International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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The female researchers and technologists of the Singular Research Network Centers of the USC join the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on February 11, with a video whose messages are aimed at empowering girls and young women to achieve full and equal access and participation of women in Science.

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CiQUS gets involved in a new European project focused on non-viral gene therapy

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A European project funded with 7 million euros will explore compounds of natural origin as new nanocarriers to transport substances inside cells, thus avoiding the use of modified viruses.

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Javier Montenegro, ‘Young Leaders of Research Groups’ award from the RSEQ

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The CiQUS researcher receives the award of the Specialized Group on Biological Chemistry of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry for his leading research in the study of transport through biological membranes using supramolecular chemistry, becoming a reference among the international chemistry community despite his short scientific career.

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CiMUS scientists create new nanoparticles against the most lethal tumor

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The team led by Marcos García Fuentes has created a new method to guide drugs towards the malignant cells

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New ‘ERC Proof of Concept’ Grant at CiQUS

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 Javier Montenegro, ‘Ramón y Cajal’ researcher at CiQUS and beneficiary of one of the European ‘ERC Starting Grants’, gets a new recognition from the European Research Council.

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TRAFAIR, a new project to study the impact of traffic on air quality

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A new European consortium composed of nine organizations from Spain and Italy will develop innovative solutions to analyze the variability in traffic flows. The purpose is to offer citizens and administrations a robust, fast and reliable estimate of pollution levels and quality air.

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‘Supraporous’, new international project lead by CiQUS researcher Javier Montenegro

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The research laboratories from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) will host an ambitious project financed with a total of about half a million euros involving agencies from four different countries. The project goal is to revolutionize the field of porous materials with nanometric control.

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A sensor developed at CiQUS, ‘Best Applied Research’ Award

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‘ANTS, a new temperature micro sensor, has been distinguished as the most relevant work carried out by a research group in the area of Applied Sciences (RAGC), as stated in the Technology Transfer Awards that the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences has just published.

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II Open Day at USC’s Singular Research Centers Network

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The Singular Research Centers Network (SRCN), as a part of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) will celebrate next 10 November the second edition of ‘Singular Science’, its main Outreach Annual Day. An event aimed to invite Galician population to meet in situ the excellent research developed by CiQUS, CiMUS and CiTIUS.

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Ensuring cultural heritage

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CiQUS presents a new, fast and non-invasive diagnostic tool for the conservation of artworks, capable of detecting signs of degradation in oil paintings and plastic-based sculptures.

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