VIRUSCAN project has been covered by the media. You can see the video in the link. Source: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/telediario/proyecto-europeo-viruscan-busca-detectar-virus-del-ebola-del-zika-minutos-dispositivos-faciles-transportar/3986208/

On March 24th at 12:00 a meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in Madrid to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the European Research Council (ERC). Montserrat Calleja participates with a talk in the event. In 2007, the European Commission created the ERC with the mission of…

The device, tested on human serum, also allows the clinical results to be obtained in less than five hours ABionanomechanics lab has developed a biosensor that can detect type 1 HIV during the first week after infection. The experiments, performed on human serum, detect the p24 antigen, a protein present in the HIV-1 virus. This…

FET Proactive projects defy the bounds of innovation The essence of FET Proactive is to encourage researchers from different disciplines to work together to open promising paths towards radically new technological possibilities. Four specific topics were identified for this call: • Future technologies for societal change, • Biotech for better life, • Disruptive information technologies,…

Here we demonstrate that by using nanomechanical resonators, heavier analytes can be identified by their mass and stiffness. The method is demonstrated with spherical gold nanoparticles and whole intact E. Coli bacteria delivered by electrospray ionization to microcantilever resonators placed in low vacuum at 0.1 torr. We develop a theoretical procedure for obtaining the mass, position and stiffness…

The VIRUSCAN project, in negotiation for the signature of the grant agreement, will coordinate the efforts of 8 European research groups belonging to technological centers, universities, hospitals and companies and will be supported with up to 7.148 million euros by the EU in the framework program H2020. Source: