Research

16/07/2025

The meeting provided an opportunity to assess the progress of MolDAM, a European project focused on studying and controlling chemical reactions at the atomic scale through molecular synthesis and advanced microscopy techniques.

 
02/07/2025

Researchers from CiQUS and CRETUS have developed a new method to immobilize plastic-degrading enzymes inside protein nanospheres produced by bacteria.

 
06/06/2025

Massimo Lazzari leads the BIOMAPS work package focused on assessing the biodegradation and biosynthetic recycling of new sustainable plastics.

 
26/05/2025

Researchers at CiQUS have developed a smart catalytic material that can be electrically switched on and off. This breakthrough could help make hydrogen production more efficient and cost-effective by improving catalyst durability — a major challenge for clean energy technologies.

 
20/05/2025

Beatriz Orosa leads a new ERC project at CiQUS to explore how plants use ubiquitination to fight disease.

 
25/03/2025

Under the leadership of José Luis Mascareñas, the team will focus on the preclinical development of a promising chemical compound aimed at targeting cancer stem cells. The MEDiCS project, awarded €2.5 million in funding, was among 40 projects chosen from 416 proposals submitted in the most recent EIC Transition call in Europe.

 
27/02/2025

Researchers apply a methodology developed at CiQUS to test immunization against the hemorrhagic virus.

 
25/02/2025

O investigador do CiQUS Javier Montenegro coordina a XIX Iberian Peptide Meeting, un punto de encontro entre investigadores de España e Portugal para coñecer os últimos avances no campo.

 
20/02/2025

Research conducted by Dr. Ignacio Insua at CiQUS aims to revolutionize antibiotic design, potentially overcoming resistance and opening new avenues for other therapies.

 
07/02/2025

O grupo Bionanotools do CiQUS optimiza o proceso de produción e senta as bases para o desenvolvemento de novas estratexias de síntese.

 
16/01/2025

The center will join international consortia alongside leading academic institutions and key industrial partners through a series of initiatives under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie program.

 
09/12/2024

The local thermal conductivity in certain oxides can be precisely defined by a voltage-biased AFM tip, a new CiQUS study shows.

 
07/11/2024

Massimo Lazzari estuda o comportamento da especie 'Zophobas morio', capaz de degradar e incorporar polímeros na súa dieta, como estratexia para facer fronte aos residuos.

 
21/10/2024

A study published in Science Advances by researchers from CiQUS seeks to understand how molecules were formed in the interstellar medium.

 
12/09/2024

Published in Nature Communications, a new study explores the layer of chiral information that can be generated in peptides with an alpha-helix conformation.

 
15/07/2024

Un experto en ciencia de materiais colabora co CGAC para avaliar a calidade e durabilidade dos materiais que se empregan no patrimonio artístico do Museo galego.

 
08/07/2024

A new study by CiQUS researchers demonstrate that the size and polarizability of boron cluster carriers, but not their chemical composition, are the key parameters that govern chaotropic membrane transport.

 
24/06/2024

Recent findings reveal how secondary structure in helical polymers influences their aggregation and size control. Light-triggered release offers tailored solutions for controlled substance delivery.

 
14/06/2024

The AQilles project aims to identify lipid profiles in affected cells using computational simulation, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.

 
05/06/2024

Consortium members shared technical innovations and scientific progress updates, with an ambitious vision to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T-based solid tumour-targeted cell therapies.