Introducing the new cell sorter for the IDIBELL Flow Cytometry platform:
In March 2023, the Scientific Technical Services of IDIBELL incorporated a new cell sorter into their Flow Cytometry platform. This is the CytoFLEX SRT model from Beckman Coulter, a benchtop device equipped with 4 lasers and 15 fluorescence detectors. In June, the installation was completed with the arrival of the thermostatic bath and the biosafety cabinet type 2. This crucial addition enables the performance of biological assays that require a high level of biosafety, as well as the handling of samples at physiological or cold temperatures for optimal preservation. The arrival of this new cell sorter represents a significant advancement for the scientific community at the Bellvitge campus, improving the quality of results and expanding the available applications.
IDIBELL - Flow cytometry platform
02/02/2024
Sant Pau’s Scientific-Technical Services Platforms successfully pass the ISO 9001 audit
Once again, the Scientific-Technical Services Platforms of the Sant Pau Research Institute (PSCT) have successfully passed the ISO 9001 Quality Management System audit, demonstrating the excellence in the provision of their services . The PSCTs are structures that offer high added value services to researchers, both to the research groups of the IR itself and of other institutions. The main objective of PSCTs is to facilitate access to high-level techniques and technologies that might not be accessible to individual groups, as well as to provide services at a reduced cost for the optimization of resources (human resources and equipment) . In addition, PSCTs support researchers with optimized workflows and methods, and advise them on technical and methodological aspects. The PSCTs have a multidisciplinary team with many years of experience in their fields, and they have a knowledge of technology to guarantee the quality of services. PSCTs are characterized by their customer orientation and their commitment to delivery in short times. They also facilitate direct contact between the client and the expert, to resolve any doubt or incident that may arise during the trial. PSCTs can manage the entire process, from the initial sample to obtaining the final results.
IRSantPau - Institut de Recerca Sant Pau
12/01/2024
The Network of Tumor Banks of Catalonia, which coordinates IDIBAPS, launches a new corporate identity and website
The Xarxa de Bancs de Tumor de Catalunya (XBTC) has renewed its corporate identity and website to project a more dynamic and local network in the biomedicine and health ecosystem. Tumour banks are resources for research centres where samples of tumour tissue from cancer patients are stored under optimal conditions. Generally, this biological material is obtained from surgical interventions and biopsies. These samples are available for researchers to allow them to carry out their research projects. The Catalan Tumour Bank Network was created in 2007 as an initiative of the Generalitat de Catalunya Cancer Master Plan. Coordinated by IDIBAPS, this network includes tumour banks from eleven Catalan hospitals with the aim of offering a large collection of samples from all pathologies to the scientific community for biomedical research. The hospitals that form part of the network are: Hospital Clínic Barcelona Research Foundation-August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (FRCB-IDIBAPS); Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta (HTVC), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)–Hospital del Mar; Joan XXIII University Hospital; Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL)–Bellvitge University Hospital; Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI)–Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital; Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP)-Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital; Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD)-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; Sant Pau Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau)-Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau; IRBLleida- Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital; Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)-Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Parc Taulí University Hospital. The new website is designed to be of use both to the scientific community of public institutions and industry– to whom the XBTC offers biological and tumour samples, and scientific and technical support– and to donors– who will find the information they need to collaborate and help future patients benefiting from the advances in medicine against cancer and other diseases.