Organic nanoparticles able to reach prostate tumours and release an effective amount of drugs
Researchers at the Institute for Chemical Research have developed two organic nanoparticles capable of specifically targeting prostate tumours and releasing an effective amount of drug to eliminate them. The results, published in the Journal of Controlled Release,...
A new technique reveals a mechanism of plant tolerance to high salinity
A research team from the IBVF has participated in an international study that has applied a new microscopy technique that has allowed them to observe at a cellular level how plants protect themselves against excess sodium. The work, published in the journal Nature,...
IIQ researchers create a radical iridium catalyst whose efficiency greatly exceeds its conventional counterpart
Seville, January 21, 2025. Researchers from the Institute of Chemical Research (IIQ), located at the Research Center, Isla de la Cartuja (cicCartuja) have demonstrated the viability of precious metal radical catalysts, until now considered too unstable for industrial...
Jesús Campos from IIQ and Tomás Ramírez from ICMS receive ERC Consolidator Grants
Jesús Campos from IIQ and Tomás Ramírez from ICMS receive Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council, worth two million euros over five years for each project. Two cicCartuja research projects have obtained Consolidator Grants awarded by the European...
Prof. Alfonso Caballero Martínez is the new President of GEQI
The new president of the Specialized Group on Inorganic Chemistry (GEQI) of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry, Professor Alfonso Caballero Martínez, has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD from the University of Seville. During his predoctoral stage in the Department...