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APACHE's PhD student and member of the PlasmaMed Lab, Xavier Solé, had an Oral Presentation at SIBB 2019.

The PlasmaMed Lab team just joined the International Low Temperature Plasma Community (ILTPC), an informal organization with an international membership of researchers from the field of low temperature plasmas (LTPs)

Dr. Canal gave a talk on the potential of biomaterials in the field of Plasma Medicine in one of the Online Low Temperature Plasma Seminars, organized during de COVID-19 pandemia.

We are happy to announce the 7th International Workshop on Plasma for Cancer Treatment (IWPCT-2021), organized by APACHE's IP, Dr. Cristina Canal, at EEBE (UPC), in Barcelona on June 29th-30th 2021.

Dr. Inès Hamouda has been the first PhD. student to complete her PhD as member of the PlasmaMed Lab. Her Thesis was based on the "Synthesis and characterization of plasma-treated liquids and hydrogels for bone cancer therapy" and co-directed by Dr. Cristina Canal and Dr. Cèdric Labay.

The Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD), the only research center in Catalonia focused on research in pediatric medicine, has been recognized as a CERCA center. This recognition involves the development of frontier research for a higher scientific and economic impact and the improvement of social and individual well-being. The BBT is part of the IRSJD through the CREB-UPC, of which it is a member.

Dr. Cristina Canal has received the ICREA Acadèmia award 2020 for her outstanding research. The award is granted by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies in recognition of the research and academic work of professors working in Catalan public universities.

Pharmaceutical and medical products lead the patented technologies in Spain during 2020. Dr. Cristina Canal, with two oncology related new patents, explains why at La1's public National Spanish channel Newscast.

Campus Diagonal Besòs of the UPC and the PlasmaMED lab's research, part of La Metro's TV show on April 15th, 2021, at La 2.

UPC tops the ranking of universities in terms of patent applications in Spain, according to data from the European Patent Office (EPO).