) and TRACTION (led by the Catalan firm Vicomtech with the involvement of the UAB) will present their main results on Wednesday 30 November at 10 a.m. at the European Commission in Barcelona.
Researchers at the UAB Faculty of Psychology and the human resources agency Talent Match will launch a pilot programme to apply video game logics to the workplace and manage talent through gamification strategies.
From 15 to 17 November, the UAB will have a stand at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), which will be held at the Gran Via Venue in Barcelona.
Six University-launched businesses (spin-offs and tech-based companies) will have the chance to participate in this free programme that will be held from February to May 2023. The programme is an initiative by the European project BOOGIE-U.
UAB researchers have developed a magnetic material capable of imitating the way the brain stores information. The material makes it possible to emulate the synapses of neurons and mimic, for the first time, the learning that occurs during deep sleep.
On 18 November at 9:30 a.m. the offices of the Vice Rector for Innovation and Strategic Projects and the Vice Rector for Students and Employability organise a "Science and Entrepreneurship in Feminine" seminar to raise awareness of women standing out in innovation and entrepreneurship at the UAB campus, and provide specific resources for women interested in innovating and/or becoming entrepreneurs. The session will be held in the UAB Theatre Hall.
Inhibition of the ERK5 protein kinase reduces the proliferation and survival of endometrial cancer cells, and potentiates standard chemotherapy.
New UAB crowdfunding campaign to develop a simple sampling methodology for urban areas.