Knowledge Transfer & International Projects
CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
From groundbreaking science at the intersection of Chemistry, Biology & Materials Science, to Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship.
My organisation
CiQUS, established in 2011, aimed at generating groundbreaking science at the intersection of Chemistry, Biology & Materials Science. It comprises 18 research groups and over 200 people, which were awarded 14 ERC projects (4 ERC-PoC), 19 MSCA-PF, 3 MSCA-DN, 2 MSCA-SE, and also created 4 spin-outs.
Projects: see www.usc.es/ciqus/en/research/projects
In the 2022-2023 period, CiQUS attracted over €8 million/year in competitive R&D funding, applied for 21 patents, and published over 34% of its research in high-impact journals (JCR-IF >9).
Health & Biomedicine. • Drug & nuclei acid delivery (non-immunogenic peptide carriers, MOFs, dendrimers...), theragnostic and cell reprogramming • Synthetic probes to act selectively on biological receptors • New biological sensors for early diagnosis strategies.
Sustainability. • Valorization of feedstocks (CO2, methane) • Energy production & storage: catalysts, electrodes, electrolytes • Nanoelectronics (nanographenes, single molecule electronics), bioelectronics & spintronics.
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Research organizationProject cooperation
Enzyme Immobilization & Stabilization. Biomed Applications
As a proof of concept, we stabilized the CotA laccase: activity was almost unaffected after 30 min of incubation at 90°C and 15 min at 95°C.
Knowledge Transfer & International Projects at CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Project cooperation
Subunit vaccines with intrinsic adjuvancy. Our platform allows the production of Micro/Nano spheres loaded with the proteins of interest.
Knowledge Transfer & International Projects at CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Expertise
Partners: - new antibacterial agents (inhibit beta-lactamase enzymes). - to identify the mechanisms of action by computational studies.
Knowledge Transfer & International Projects at CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Product
Targeting the Cancer Stem Cell Metabolism (preclinical stage)
Our compound exhibits a different mode of action compared to conventional anti-cancer drugs, by targeting Cancer Stem Cells (CSC)
Knowledge Transfer & International Projects at CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Product
Synthetic Exosomes for Crossing Blood–Brain Barrier
Nanostructures which combine cell membrane components and inorganic NPs, with physical and biomimetic capabilities
Knowledge Transfer & International Projects at CiQUS - Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials
Santiago de Compostela, Spain