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Diagnostic Nanotools (DINA)

At Diagnostic Nanotools, we work to ameliorate the diagnosis of diseases. On the one hand, we produce rapid assays and electrochemical biosensors, with a special emphasis on point-of-care diagnosis of infectious diseases.

In this context, we develop single-step immunoassays, classical biosensors (in which a sensor is modified with bioreceptors for the specific detection of the analyte of interest) and magneto-biosensors (in which the assay is performed on magnetic particles). We explore the implementation of nanomaterials to obtain improved transducers and as signal amplifiers to generate faster and more sensitive biosensors. We also seek to automate the tests using extremely simple and economical paper microfluidics. On the other hand, we are developing "synthrocytes," a synthetic reagent that could replace animal erythrocytes in the hemagglutination assays used currently for the global surveillance of influenza viruses and in the control of vaccine production.

Team

Eva Baldrich Rubio

Eva Baldrich Rubio

Head of group
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Judit Prat Trunas

Judit Prat Trunas

Predoctoral researcher
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Erica de la Serna Botello

Erica de la Serna Botello

Research technician
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Haridian Tato Mateo

Haridian Tato Mateo

Research technician
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Alexis Romani Mosqueira

Alexis Romani Mosqueira

Research technician
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Ana Sánchez Cano

Ana Sánchez Cano

Research technician
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Eva Baldrich Rubio

Eva Baldrich Rubio

Head of group
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Judit Prat Trunas

Judit Prat Trunas

Predoctoral researcher
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Erica de la Serna Botello

Erica de la Serna Botello

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Haridian Tato Mateo

Haridian Tato Mateo

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Alexis Romani Mosqueira

Alexis Romani Mosqueira

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Ana Sánchez Cano

Ana Sánchez Cano

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Projects

Grups de Recerca Consolidats

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Judit Prat Trunas, Cristina Andrés Vergés, Briza Pérez López
Funding agency: AGAUR no fer servir-correcte 4301-37
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2021 SGR 00617
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Desenvolupament de dispositius diagnòstics

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Judit Prat Trunas, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 89900
Reference: IFI22/00017
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026

Synthetic diagnostic device to substitute animal erythrocytes in classical haemagglutination assays: application to influenza virus surveillance.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Romina Dieli Crimi, Mónica Martínez Gallo, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Erica de la Serna Botello, Ana Sánchez Cano, Cristina Andrés Vergés, Kevin Ricardo Arias Alpizar
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 104500
Reference: DTS20/00093
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2023

Desarrollo de tests rápidos y ultrasensibles para infecciones respiratorias

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Judit Prat Trunas
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 73810
Reference: PID2020-118904RB-C22
Duration: 01/09/2021 - 30/08/2024

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Ana Sánchez és investigadora predoctoral del grup Diagnostic Nanotools del VHIR i la seva tesi es centra en l’ús de cèl·lules sintètiques per millorar el control de pandèmies de grip.

With this grant the project Synthetic cells to improve the control of viral infections will receive support to accelerate its arrival to society.

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Full-time Researcher – New method for virus detection - Diagnostic Nanotools Research Group.
Start date:
02/12/2022
End date:
20/12/2022
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Full-Time Technician–New method for virus surveillance-Diagnostic Nanotools Research Group
Start date:
13/09/2022
End date:
02/10/2022
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Full-time Researcher - virus detection - Diagnostic Nanotools Research Group.
Start date:
28/04/2022
End date:
15/05/2022
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