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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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Erica de la Serna Botello

Erica de la Serna Botello

Research technician
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Ana Sánchez Cano

Ana Sánchez Cano

Predoctoral researcher
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Briza Pérez López

Briza Pérez López

Research technician
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Judit Prat Trunas

Judit Prat Trunas

Research technician
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Meniar Ben Jaballah

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Eva Baldrich Rubio

Eva Baldrich Rubio

Head of group
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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Ana Sánchez Cano

Ana Sánchez Cano

Predoctoral researcher
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Briza Pérez López

Briza Pérez López

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Judit Prat Trunas

Judit Prat Trunas

Research technician
Diagnostic nanotools (DINA)
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Meniar Ben Jaballah

Meniar Ben Jaballah

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Projects

Desarrollo de tests rápidos y ultrasensibles para infecciones respiratorias

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

Ministerio de Ciencia

Synthetic Erythrocytes for the Surveillance of Infectious Diseases

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 238920
Reference: CC21-20120
Duration: 31/01/2022 - 30/01/2024

Dispositivo cuantitativo y estable para el diagnótico point-of-care. EuroNanoMed Call 2021 (VHIR coordinator)

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Israel Molina Romero, Erica de la Serna Botello, Ana Sánchez Cano, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro Igual
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 214333.35
Reference: AC21_2/00021
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Pendent

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 101250
Reference: CPII18/00025
Duration: 27/01/2019 - 26/01/2022

AES 2018 Contractes i-PFIS.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Ana Sánchez Cano, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 82400
Reference: IFI18/00020
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

Match

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 115092
Reference: CAIXA/INPHINIT/ARIAS
Duration: 29/10/2018 - 30/04/2022

Eritrocitos sintéticos para la vigilancia del virus de la gripe

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Andres Antón Pagarolas, José Raul Herance Camacho, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Erica de la Serna Botello, Ana Sánchez Cano, Cristina Andrés Vargés
Funding agency: AGAUR
Funding: 100000
Reference: IU68-017255
Duration: 23/07/2020 - 22/04/2022

Pendent

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 101250
Reference: CPII18/00025
Duration: 27/01/2019 - 26/01/2022

AES 2018 Contractes i-PFIS.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Ana Sánchez Cano, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 82400
Reference: IFI18/00020
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

Match

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 115092
Reference: CAIXA/INPHINIT/ARIAS
Duration: 29/10/2018 - 30/04/2022

Eritrocitos sintéticos para la vigilancia del virus de la gripe

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Andres Antón Pagarolas, José Raul Herance Camacho, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Erica de la Serna Botello, Ana Sánchez Cano, Cristina Andrés Vargés
Funding agency: AGAUR
Funding: 100000
Reference: IU68-017255
Duration: 23/07/2020 - 22/04/2022

Detecció multianalit d’un panell de biomarcadors de predicció del risc d’hemorràgia pel tractament personalitzat de pacients d’ictus.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 63126.12
Reference: SLT002/16/00316
Duration: 04/04/2017 - 16/07/2020

Pendent

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 101250
Reference: CPII18/00025
Duration: 27/01/2019 - 26/01/2022

AES 2018 Contractes i-PFIS.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Ana Sánchez Cano, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 82400
Reference: IFI18/00020
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

Match

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 115092
Reference: CAIXA/INPHINIT/ARIAS
Duration: 29/10/2018 - 30/04/2022

Magneto-ensayos electroquímicos en un solo paso para su integración en dispositivos diagnósticos Pont-of-Care (POC)

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH
Funding: 46800
Reference: PRED-VHIR-2015-14
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 28/02/2019

Detecció multianalit d’un panell de biomarcadors de predicció del risc d’hemorràgia pel tractament personalitzat de pacients d’ictus.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 63126.12
Reference: SLT002/16/00316
Duration: 04/04/2017 - 16/07/2020

Pendent

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 101250
Reference: CPII18/00025
Duration: 27/01/2019 - 26/01/2022

AES 2018 Contractes i-PFIS.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Ana Sánchez Cano, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 82400
Reference: IFI18/00020
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

Magneto-ensayos electroquímicos en un solo paso para su integración en dispositivos diagnósticos Pont-of-Care (POC)

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH
Funding: 46800
Reference: PRED-VHIR-2015-14
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 28/02/2019

Sol·licitud Sara Borrell

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 80598
Reference: CD16/00244
Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2018

Detecció multianalit d’un panell de biomarcadors de predicció del risc d’hemorràgia pel tractament personalitzat de pacients d’ictus.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 63126.12
Reference: SLT002/16/00316
Duration: 04/04/2017 - 16/07/2020

Match

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 115092
Reference: CAIXA/INPHINIT/ARIAS
Duration: 29/10/2018 - 30/04/2022

Magneto-ensayos electroquímicos en un solo paso para su integración en dispositivos diagnósticos Pont-of-Care (POC)

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH
Funding: 46800
Reference: PRED-VHIR-2015-14
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 28/02/2019

Sol·licitud Sara Borrell

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 80598
Reference: CD16/00244
Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2018

Detecció multianalit d’un panell de biomarcadors de predicció del risc d’hemorràgia pel tractament personalitzat de pacients d’ictus.

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 63126.12
Reference: SLT002/16/00316
Duration: 04/04/2017 - 16/07/2020

Nanocomponents and Nanostructured Materials in Fast Assay and Biosensor Development for Diagnostic purposes

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 121500
Reference: CP13/00052
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2017

Magneto-ensayos electroquímicos en un solo paso para su integración en dispositivos diagnósticos Pont-of-Care (POC)

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH
Funding: 46800
Reference: PRED-VHIR-2015-14
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 28/02/2019

Nanocomponents and Nanostructured Materials in Fast Assay and Biosensor Development for Diagnostic purposes

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 121500
Reference: CP13/00052
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2017

Nanocomponents and Nanostructured Materials in Fast Assay and Biosensor Development for Diagnostic purposes

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 121500
Reference: CP13/00052
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2017

Nanocomponents and Nanostructured Materials in Fast Assay and Biosensor Development for Diagnostic purposes

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Erica de la Serna Botello
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 121500
Reference: CP13/00052
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 30/06/2017

Blog

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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.
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28/04/2022
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15/05/2022
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