Cereal seeds with higher starch content
Experts from the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, part of the Isla de la Cartuja Scientific Research Centre (CicCartuja) in Seville, are working on new strategies to increase the starch content in cereal seeds. Using genetic engineering, researchers...
Nanotechnology, the star of the 2014 Ebro Foods cicCartuja Award
Seville, April 10, 2015. Manuel Macías, from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (ICMS), receives the award for his work in which he synthesizes a new material in the form of a nanocable that acts as an optical fiber 10,000 times smaller than the current...
Irene Díaz-Moreno, winner of the award for the best biophysicist under 40 years of age
The researcher from the Institute of Plant Biology and Photosynthesis, Irene Díaz-Moreno, has been awarded the Enrique Pérez-Paya Prize. This award recognises the career of a biophysicist under 40 years of age who has made a special contribution to the advancement of...
Rafael Álvarez, winner of the ‘Research in Innovation’ award
The scientist from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, Rafael Álvarez Molina, has been awarded the III Manuel Losada Villasante Award in the category of ‘Research in Innovation’. This recognition, convened by the Cadena SER in Seville and the City Council...
Research on cancer, autoimmune diseases and allergies
The IMMUNOSHAPE network is funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the Marie Curie Actions, and its objective is to train a new generation of scientists capable of applying state-of-the-art synthesis and screening technology to develop biological...