Research Category: Event

The ECaBox project has been featured in a “Results in Brief” article published on the European Commission’s CORDIS website, the main public portal for EU-funded research and innovation outcomes. This coverage presents ECaBox as a relevant example of EU-funded research and helps extend the project’s visibility beyond the consortium, reaching policy makers, researchers, and a […]

June 2025 marked a vibrant closing chapter for the ECaBox project, set to officially end in August 2025, filled with scientific exchange, collaborative planning, and creative outreach to the public. Here’s a look back at our final key events in Barcelona: 👁️ ECaBox Symposium: Seeing the Future 3 June, PRBB AuditoriumThe ECaBox Symposium brought together […]

Today, Pia Cosma, coordinator of the ECaBox project, delivered an insightful talk at the EMBL’s 50th-anniversary celebration in Barcelona. Her presentation, titled “Life Beyond the Body: Strategies for Sustaining Neural Tissue,” explored advances in retinal regeneration that have paved the way for the ECaBox project. Pia focussed on the potential of regenerative technologies to restore […]

Last week, Barcelona hosted two notable events focused on visual impairment and vision restoration, organized by CRG as part of the ECaBox project. The events revealed the ECaBox hologram, an innovative representation of the cutting-edge technology that could change the future of eye health by enabling eyes to stay functional outside the human body. Scientific […]

ECaBox Coordinator Dr. Pia Cosma has been honored with the “Joaquín Barraquer 2023 Award” by the Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya (RAMC) for her notable contribution to ophthalmology. The award, presented to the best work in the field published in national or international journals during the preceding two years, acknowledges her team’s research “Müller […]

On October 7, 2023, the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park and the CRG, reopened their doors for the popular annual outreach event, celebrating the important role of public engagement in scientific endeavors. Once again, the Open Day provided a unique opportunity for Barcelona’s children, students, and curious citizens to immerse themselves in the realm of biomedical […]

On August 13, we mark World Organ Donation Day, a time to celebrate the generosity of organ donors and the transformative impact of organ transplantation. Through their selflessness, organ donors have saved numerous lives, offering hope and renewed opportunities to individuals facing impairing and life-threatening conditions. Organ donation is also an invaluable resource for researchers, […]

On Friday, May 26th, at the Falling Walls Lab Madrid event, innovative ideas were thrust into the limelight. Among them, Dr. Eimear Byrne, a talented postdoctoral researcher at CRG, took the stage to present ECaBox! In only 2.5 minutes, Eimear skillfully demonstrated how ECaBox’s pioneering technology can unleash a positive impact on the research for […]

This year, the World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week is celebrated between 14-20 May 2023, with initiatives that aim to raise awareness about retinoblastoma and inform about its symptoms. Although retinoblastoma is a rare cancer, with an estimated incidence of about 1 case per 15,000 to 20,000 live births worldwide, it usually affects young children and can […]

On Saturday October 8, 2022, the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, home to the CRG, reopened its doors to the general public after two years of pandemic closures. The Open Day is a thrilling event where hundreds of volunteers, composed of researchers and staff of the centre, enable children, students and the curious citizens of Barcelona […]