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In: AWARDS
María José Alonso receives the “Doctora de Alcalá” Award from the University of Alcalá de Henares
December 16, 2022The Spanish Forum of Innovative Companies – Foro Español de Empresas Innovadoras (FEI) has distinguished María José Alonso in its annual awards in the category of ‘Researcher / Innovator 2022’
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The Spanish Forum of Innovative Companies recognizes María José Alonso as ‘Researcher / Innovator 2022’
November 30, 2022The Spanish Forum of Innovative Companies – Foro Español de Empresas Innovadoras (FEI) has distinguished María José Alonso in its annual awards in the category of ‘Researcher / Innovator 2022’
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María José Alonso receives the ASEICA-Woman Award
November 18, 2022Professor Alonso has been recognized for her work in promoting and mentoring cancer researchers’ careers.
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Robert Langer receives the USC Gold Insignia
June 9, 2022Professor Robert Langer will receive the USC Gold Insignia on June 17th at 4:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the Salón Noble of Pazo de Fonseca, where Langer will give the conference ‘The struggles and dreams of a chemical engineer: from micro and nanoparticles to cancer treatments and mRNA vaccines’. The awarding of this insignia of the University of Compostela is supported by Prof. María José Alonso.
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Libera Bio receives the Bioga Award for the Best Biotech Business Idea 2020
December 11, 2020Libera Bio is a spin-off of the Maria Jose Alonso’s lab at the University of Santiago de Compostela that develops anticancer drugs based on nanotechnology. The goal of its project is to address “undruggable” oncology targets by delivering whole antibodies inside the tumor and metastatic cells.
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María José Alonso receives the prestigious ‘Medal of Merit in Research and Education’ granted by the Government of Spain
July 28, 2020María José Alonso’s lab has pioneered numerous discoveries in the field of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine. Her research is focused on designing novel nanostructured materials intended to transport drugs and antigens across biological barriers and deliver them to the target tissue, with the final goal of producing innovative nanomedicines and vaccines
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María José Alonso receives the prestigious ‘Distinguished Service Award’ and the ‘Women in Science Award’ of Controlled Release Society (CRS)
June 29, 2020These are new recognitions of the outstanding career of Professor Alonso by international scientific institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine, to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) and to the CRS College of Fellows. Alonso also received the “CRS Founders Award” granted by this scientific organization in 2018
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The Controlled Release Society doubly awarded the prestigious ‘Distinguished Service Award’ and the ‘Women in Science Award’ to María José Alonso
March 4, 2020These are new recognitions of the outstanding career of Professor Alonso by international scientific institutions, after her election to the US National Academy of Medicine, to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) and to the CRS College of Fellows.
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The University of Santiago de Compostela awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Nicholas A. Peppas
May 8, 2019The USC joins other ten academic institutions that have recognized with this honor the career of this eminent scientist, Director of the Institute of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Alonso’s Lab: champion and member of the month of the Oral Drug Delivery Focus Group of the Controlled Release Society
January 17, 2019The Oral Delivery Focus Group of the CRS announced Maria Jose Alonso as the Controlled Release Society Oral Delivery Focus Group February Member of the Month and published a ‘Member Spotlight’ profile highlighting her achievements in science.
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