Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB)

The Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB) was created in 1970 as a research institute of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Although the institute was originally devoted to promoting fundamental biological research, we have been focusing in the Biotechnology and Biomedicine fields for the last 20 years.

At the IBB we conduct top-level scientific research with the aim of advancing scientific findings into translational results, to revert our knowledge to society. Our researchers participate in high competitive calls, both national and internationally, aimed at funding basic and translational research.

Among the over 200 researchers currently working at the IBB, there are lecturers and professors from the UAB, ICREA and other senior researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD and Master students. The IBB hosts 18 research groups organised into 3 programmes covering different areas of scientific expertise that include bioinformatics, cellular and structural biology, genomics, immunology, microbiology and proteomics.

Our multidisciplinary character, one of the most relevant characteristics of the IBB, allows for a broad approach to biological problems, both basic and applied. The IBB researchers have expertise in several topics within the biomedicine and the biotechnology field.

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2025-04-24
07:19
20 p, 2.1 MB Reciprocal regulation between Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterobacter cloacae AdeR homologs : implications for antimicrobial resistance and pathogenesis / Gaona Soler, Marc (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Corral, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Sánchez−Osuna, Miquel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Campoy Sánchez, Susana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Barbé García, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Pérez-Varela, María (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Aranda Rodríguez, Jesús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterobacter cloacae are phylogenetically distant Gram−negative bacterial pathogens that represent significant challenges in healthcare settings due to their remarkable ability to acquire antimicrobial resistance. [...]
2025 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0315428
PloS one, Vol. 20, issue 3 (March 2025) , art. e0315428  
2025-04-11
05:20
1 p, 229.1 KB Author Correction : ProTInSeq: transposon insertion tracking by ultra-deep DNA sequencing to identify translated large and small ORFs / Miravet-Verde, Samuel (Centre de Regulació Genòmica) ; Mazzolini, Rocco (Pulmobiotics) ; Segura-Morales, Carolina (Centre de Regulació Genòmica) ; Broto, Alicia (Centre de Regulació Genòmica) ; Lluch-Senar, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Serrano, Luis (Centre de Regulació Genòmica)
2024 - 10.1038/s41467-024-47153-3
Nature communications, Vol. 15 (March 2024) , art. 2680  
2025-04-08
10:30
11 p, 1.2 MB Comparison of Methods for Isolating Exosomes from Plasma Subjects with Normal and High Fat Percentages † / Noboa-Velástegui, Jacqueline Alejandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; León Contreras, Juan Carlos (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (Mèxic)) ; Castro, Jorge (Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur (Mèxic)) ; Fletes Rayas, Ana Lilia (Universidad de Guadalajara (Mèxic)) ; Madrigal, Perla (Universidad de Guadalajara (Mèxic)) ; Álvarez, Iñaki (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Navarro Hernández, Rosa Elena (Universidad de Guadalajara (Mèxic))
Adipose tissue is responsible for fat storage and is an important producer of extracellular vesicles (EVs). The biological content of exosomes, one kind of EV, provides information on aspects such as immunometabolic alterations. [...]
2025 - 10.3390/life15030410
Life, Vol. 15 Núm. 3 (march 2025) , p. 410  
2025-03-14
13:25
Trans-Mediated, Cis-Inhibited Paradoxal Activity of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin (c-CPE) in Modulating Epithelial Permeability / Sanchez, Julieta M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; de Pinho Favaro, Marianna T (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; López-Laguna, Hèctor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Parladé Molist, Eloi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Di Somma, Angela (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Casanova Rigat, Isolda (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras) ; Unzueta Elorza, Ugutz (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Mangues, Ramon 1957- (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Vázquez Gómez, Esther (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Voltà-Durán, Eric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Villaverde Corrales, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
In the context of transdermal delivery, favoring the drug permeability of epithelia through convenient formulations would open new opportunities for local versus systemic drug delivery, envisaging higher patient comfort and an enhanced therapeutic effect. [...]
2025 - 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c01205
Molecular Pharmaceutics, (March 2025)
2 documents
2025-03-12
05:39
18 p, 3.5 MB A quantitative systems pharmacology model for certolizumab pegol treatment in moderate-to-severe psoriasis / Coto-Segura, P (Hospital Álvarez-Buylla) ; Segú-Vergés, Cristina (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida) ; Martorell, Antonio (Hospital de Manises (València)) ; Moreno-Ramírez, David (Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena (Sevilla, Andalusia)) ; Jorba, Guillem (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut) ; Junet, Valentin (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Guerri, Filippo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Daura i Ribera, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Oliva Miguel, Baldomero (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut) ; Cara, Carlos (UCB Pharma) ; Suárez-Magdalena, Olaya (UCB Pharma) ; Abraham, Sonya (UCB Pharma) ; Mas, José Manuel (Anaxomics Biotech SL)
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory systemic disease with skin manifestations characterized by erythematous, scaly, itchy and/or painful plaques resulting from hyperproliferation of keratinocytes. [...]
2023 - 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1212981
Frontiers in immunology, Vol. 14 (September 2023) , art. 1212981  
2025-03-12
05:39
18 p, 1.3 MB Unraveling Enterococcus susceptibility to quaternary ammonium compounds : genes, phenotypes, and the impact of environmental conditions / Fernandes Pereira, Ana Paula (University of Porto) ; Antunes, Patrícia (University of Porto) ; Bierge, Paula (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Willems, Rob J. L. (University Medical Center Utrecht) ; Corander, Jukka (University of Helsinki. Department of Mathematics and Statistics) ; Coque, Teresa M. (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid)) ; Pich, Oscar Q. (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT)) ; Peixe, Luisa (University of Porto) ; Freitas, Ana R. (University of Porto) ; Novais, Carla (University of Porto)
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have been extensively used in the community, healthcare facilities, and food chain, in concentrations between 20 and 30,000 mg/L. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are ubiquitous in these settings and are recognized as nosocomial pathogens worldwide, but QACs' activity against strains from diverse epidemiological and genomic backgrounds remained largely unexplored. [...]
2023 - 10.1128/spectrum.02324-23
Microbiology Spectrum, Vol. 11, Issue 5 (October 2023) , art. e02324-23  
2025-03-05
07:40
12 p, 6.2 MB Short-term polystyrene nanoplastic exposure alters zebrafish male and female germline and reproductive outcomes, unveiling pollutant-impacted molecular pathways / Pujol Infantes, Gala (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Marin Gual, Laia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ; González Rodelas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Álvarez-González, Lucía (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ; Chauvigné, François (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Cerdà, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Teles, Mariana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ; Roher Armentia, Nerea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Nanoplastics pollution is a rising environmental concern whose impacts on biodiversity and human health are far from being understood. This is particularly salient in aquatic ecosystems, where the majority of species depend on external fertilization for reproduction. [...]
2025 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136529
Journal of hazardous materials, Vol. 481 (January 2025) , art. 136529  
2025-03-05
07:40
15 p, 13.6 MB First-principles simulations of the fluorescence modulation of a COX-2-specific fluorogenic probe upon protein dimerization for cancer discrimination / Pérez-Sánchez, Álex (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ; Curutchet, Carles (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Farmàcia i Tecnologia Farmacèutica, i Fisicoquímica) ; González-Lafont, Àngels (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Lluch López, Josep Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays a crucial role in inflammation and has been implicated in cancer development. Understanding the behavior of COX-2 in different cellular contexts is essential for developing targeted therapeutic strategies. [...]
2025 - 10.1002/pro.70001
Protein science, Vol. 34, Issue 1 (January 2025) , art. e70001  
2025-03-03
11:15
Citrate-Assisted Regulation of Protein Stability and Secretability from Synthetic Amyloids / López-Laguna, Hèctor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; de Pinho Favaro, Marianna T (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Chellou-Bakkali, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Voltà-Durán, Eric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Parladé Molist, Eloi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Sánchez, Julieta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Corchero, José Luis (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Unzueta Elorza, Ugutz (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Villaverde, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Vázquez Gómez, Esther (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
The mammalian endocrine system uses functional amyloids as dynamic depots to store and release protein hormones into the bloodstream. Such depots, acting as secretory granules within the microscale, are formed in specialized cells by the coordination between the ionic, divalent form of zinc (Zn2+) and the imidazole ring from accessible His residues. [...]
2025 - 10.1021/acsami.4c20784
ACS applied materials & interfaces, (February 2025)  
2025-02-25
10:54
25 p, 7.0 MB Analysis of Protein Inhibitors of Trypsin in Quinoa, Amaranth and Lupine Seeds. Selection and Deep Structure-Function Characterization of the Amaranthus caudatus Species / Hernández de la Torre, Martha (Universidad de Concepción) ; Covaleda Cortés, Giovanni (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental) ; Montesinos Barreda, Laura (Universitat de Girona) ; Covaleda, Daniela (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Ortiz, Juan C. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Piñol Ribas, Jaume (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular) ; Bautista, José M. (Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular) ; Castillo, Patricio (Escuela Politécnica Nacional. Departamento de Ciencias Nucleares) ; Reverter i Cendrós, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular) ; Avilés, Francesc Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Protease inhibitors are biomolecules with growing biotechnological and biomedical relevance, including those derived from plants. This study investigated strong trypsin inhibitors in quinoa, amaranth, and lupine seeds, plant grains traditionally used in Andean South America. [...]
2025 - 10.3390/ijms26031150
International journal of molecular sciences, Vol. 26, Issue 3 (February 2025) , art. 1150