03/07/2015 Nanbiosis, a Scientific-Technological Singular Infrastructure with the participation of VHIR 03/07/2015 This ICTS is dedicated to generation and validation of new biomaterials and nanomaterials and its biomedical application "http://www.idi.mineco.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.6f2062042f6a5bc43b3f6810d14041a0/?vgnextoid=d27fce5451f44410VgnVCM1000001d04140aRCRD" Scientific-Technological Singular Infrastructures (ICTS) are big facilities, resources, equipments and services, unique in their fields, dedicated to research and technological development. There are only 29 infrastructures that, for their innovation and quality, have this accreditation. The 1st of July, in the conference room of the Centre d’Investigació i Desenvolupament “Josep Pascual Vila”, a new ICTS was presented: "http://www.nanbiosis.es/" Nanbiosis, an initiative dedicated to biomaterials and nanomaterials, where VHIR participates. This ICTS offers comprehensive services from production and characterization of biomolecules or nanoparticles to their preclinical evaluation.Biomaterials are materials designed to manufacture components, parts or appliances to apply to living beings. They are used to evaluate, treat, improve or replace a tissue, organ or function of the body. On the other hand, nanomaterials have other functions beyond living beings and, due to their size, they present particular properties. Nanbiosos will serve to design and produce biomaterials and nanomaterials, and to prepare nanoconjugations and do physicochemical, functional, toxicological and biological characterizations that allow biomedical applications (IDV, biosensors, regenerative medicine, therapeutic and contrast agents, and medical devices). Nanbiosis is composed of "http://www.ciber-bbn.es/" CIBER-BBN and the "http://www.ccmijesususon.com/" Centro de Cirugía Mínima Invasiva Jesús Usón (CCMIJU), and is distributed in 5 Autonomous Communities (Aragon, Catalonia, Extremadura, Madrid, Basque Country and Valencia). Nanbiosis has 27 units (20 from CIBER-BBN and 7 from CCMIJU). VHIR is part of this ICTS through the Plataforma de Experimentación in vivo (Unit 20), headed by Dr. Simó Scwhartz Jr. and coordinated by Dr. Ibane Abasolo. This unit involves the Molecular Imaging Platform at VHIR and is managed by the "http://www.vhir.org/fvpr/presentacioserveis.asp?mh1=6&mh2=1&mh3=1" Functional Validation & Preclinics (FVPR) area of the CIBBIM-Nanomedicine. “The singularity of this ICTS is that it is formed by different units around the country but the users can access all the offered services from a single attention point” said Dr. Ibane Abasolo, and added: “For VHIR it is very important because it is situated on the map of ICTS, where there are only the most innovative and excellent centers of the country, as the Gran Telescopio de Canarias or the Sincrotró ALBA”. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Whatsapp