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BLOC project was present at the latest Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) with two oral presentations by project members from IDIBAPS.

Last 29th of September, Irene Marco, coordinator of BLOC Project, participated in the European Researchers' Night 2023 and explained to the non-specialized public how the project can help reducing animal experimentation. Additionally, BLOC was also featured on the Catalan website of the event.

Two high school students from the Youth and Science program from La Pedrera Foundation in Barcelona had the opportunity to spend 4 weeks in the laboratory with Alba Herrero to learn about bioengineering and see the daily life of a researcher.

Last 03-08 of June, Marc Azagra showcased BLOC Project at the 2023 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition, in Toronto, Canada.

Irene Marco, coordinator of BLOC Project, recently co-organized and held a course on basics of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) at IBEC.

The first BIR symposium, Barcelona Integrative Resonance, was held last 21-22 of March at the Barcelona Science Park, in an event that counted with the participation of Irene Marco, coordinator of BLOC Project, in the organization.

Marc Azagra from IBEC recently presented the last advances of BLOC Project at the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Molecular Imaging, in Salzburg, Austria.

Last 24th of February, Alba Herrero, BLOC researcher at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), explained her trajectory as a scientist to several students from the “Institut de L'Arboç” in Tarragona, Catalonia.