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Connecting PLAST_CELL with the MPS community in Washington, DC
PLAST_CELL partner Cherry Biotech participated in the 2026 MPS World Summit, held from 26 to 29 May 2026 in Washington, DC. The event brought together a global community of researchers, industry representatives, technology developers, and stakeholders working on microphysiological systems, organ-on-chip technologies, and advanced in vitro models. Cherry Biotech was represented by its CEO, Jérémy […]
PLAST_CELL takes centre stage at the Science Café: Can we predict cancer?
On 16 March 2026, PLAST_CELL featured in the CRG Science Café “Can we predict cancer?”, an outreach event held in Vil·la Urània (Barcelona), a civic center hosting scientific outreach events and to which we thank their collaboration. The event brought the project’s research on cellular plasticity and tumour aggressiveness closer to the public and explored how advances in understanding these processes may contribute to more precise diagnostics and improved prediction tools in oncology.
PLAST_CELL at SLAS Annual Meeting 2026, in Boston
On 9-11 February 2026, PLAST_CELL was present at the society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2026, the flagship international conference dedicated to life sciences discovery and laboratory automation, bringing together over 7,000 researchers and technology providers from academia and industry.
PLAST_CELL at SPAOM: Advancing Live-Cell Imaging
On November 5-7, 2025, Mahdi Khamoushi (ICFO) represented the PLAST_CELL project at the Spanish & Portuguese Advanced Optical
Microscopy Meeting (SPAOM), showcasing exciting progress in Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) for live-cell imaging.
During the event, Mahdi presented key results from PLAST_CELL, highlighting how SIM technology is driving innovation in observing dynamic cellular processes. His poster also emphasized the growing market potential for SIM systems and their critical role in advancing cancer research and other biomedical applications.
Sharing science: PLAST_CELL engages the public in cancer research
On October 4, 2025, the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) opened its doors to the public for its annual Open Day, a celebration of science and discovery. The PRBB is home to two PLAST_CELL partners, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRI, formerly IMIM).
PLAST_CELL research presented at EMBL-EBI
On September 18, Ben Woodhams, postdoctoral researcher at EMBL-EBI, presented the latest results and progress of the PLAST_CELL project to colleagues at the institute. His talk focused on the characterization of PLAST_DATA and its integration into a plasticity scoring model, PLAST_SCORE, designed to quantify cancer cell plasticity and predict tumour aggressiveness.
Metabolic Adaptation to Mechanical Stress: PLAST_CELL-Linked Study Published
A recent joint publication from the teams of Dr. Sara Sdelci and Dr. Verena Ruprecht sheds light on how cancer cells adapt metabolically to withstand mechanical stress—an emerging area directly aligned with PLAST_CELL’s mission to understand cellular plasticity in metastasis.
Advancing Metastasis Research: Publication on TIM-3 by Celià-Terrassa’s Team
Dr. Celià-Terrassa and his group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) have made a significant contribution to the understanding of how cancer spreads. In their latest publication, the team identifies the role of the TIM-3 protein in the most aggressive metastasis-initiating cells.
PLAST_CELL at the EIC Summit 2025
On 2–3 April 2025, the PLAST_CELL project participated in the EIC Summit 2025, held in Brussels. As the flagship event of the European Innovation Council, the summit brought together innovators, researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across Europe.