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Grup de Recerca Consolidat Nanomol-bio: Nanostructured molecular materials for biomedicine
Reference: 2021 SGR 00438
Funding entity: AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya
Duration: 01/01/2022-30/06/2025
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC)
Coordination: Nora Ventosa (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 60.000 €

Preventing infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices through a bimodal coating using thermally smart hydrogels with antimicrobial agents
Reference: 202326-30-31-32-33
Nanomol-bio reference: 202326-32
Funding entity: Fundació la Marató de TV3
Duration: 01/05/2024 – 30/04/2027
Beneficiaries: Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona - Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBABS)/CIBERINFEC, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Fundació Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, and Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC).
Coordination: Josep Mª Miró Meda (IDIBAPS/CIBERINFEC, Spain)
Total moneny awarded: 309.055 €
Nanomol-bio coordination: Nora Ventosa and Imma Ratera (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 99.178,75 €

Ultrabright fluorescent agent for image guided surgery in cancer
Reference: 2024 PROD 00075
Funding entity: AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya
Duration: 02/12/2024 – 01/06/2026
Beneficiaries: Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol and Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC).
Coordination: Mariana Köber (Nanomol-bio, ICMAB-CSIC)
Total moneny awarded: 150.000 €
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 125.000 €
Spanish financed projects

Development of new MRI contrast agents based on radicalic molecular structures
Reference: 202360E61
Funding entity: CSIC
Duration: 10/03/2023-09/03/2026
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC)
Coordination: Vega Lloveras (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 10.000 €

Chiral Photocatalytic Nanozymes for Efficient ROS mediated Cancer Therapy
Reference: LCF/BQ/PI23/11970030
Funding entity: Fundació La Caixa
Duration: 16/09/2023-15/09/2026
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC)
Coordination: Paula Mayorga (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 297.900 €

Nanoarchitectonics to create new molecular nanomaterials for biomedical applications
Reference: PID2022-137332OB-I00
Funding entity: AEI, Gobierno de España
Duration: 01/09/2023-31/08/2026
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC)
Coordination: Nora Ventosa and Imma Ratera (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 300.000 €

Digital twin to support the design and manufacture of functional nanomaterials with applications in biomedicine
Reference: MMT24-ICMAB-01
Funding entity: CSIC
Duration: 20/12/2024-19/12/2028
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC).
Coordination: Imma Ratera and Mariana Köber (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 293.933,54 €

Experimental development of two complementary technologies to produce particulate solid forms of active pharmaceutical ingredients
Reference: CPP2022-010004
Funding entity: AEI, Gobierno de España
Duration: 01/12/2023-30/11/2026
Beneficiaries: Esteve Química, Nanomol-Technologies, and Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC).
Coordination: Ramon Berenguer (Esteve Química, Spain)
Total money awarded: 985.571,09 €
Nanomol-bio coordination: Nora Ventosa (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 421.676,60 €

Surface Antimicrobial Functionalization Ensuring Infection Prevention of Experimental Cardiac Implantable Devices
Funding entity: CIBER
Duration: 01/01/2025-31/12/2025
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (CIBER-BBN), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona/CIBERINFEC, Universitat de Barcelona/CIBER-BBN, Fundació Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, and Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries.
Coordination: Imma Ratera (Nanomol-bio, CIBER-BBN)
Total money awarded: 35.000 €
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 17.500 €

Stable Lipid Nanovesicles (SLNVs) to treat Collagen VIrelated Congenital Muscular Dystrophies: Validation of Pre-clinical in vitro Models
Refrence: NANOTER-02
Funding entity: CIBER
Duration: 01/01/2025-31/12/2026
Beneficiaries: Nanomol-bio (CIBER-BBN), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu/CIBERER and Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC)/CIBER-BBN.
Coordination: Cecília Jiménez (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu/CIBERER)
Nanomol-bio coordinatior: Mariana Köber (CIBER-BBN)
Total money awarded: 56.600 €
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 9.433,33 €
European financed projects

Pharmaceutical Open Innovation Test Bed for Enabling Nano-pharmaceutical Innovative Products
Reference: 953110
Funding entity: European Union
Duration: 01/03/2021-28/02/2025
Benfeciaries: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (CSIC), Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada, Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC), BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft, Nanomol Technologies, MyBiotech, Leanbio, Grace Bio, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering, Cenya Imaging, Topas Therapeutics, and Research Center for Non-Destructive Testing.
Coordination: Tomasso Serchi (LIST, Luxembourg)
Total money awarded: 14.513.477,50 €
Nanomol-bio coordinator: Nora Ventosa (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 420.000 €
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Multifunctional nanocarriers for nonlinear microscopy: new tools for biology and medicine
Reference: 101007804
Funding entity: European Union
Duration: 01/10/2021-30/09/2026
Benfeciaries: Universita degli studi di Parma (UniPr), Institute of Organic Chemistry – Polish Academy of Sciences, Ruder Boskovic Institute, University Medical Center Groningen, Tel Aviv University, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerca, Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC), Nanomol Technologies, Microfluidics Innovation Center, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universiti Sains Malsaysia, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de São Paulo.
Coordination: Cristina Sissa (UniPr, Italy)
Total money awarded: 760.000 €
Nanomol-bio coordinator: Nora Ventosa (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 92.000 €
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Antimicrobial Nanostructured Biomaterials for Complex Wound Healing
Reference: 101092269
Funding entity: European Union
Duration: 01/01/2023-31/12/2026
Benfeciaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC and CIBER), Universidad de Extremadura (CIBER), Universidad de Cantábria (CIBER), Univerza v Mariborul, Universidad de Granada, Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada, Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Aarhus Universitet, Technion, BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft, Nanomol Technologies, MyBioTech, Asphalion, BioIberica, and Histocell.
Coordination: Nora Ventosa (Nanomol-bio, CIBER-BBN)
Total money awarded: 5.000.000 €
Nanomol-bio coordinator: Nora Ventosa (CIBER-BBN) and Imma Ratera (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 779.073 €
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Innovative and sustainable materials, processes and technologies for a greener and circular economy
Reference: 101120061
Funding entity: European Union and UK Research and Innovation
Duration: 01/09/2023-31/10/2025
Benfeciaries: MyBioTech, Nanomol-Technologies, Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC), Saarland University, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Università degli studi di Trieste, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Queen Mary University of London, NOTPLA Ltd, Symphony Environmental Ltd, DEMUS S.p.A, and Rewow Srl.
Coordination: Nazande Günday-Türeli (MyBioTech, Germany)
Total money awarded: 2.630.361,60 €
Nanomol-bio coordinator: Imma Ratera (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded to Nanomol-bio: 251.971,20 €
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Preclinical development of a nanomedicine candidate for Fabry rare disease treatment to enter clinical phase
Reference: 101136772
Funding entity: European Union
Duration: 01/11/2023-31/10/2025
Benfeciaries: Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC)
Coordination: Nora Ventosa (ICMAB-CSIC)
Total money awarded: 2.498.563 €
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Supramolecular Luminescent Chemosensors for Environmental Security
Reference: CA22131
Funding entity: COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) through the European Union
Duration: 16/10/2023-15/10/2027
Benfeciaries: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Université libre de Bruxelles, Università La Sapienza, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Università di Padova, Universitat Illes Balears, Kaiserslautern Universität, University of Cyprus, Sofia University, Nanomol-bio (ICMAB-CSIC), among other 78 Universities and Companies.
Coordination: Laura Rodríguez (UB, Spain)
Total money awarded: 150.000 €/year
Nanomol-bio coordinator: Imma Ratera (ICMAB-CSIC)
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