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Last 25 September, SPM4.0 took part once again in the European Researchers’ Night. At the CosmoCaixa Science Museum in Barcelona, Annalisa Caló (IBEC) and Vincenzo Montanarella (VHIR) talked about atomic force microscopy, nanoparticles and nanomedicine with about 225 people of all ages. The European Researchers’ Night is a major public event held every year on […]

SPM4.0 doctoral candidate Prakhar Dutta, based at the University of Gothenburg (UGOT), has received the award for the best oral presentation at the SPIE-ETAI conference in San Diego, USA. The award included a certificate and a cash prize. It recognised his talk on ASAP, an open-source framework that combines physics-based simulation and deep learning to

Researchers from the Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery and Therapy Group (CB-DDT) at the Vall d’Hebron Institut of Research (VHIR), partner of the SPM4.0 consortium, have developed a fully natural, injectable soft-hydrogel that releases the chemotherapy drug docetaxel locally and gradually over two weeks. The study is the first scientific publication of the SPM4.0 project and

Researchers from the SPM4.0 consortium actively participated in the International Conference on Scanning Probe Microscopy (ISPM 2026), held from 26 to 29 May in Genoa, Italy. The project was represented through an invited talk, two oral presentations and a poster, showcasing recent advances in artificial intelligence, nanoscale bioelectrical characterization and BioAFM data analysis. ISPM is

On 12 May, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) welcomed 15 students from the Popular University of Granollers (UPG), near Barcelona, for an educational visit focused on advanced microscopy and biomedical research. The activity featured presentations and laboratory demonstrations led by Gabriel Gomila, SPM4.0 Coordinator, and Jhon Pazos, SPM4.0 Doctoral Candidate, providing participants with

On 13–17 April 2026, the SPM4.0 consortium gathered at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), Spain, for the project’s Month 18 Network Meeting and the Second SPM4.0 Training Workshop. The event brought together doctoral candidates, supervisors and external researchers for a week of scientific exchange, progress assessment and advanced training in scanning

Vicenzo Montanarella, SPM4.0 Doctoral Candidate, together with other researchers from several VHIR research groups, welcomed around 100 students to the institute to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, offering them an opportunity to explore biomedical research environments through a gender perspective. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated

Researchers from the Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery and Therapy Group at the Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca (VHIR), including Vicenzo Montanarella, SPM4.0 Doctoral Candidate, recently took part in an educational activity organised through the ESCOLAB programme. The ESCOLAB program, promoted by Barcelona City Council, creates opportunities for secondary school, vocational training

Bringing together researchers, supervisors and partners from across Europe, the SPM4.0 consortium held a productive week in Berlin that combined its first training workshop with the project’s midterm meeting. The event marked a key milestone for the network, strengthening collaboration and advancing the training programme for its doctoral candidates. The SPM4.0 consortium gathered in Berlin

On 11 November, researchers from the Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery and Therapy Group at the Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca (VHIR) took part in Science Week with an educational activity designed to bring nanomedicine closer to young students. Among the participating researchers was Vicenzo Montanarella, SPM4.0 Doctoral Candidate, who played a