2023 Selected projects

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    A vaccine to prevent hospital-acquired infections from an antibiotic-resistant bacterium

    Mireia López

    Universitat de Girona

    CaixaImpulse Call

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    Development of a cheaper, faster and more versatile alternative to PCR for pathogen detection

    Mónica Serrano

    Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    CaixaImpulse Call

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    A new therapeutic approach to increase efficiency of existing cancer immunotherapies based on checkpoint inhibitors

    Rodrigo Toledo

    Vall d’Hebron Institut d’Oncologia (VHIO)

    CaixaImpulse Call

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    New light-activated drugs to facilitate anti-tumour treatment

    Vicente Marchán

    Universitat de Barcelona

    CaixaImpulse Call

2022 Selected projects

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    Nanoparticles to control Helicobacter pylori without using antibiotics

    Paula Parreira

    INEB - Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica

    CaixaImpulse Validate Call

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    New drugs to treat inflamatory bowel disease

    Josep M. Aran

    Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)

    CaixaImpulse Validate Call

2020 selected projects

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    BioPAPER. Rapid tests for pathogen detection in hospitals

    Roberto de la Rica

    Fundació Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears, Spain

    Validate Call

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    PaMApDx. Pan-malaria aptamer-based rapid diagnostic test

    Elena Lantero

    Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    Validate Call

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    ClearPap. Delivery device for the treatment of HPV preneoplastic lesions

    Jesús Manuel Muñoz

    Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid,Spain

    Validate Call

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    COVI-PHI, a simple and rapid SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test

    Felipe Cortés and Luis Blanco

    Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) and Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CMBSO-CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Covid-19 Call

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    Translational COVID-19 vaccine. Safe and efficacious SARS-CoV-2-targeted vaccine

    Helena Florindo

    Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Covid-19 Call

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    SARSVAX: DNA-based vaccine to prevent COVID-19

    Michael McConnell

    Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

    Covid-19 Call

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    CoV2-BMEP and CoV2-TMEP: two novel polyvalent multiepitopic vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

    Mariano Esteban

    Consejo Superior Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Covid-19 Call

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    RNA-targeted small-molecule agents against SARS-CoV-2. Discovery of RNA-binding antivirals for treatment of COVID-19

    José Gallego

    Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain

    Covid-19 Call

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    Atena - Invasive Medical Ventilator. Low-cost, easily assembled, and locally produced invasive medical ventilator

    Tiago Rebelo

    CEIIA – Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento, Porto, Portugal

    Covid-19 Call

2019 Selected projects

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    A medical device for early diagnosis of urinary tract infections in catheterized patients

    Jimmy Martins

    Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

    Validate Call

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    RemAb Therapeutics. Disruptive treatment that enhances immunity against bacterial infections

    Rafael Máñez Mendiluce

    Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge, Spain

    Consolidate Call