Join us for this conference on self-assembled hybrid materias in nanomedicine chaired by Sergio Moya, group leader of the Soft Matter Lab at CIC biomaGUNE. 📅Dates: 25-27 Feb 2026 📍Location: San Sebastián 📑Submit abstracts by 5 Feb 👉More info: https://tinyurl.com/mwysu8pv

📢 Un estudio liderado por CIC biomaGUNE ha logrado simplificar la obtención de un radiofármaco, mejorando el rendimiento químico de la reacción de síntesis casi al doble y reduciendo los residuos generados en el proceso. 👇

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡A Multi-Functional Heterogeneous Biocatalyst for the Oxygen-Free Oxidative Condensation of Primary Alcohols into β-Hydroxy Acids 📄 ACS Catalysis 👉 https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c06753 #HeterogeneousBiocatalysis

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Best-Practice Guidelines for Reporting the Photothermal Effects of Plasmonic Nanoheaters 📄 ACS Nano  👉 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c13978 #PhotothermalTherapy

📅 25–26 February 📍 Miramar Palace, Donostia–San Sebastián 🗣️ Language: English 👨🏽‍💼 Director: Sergio Moya @cicbiomagune.bsky.social ℹ️ Information and registration: labur.eus/npdg5xq0 #UIK #OnTheSideOfKnowledge

This week we welcomed Aurore Dupin (@auroredupin.bsky.social) from CRPP Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, hosted by Aitor Manteca (@manteka.bsky.social), for a fascinating seminar on surface-based cell-free platform to characterize host-pathogen interactions. #CICbiomaGUNEseminars #SyntheticBiology

Today at our CIC biomaGUNE seminar series, Paula Vázquez Aristizabal from the BioNanoPlasmonics Lab delivered an insightful presentation on the group’s work on 3D tumour models. @lizmarzan-lab.bsky.social  #CICbiomaGUNEseminar

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Enhancing colloidal stability of anisotropic magnetic nanodiscs through mesoporous silica and P(NIPAM/MAA) copolymer coatings 📄 Nanoscale  👉 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr03822g #Nanodiscs #ColloidalStability

📢 Prof. Luis Liz-Marzán elected member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (@kvab-be.bsky.social). 👉More information: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43167&year=2026 @lizmarzan-lab.bsky.social

📢Fernando López Gallego receives award from the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43166 #GreenChemistry

🔬 At CIC biomaGUNE, we wish you a wonderful 2026 with this beautiful scientific image by Ariadna Birocco and Alejandro Fábrega Puentes. 🎄

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡SERSµDrop: A Platform to Study Cell–Cell Communication via SERS Imaging 📄 Small  👉  https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202508020 #SERS #IntercellularCommunication @lizmarzan-lab.bsky.social

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚨 📅 Deadline: 15th January 2026 🔬 Envisaged start date: Feburary 2026 📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain) 👉 To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43157 #JobOfferCICbiomaGUNE

📢#Aspartame sweetener reduces body fat, but could harm heart and brain. Read more 👉https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43155&year=2025

This week, #CICbiomaGUNE and @cicbiogune.bsky.social  celebrated the holiday season in San Sebastian with our traditional Christmas Lecture, delivered by Ana Ruiz Sáenz.

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Insights into the Catalytic Activity of a Metagenome-Derived Urethanase 📄 Journal of the American Chemical Society 👉 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c13147 #PolyurethaneDegradation #Biocatalysis

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻🚨 📅 Deadline: 1st February 2026 🔬 Envisaged start date: March 2026 📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain) 👉 To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43153 #JobOfferCICbiomaGUNE

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Engineered Protein-Based Ionic Conductors for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications 📄 Advanced Materials 👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202508838

We are pleased to announce that Damián Pérez Martínez successfully defended his PhD thesis on December 11th under the supervision of Dr. Niels Reichardt (CIC biomaGUNE) and Rosa López (EHU). #PhDdefense

We are pleased to announce that Andrea Fernández successfully defended her PhD thesis on December 10th under the supervision of Dr. Niels Reichardt (CIC biomaGUNE) and June Ereño (@cicbiogune). #PhDdefense

Great session today at CIC biomaGUNE! Dr. Gunnar Klös from the Biomolecular Nanotechnology Lab shared exciting work on functional biomolecule-nanomaterial hybrids for optical applications. #CICbiomaGUNEseminar

📢 Damián Pérez Martínez is defending his PhD thesis  📅Thursday 11th December 🕥10:30am 👉More info: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43134&year=2025

📢 Andrea Fernández is defending her PhD thesis  📅Wednesday 10th December 🕥10:30am 👉More info: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43133&year=2025 @cicbiogune.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to Prof. Luis Liz-Marzán on his upcoming 60th birthday! This special issue honors his remarkable contributions to colloidal chemistry and nanoplasmonics. 👉 Read the issue: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21951071/2025/13/34 @lizmarzan-lab.bsky.social

Last week we welcomed Prof. Ilja Voets (Eindhoven University of Technology, @tue.nl), hosted by Luis Liz Marzán, for a fascinating seminar on chemical cryobiology. #CICbiomaGUNEseminars

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡The role of PEGylation in the pulmonary delivery of antifibrotic liposomal therapies 📄 Journal of Controlled Release 👉https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.114134 #PEG #LiposomalTherapy

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Rational Crystal Contact Engineering for Programmable Self-Assembled Protein Architectures ✍️ Authors: Liutkus, M; Rojas, AL; Cortajarena, AL 📄 Angewandte Chemie International Edition  👉https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202516635 #ProteinCrystals

In our last internal seminar at CIC biomaGUNE, María Gómez Martínez presented her research on preclinical imaging of neurochemical alterations associated with schizophrenia using a mouse model for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. #CICbiomaGUNEseminars

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Dual-conductive polymeric deep eutectic solvent scaffolds containing carbon nanotubes for spinal cord reconnection 👉https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC02831K #CarbonNanotubes

📢 La Unidad de Imagen Molecular y Funcional de CIC biomaGUNE continúa en el nuevo Mapa de Infraestructuras Científicas y Técnicas Singulares (#ICTS) para el periodo 2025-2028 como uno de los cuatro nodos de la ReDIB. 👉Más información: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43108&year=2025

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚨 📅 Deadline: 15th December 🔬 Envisaged start date: February 2026 📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain) 👉To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43059 #JobOfferCICbiomaGUNE

🚨 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚨 📅 Deadline: 15th December 🔬 Envisaged start date: 1st March 2026 📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain) 👉To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43086 #JobOfferCICbiomaGUNE

At CIC biomaGUNE we join the global initiative that encourages growing a mustache during the month of November to raise awareness about the importance of men’s health. 👉More info: https://es.movember.com/ #Movember

📢 𝗖CIC biomaGUNE launches an ambitious programme to attract international talent. 💡The BREATH programme, co-financed by European funds, seeks to attract 12 post-doctoral researchers. 👉Find out more here: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/careers/BREATH-Postdoctoral-Programme #MSCA #COFUND

A great explainer on the fascinating work at CIC biomaGUNE’s Biomolecular Nanotechnology Lab. Worth a read!

El proyecto de emprendimiento de CIC biomaGUNE “ONKOREPLICA”, doblemente reconocido con el Premio Toribio Echevarría y la beca de Emprendimiento Juvenil 2025 de la @ehu.eus. 👉Noticia completa: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43103&year=2025 #Tumores3D #emprendimiento

The Congress of the Iberian Society of Biomechanics and Biomaterials took place last week in San Sebastian. Co-organized by Dr. Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi (CIC biomaGUNE) & Dr. Clara García Astrain (POLYMAT), it gathered experts in #biomechanics, #biomaterials & #biofabrication.

📢 Dos iniciativas de #emprendimiento de CIC biomaGUNE, ONKOREPLICA y RECONNECT, finalistas de los Premios Toribio Echevarria. 👉 https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43091&year=2025

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Peptide Electrostatic Modulation Directs Human Neural Cell Fate 📄 Advanced Science 2025 👉https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202507946 #Supramolecular #RegenerativeMedicine #Biomaterials

📢 Abrimos al público las puertas de la Plataforma de Imagen Molecular y Funcional de CIC biomaGUNE, una infraestructura de referencia en Europa. 📆Fechas: 13 y 14 de noviembre 🕙Hora: 10:00 ⏳Duración: 1,5h ✔️ Edad mínima: 16 años 👉 Apúntate: https://parke.eus/descubre-la-ciencia-desde-dentro/

Artificial proteins for fast, sustainable and biocompatible energy devices A collaboration between CIC biomaGUNE, @bcmaterials.bsky.social  and CIC energiGUNE has developed artificial proteins able of transporting and storing electricity. 👉 https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43082&year=2025

📢 Join us for this three-day conference on self-assembled hybrid materias in nanomedicine chaired by Sergio Moya, group leader of the Soft Matter Lab at CIC biomaGUNE.  👉More information: https://www.uik.eus/es/curso/self-assembled-hybrid-materials-nanomedicine-non-viral-vectors-cancer-therapy

We are pleased to announce that Ainhoa Maiz Iginitz successfully defended her PhD thesis on October 31st under the supervision of Prof. Haritz Sardon Muguruza (POLYMAT) and Prof. Fernando Lopez Gallego (CIC biomaGUNE). 👉https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43077

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡The Route to Artery Mimetics: Hybrid Bioinks for Embedded Bioprinting of Multimaterial Cylindrical Models 📄 Advanced Functional Materials 2025 👉https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202419072 #bioprinting #bioinks #artery

Atzo EASO Politeknikoko Anatomia Patologikoko 2. mailako ikasleak bisitan izan genituen 🔬 Oso esperientzia polita izan zen, asko ikasi zuten eta guk ere benetan gozatu genuen haiek hartzen! 🙌 Eskerrik asko etortzeagatik eta zuen jakin-minagatik 💡 #outreach

In this week’s seminar, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Gerhard Schütz from the @tuwien.at (Vienna, Austria), hosted by Dr. Natalia Baranova, who delivered a fascinating talk on how T cells detect antigens. #CICbiomaGUNEseminars

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡dECM-Supported Printing of Plasmonic Pillars for SERS Monitoring of Chemotherapy in 3D Tumor Models 📄 ACS Sensors 2025 👉https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.5c02344 #3Dtumours #SERS #TherapeuticScreening

Rene Pfeifer from @cicbiomagune.bsky.social a partner in the #FLUFET project presents the poster “"Detection of #SARSCoV2 spike protein (ectodomain) by mini #graphene field effect transistors (mGFET-4D)"” at the 5th European Biosensor Symposium, advancing #biosensor research and innovation!

📢 Deadline approaching! Don’t miss the chance to do your Master’s Project (TFM) with us.

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨 💡Water Permeates and Plasticizes Amorphous Carbon Dots: Unraveling the Inner Accessibility of the Nanoparticles by Glass Transition Studies 📄 Advanced Materials 2025  👉https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510992 #CarbonDots