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Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

I am a researcher, head of the Drug Delivery & Targeting (DDT) group and a member of the Clinical Biochemistry Service. Our research is aimed at improving the treatment of various diseases through the use of nanoparticles of natural or synthetic origin that selectively deliver treatments to the cells that need them. I am also a member of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and I participate in the VHIR Master's Degree in Translational Biomedicine where I coordinate the internship module.

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy (CB-DDT)
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Biologist
Bioquímica
Cross-departmental services

Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy (CB-DDT)
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Biologist
Bioquímica
Cross-departmental services

I am a researcher, head of the Drug Delivery & Targeting (DDT) group and a member of the Clinical Biochemistry Service. Our research is aimed at improving the treatment of various diseases through the use of nanoparticles of natural or synthetic origin that selectively deliver treatments to the cells that need them. I am also a member of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and I participate in the VHIR Master's Degree in Translational Biomedicine where I coordinate the internship module.

I graduated in Biochemistry and Biology at the University of Navarra. During my doctorate in the laboratories of Dr. Alfonso Calvo (CIMA, Pamplona) and Prof. Zhou Wang (Northwestern University, Chicago, USA), I studied the role of a peptide hormone, adrenomedullin, in cancer. Later, I continued my postdoctoral training in the group of Prof. F.X. Real (IMIM, Barcelona), where I acquired extensive experience in experimental mouse models, from the generation of transgenic models to their molecular characterization, an experience that I completed with a specialization in molecular imaging techniques at the IAT-PRBB.
Since 2007, I have been working at Vall d'Hebron, where I started as a post-doctoral researcher and head of the technology platform called Functional Validation & Preclinical Research (FVPR)-U20 ICTS. Since 2021 I am also the leader of the Drug Delivery & Targeting group at VHIR and at the CIBER for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN).
My research, and that of my group, seeks to improve the treatment of different diseases through the use of nanoparticles and hydrogels. These systems are specifically designed to protect the therapeutic agent and cause it to be released where and when it is needed. Noteworthy, we work at all steps of the preclinical development, from the design of the nanomaterial, to its synthesis, characterization and testing in experimental models of the disease.
I am currently leading two European projects (SafeNMT and Mimic-key) and two Spanish projects (PI21/00930 and NanoDireCT), focused on the treatment of cancer (breast, pancreas and prostate) and lysosomal storage diseases (Fabry, Sanfilippo and pycnodysostosis).

Research lines

Study of the molecular and cellular bases of the intercommunication between tumor cells and their environment as a way to better understand the disease progression in cancer

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

Design, synthesis and characterization of synthetic nanotechnological systems, especially polymeric micelles and hydrogels with which to improve the therapeutic window of drugs, nucleic acids and advanced therapies

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

Use of biological nano-systems, in particular, extracellular vesicles as natural vehicles for therapeutic proteins and biomolecules

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

Rapid and efficient in vivo evaluation of synthetic and natural nanoparticles by means of devoted animal models and non-invasive imaging techniques

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua

Projects

Bioquímica Clínica, Vehiculització de Fàrmacs i Teràpia (Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy, CB-DDT)

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Collaborators: José Antonio Arranz Amo, Raquel Barquin Del Pino , Laura Conesa Milian, Clara Ramírez Serra, Yolanda Villena Ortiz, Joan López Hellin, Albert Blanco Grau, Francisco Rodríguez Frias, Roser Ferrer Costa, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Diego Baranda Martínez-Abasca, Laura Castillo Ribelles, Clara Carnicer Cáceres, Marina Giralt Arnaiz, Ana Gomez Garcia, Simon Schwartz Navarro, Francesc Martínez Trucharte, Pablo Gabriel Medina, Rosanna Paciucci Barzanti, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos, Marc Miquel Moltó Abad, Laura Castellote Bellés, Daniel Bravo Nieto, Luz María Cruz Carlos, Clara Sanz Gea, Alba Estela García Fernández, Maria del Pilar Reimundo Diaz-Fierros, Belen Garcia Prats, Noelia Díaz Troyano, JAUME VIMA BOFARULL, Beatriz Pacín Ruíz, Fernanda Raquel Da Silva Andrade, Diana Fernandes de Rafael, Maria Francesca Cortese
Funding agency: AGAUR no fer servir-correcte 4301-37
Funding: 60000
Reference: 2021 SGR 01173
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Personal Técnico de Apoyo 2021

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Collaborators: Diana Fernandes de Rafael, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 42600
Reference: PTA2021-021005-I
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

EVERETT: Engineered mesenchymal stromal cell Extracellular Vesicles for immunomodulatory biotherapy and Enzyme REplacemenT Therapy

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Funding: 0.01
Reference: EVERETT_ANR-BIOPNSE2020
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2025

EXOPROD - Vesículas extracelulares dirigidas, como sistemas de liberación de proteínas recombinantes

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Fundación Innov. y Prosp. Salud en España - FIPSE
Funding: 30000
Reference: 3969-21
Duration: 07/04/2021 - 07/12/2021

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