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Muling Zheng attended the 2013 Chunhui Science Conference

Muling attended the 2013 Chunhui Science Conference (26th June – 2nd July, Dalian, China) (www.chinaocs.com). The conference was organized by the Science and Technology Ministry and Education Ministry of China. Its purpose is to introduce a number of advanced technologies and projects overseas of high-level talents to return China. 1,270 overseas students were selected. Muling was the only representative from Spain. 28 provinces and municipalities have been enrolled in this conference. China is offering a very strong economical support for students abroad.

COOPERATION PROJECT with the INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE LA VALL D’HEBRON. FIRST PAPER ACCEPTED!!

First paper accepted

In vitro Angiogenic Performance and in vivo Brain Targeting of Magnetized Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Neurorepair Therapies

Elisa Carenza, Verónica Barceló, Anna Morancho, Lisa Levander, Cristina Boada, Anna Laromaine, Joan Gibert, Anna Roig*, Joan Montaner, Anna Rosell*

Large Group attendance to the E-MRS Symposia in Strasbourg

Nerea Murillo, Anna Laromaine and Anna Roig attended the E-MRS Spring Meeting in Strasbourg. They were busy running from symposium Q to symposium U and R.
Anna Roig gave an invited contribution on Symposium Q: “Bionanomaterials for imaging, sensing and actuating”.

Scholarship granted to Laura González

Assistència Sanitària has granted a scholarship to Laura that covers 50 % of the tuition fee of the course on “Sistemes de qualitat en la indústria i la investigació farmacèutica” that she attended before joining us. The diplomas will be presented to the grantees next 18th June at the Hospital of Barcelona.

Sunday 19th May 2013, EL PERIODICO, dark scenario for the Spanish R+D+i system

19th May Sunday issue of “EL PERIODICO”.

Michele Cantazaro described the difficult situation of the Spanish R&D system.

ICMAB researchers, Xavier Obradors, Mariano Campoy and Anna Roig answered to his questions.

PENGFEI and MULING PRESENTED THEIR PhD PROJECTS

Pengfei and Muling participated as speakers in the 1st Scietific Meeting of ICMAB-ICN-CIN2 students. Pengefei with a presentation entitled Porous Carbon / Bismuth Nanoparticles Composites for Sensitive Heavy Metals Detection and Muling with one under the tiltle Preparation and Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose Films. They both did a great job.