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Eva Miranda and Xavier Tolsa elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences

Spain’s Royal Academy of Sciences has elected two mathematicians from the CRM community to its Mathematics section within the space of a month.

The plenary of Spain’s Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences has elected Eva Miranda (UPC, CRM) a corresponding academic in the area of Geometry and Topology. The appointment, announced on 3 June, follows the election of Xavier Tolsa (ICREA, UAB, CRM) to the same Mathematics section a month earlier.

Eva Miranda
Eva Miranda (UPC, CRM)

Miranda is a full professor at the UPC, where she directs the Laboratory of Geometry and Dynamical Systems. Her research lies in symplectic and contact geometry and in dynamical systems. In recent years it has extended to fluid mechanics: with Robert Cardona, Daniel Peralta-Salas and Francisco Presas, she constructed solutions to Euler’s equations capable of simulating a universal computer, establishing that some questions about the behaviour of such flows are undecidable. The result answered a problem posed years earlier by Cristopher Moore. In July she will receive the inaugural Agnes Szanto Medal, a new mid-career award from the Foundations of Computational Mathematics society, at its 2026 conference in Vienna.

Xavier Tolsa
Xavier Tolsa (ICREA, UAB, CRM)

Tolsa is an ICREA research professor at the UAB. His field is harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory. His characterisation of the sets removable for bounded analytic functions resolved the Painlevé problem, open since the nineteenth century, and in 2025 he settled a higher-dimensional case of a conjecture of Lennart Carleson. He set out this work at the Academy on 2 June, in a scientific session titled “Quantitative rectifiability, singular integrals and the Dirichlet problem”. He received the Premio Nacional Julio Rey Pastor in 2024 and will give a plenary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia later this year.

The Royal Academy of Sciences was founded in 1847 and advises the Spanish government on scientific matters. Its membership is capped at 72 numerary and 144 corresponding academics, distributed across three sections. Miranda and Tolsa enter the Mathematics section from different parts of the subject, one working in geometry and dynamics, the other in analysis.

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Eva Miranda and Xavier Tolsa elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences

Eva Miranda and Xavier Tolsa elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences

Jun 5, 2026

Spain’s Royal Academy of Sciences has elected two mathematicians from the CRM community to its Mathematics section within the space of a month.The plenary of Spain’s Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences has elected Eva Miranda (UPC, CRM) a…

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TECNALIA is leading the development of a groundbreaking prototype for non-invasive neuromodulation for diseases such as stroke and Parkinson

The center for applied research and technological development has led the development of a system that guides and transports nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier and uses them to modulate the activity of target neurons with pinpoint precision. This groundbreaking development was made possible through a collaboration with Achucarro, DIPC, CFM, FBB, CUN, Bitbrain, and the University of the Basque Country

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IAA researchers reach the final of the XIII University Entrepreneurship Competition of the UGR

Marina Centenera and Pedro J. Amado, researchers at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), are among the top five finalists in the “University Entrepreneurial Projects” category. Their project, “High-Efficiency Multimodal Photonic Flashlight,” aims to create Spain’s first astrophotonics laboratory.

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19th Progress Report IN, 12 june 2026

The “19th Progress Report” workshop of the Institute of Neurosciences will be held on June 12, 2026.

The detailed program can be found in the attached PDF file.

La entrada 19th Progress Report IN, 12 june 2026 se publicó primero en Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante.

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The SAFE HEARTS PLAN Meeting: Young Scientists Engaging with Europe’s Cardiovascular Health Plan brings European cardiovascular health policies closer to early-career researchers

On 11 June 2026, the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) will host SAFE HEARTS PLAN: Young Scientists Engaging with Europe’s Cardiovascular Health Plan, an international initiative led by the CNIC, the AstraZeneca Foundation, and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The event is specifically designed to connect early-career researchers with the European health policy landscape and to explore how scientific research can contribute to prevention, innovation, implementation, and the generation of real societal impact.

The scientific programme will be structured around four major strategic areas aligned with the core pillars of the European Union’s forthcoming SAFE HEARTS PLAN. Discussions will address cardiovascular prevention and the control of risk factors; the potential to transform healthcare offered by early detection, artificial intelligence, and digital tools; health inequalities in cardiovascular disease and the challenges faced by the most vulnerable populations; and, finally, the mechanisms required to translate scientific evidence into effective public policies that improve cardiovascular health across Europe.

One of the distinguishing features of the meeting will be the active participation of early-career researchers from the CNIC–MSCA COFUND Cure Heart and Brain programme, who will intervene as speakers and moderators across the thematic sessions. COFUND Cure Heart and Brain is a European postdoctoral training programme coordinated by the CNIC and co-funded by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, aimed at training international early-career researchers in translational cardiovascular research, biomedical innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The goal is to provide a practical experience of interaction between biomedical researchers, public health professionals, and European policymakers, while also fostering the training of a new generation of researchers with a translational outlook and the ability to engage with European regulatory and institutional frameworks.

The meeting will bring the SAFE HEARTS PLAN closer to those who will lead biomedical research in the coming decades, fostering dialogue between science, innovation, and public policy. Participants will address some of the main cardiovascular-health challenges facing Europe, including prevention and risk factors, artificial intelligence and digital health, health inequalities, and the integration of scientific evidence into decision-making.

The SAFE HEARTS PLAN Meeting will be opened by Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director General of CNIC; Dr. Marina Pollán, Director of the Carlos III Health Institute; and Laura Colón, President of AstraZeneca Spain and the AstraZeneca Foundation. The event will feature participation from representatives of European institutions, scientific societies, public bodies, industry, and patient organisations.

Panellists:

The symposium also involves several European institutions and organisations linked to cardiovascular health, public health, prevention, and healthcare innovation:

In addition, several European programmes and projects related to cardiovascular prevention, implementation, and digital health will participate:

  • MSCA Brain and Heart, the CNIC’s European postdoctoral training programme co-funded by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • RESILIENCE
  • GRACE (Innovative Health Initiative, IHI)

The event will be held in a hybrid format from the AudAZ venue in Madrid and will be livestreamed, enabling participation from researchers and professionals across Europe.

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Open Science Working Group

The SOMMa Open Science Working Group is a collaborative forum focused on promoting, self-training, knowledge sharing and analysing trends related to open science, particularly with regard to open access to publications and the management of research data amongst its member centres.

Areas of Activity and Objectives

  • Training and Best Practice: We address queries and practical issues relating to open publishing, research data management and the implementation of open science policies
  • Research Assessment: We actively monitor developments regarding commitments to implement open science in assessment systems, such as the institutional adoption of the CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment) principles.
  • Active Collaboration: We maintain an ongoing communication channel for the swift exchange of resources, queries and sector updates.

Next Steps: Our aim is to continue driving updates on these constantly evolving topics, create a database of experts and success stories, and continue to promote opportunities for debate and engagement, both online and in person.

Grupo de Trabajo de Ciencia Abierta

El Grupo de Trabajo de Ciencia Abierta de SOMMa es un espacio colaborativo enfocado en el fomento, la autoformación, el intercambio de conocimiento y el análisis de las tendencias vinculadas a la ciencia abierta, especialmente en lo relativo al acceso abierto a las publicaciones  y la gestión de datos de investigación entre sus centros miembros.

Líneas de Actividad y Objetivos

  • Formación y Buenas Prácticas: Abordamos dudas y cuestiones prácticas relacionadas con la publicación en abierto, la gestión de los datos de investigación y la implementación de políticas de ciencia abierta 
  • Evaluación de la Investigación: Realizamos un seguimiento activo de las novedades respecto a los compromisos de implementación de la ciencia abierta en los sistemas de evaluación, como por ejemplo la adopción institucional de los principios de CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment). 
  • Colaboración Activa: Mantenemos un canal de comunicación continuo para el intercambio ágil de recursos, consultas y novedades del sector.

Próximos Pasos: Nuestro propósito es continuar impulsando la actualización en estos temas en constante evolución, crear una base de datos de expertos y de experiencias de éxito y seguir promoviendo espacios de debate y adhesión tanto virtuales como presenciales.

Chemistry Mini Olympiad of Tarragona comes back to ICIQ

After launching successfully in 2025, the Tarragona Chemistry Mini Olympiad returned to ICIQ for its second edition on May 26th, 2026. Organized in collaboration with the Col·legi Oficial de Químics de Catalunya, this educational initiative is part of the Catalonia Mini Olympiad programme, which consists of four parallel competitions held across Catalonia in Lleida, Girona, Barcelona, and Tarragona.

Building on the success of its previous edition, this year’s event more than doubled the number of participants, bringing together over one hundred 3rd-year secondary school students from different high schools across the province of Tarragona. Throughout the day, students tested their knowledge in chemistry and scientific skills.

The event began with the students’ arrival at the ICIQ facilities, where they completed a test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions covering different topics in chemistry, together with one open-ended question on the arrangement of the elements in the periodic table. Once the test had been completed, the committee graded the exams in real time while participants enjoyed a catered snack, fostering a relaxed and friendly atmosphere among the students.

After the tests had been fully marked, the awards ceremony took place. Every high school received a small detail for its participation and the three participants with the highest scores were recognized, and the winning schools were also awarded:

1st place: Leo Sànchez Fernàndez. Institut Tarragona.
2nd place: Camí Pozo Strens. Col·legi Cardenal Vidal i Barraquer, Cambrils
3rd place: Queralt Mascuñano Tusell. Ins Martí l’Humà, Montblanc.

The prizes consisted of three books for each winning school and the opportunity to visit ICIQ and take part in a more in-depth scientific workshop in the laboratory.

The Mini Olympiad aims to encourage scientific vocations among young people and bring them closer to the world of science in a dynamic and participatory way. Through the different challenges, students were able to test their knowledge, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.

With this second edition, the Mini Olympiad is becoming a consolidated educational initiative within ICIQ’s outreach activities, strengthening the centre’s commitment to promoting young talent and inspiring future generations of scientists.

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El “efecto contagio” de las células que envejecen abre nuevas vías para entender el origen de los tumores

A medida que los organismos envejecen, sus tejidos acumulan células que han dejado de dividirse de forma permanente. Se las conoce como células senescentes y, aunque inicialmente actúan como un escudo protector para evitar que las células dañadas proliferen sin control, su acumulación a largo plazo tiene un lado oscuro: está estrechamente vinculada a la inflamación crónica y a la aparición de enfermedades asociadas a la vejez, incluido el cáncer.

Un nuevo estudio liderado por Natalia Azpiazu y Ginés Morata, del Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM, CSIC-UAM), ha desvelado el mecanismo biológico que permite a estas células expandirse por los tejidos sanos. La investigación aporta claves fundamentales sobre cómo el envejecimiento celular alimenta el crecimiento de los tumores.

 

Una segunda oleada inducida por el entorno

Hasta ahora se sabía que las células entran en este estado de senescencia tras sufrir agresiones graves, como daños en su ADN o estrés metabólico. Sin embargo, la gran paradoja era entender cómo es posible que su número aumente tanto con la edad si, por definición, son células que ya no pueden dividirse ni multiplicarse.

Utilizando la mosca del vinagre (Drosophila melanogaster) como modelo genético —un organismo que comparte una enorme cantidad de mecanismos biológicos con los seres humanos—, el equipo del CBM ha logrado dar respuesta a esta pregunta. Al bloquear la muerte celular programada tras someter al tejido a una situación de estrés por radiación, observaron que solo una pequeña porción inicial de células, cerca del 10%, se volvía senescente. Sin embargo, con el paso de los días, esa población inicial empezó a emitir señales a su alrededor, provocando una segunda oleada de envejecimiento en las células vecinas que elevó la proporción total hasta el 24% del tejido. Este fenómeno de “efecto contagio” o reclutamiento indirecto se denomina científicamente inducción paracrina.

 

Hackear el sistema inmunitario para expandirse

El núcleo del descubrimiento radica en cómo se produce esta comunicación. Las células senescentes desarrollan una intensa actividad defensiva y secretora. El equipo científico identificó que estas células liberan un factor de crecimiento que actúa como un mensajero químico. Esta molécula se une a las células sanas circundantes y activa en ellas una ruta molecular completamente inesperada, ya que utiliza componentes que la mosca emplea habitualmente para defenderse de las infecciones bacterianas.

Al activar de forma anómala esta maquinaria de la inmunidad innata, las células vecinas sanas sufren una transformación radical: se hipertrofian, aumentan su tamaño, detienen por completo su ciclo de división y comienzan a generar compuestos nocivos. Es decir, se convierten a su vez en una segunda generación de células senescentes. Los investigadores comprobaron que, si se interrumpe genéticamente cualquiera de los eslabones de esta cadena inmunitaria, las células envejecidas pierden por completo su capacidad de contagiar a su entorno y su número se estanca.

 

El motor que impulsa el crecimiento de los tumores

El trabajo revela además que este mensajero químico juega un papel doble en el tejido. Por un lado, a través de su vía clásica o convencional, la molécula estimula la proliferación masiva de aquellas células circundantes que deciden resistirse al contagio y seguir dividiéndose. Por otro lado, mediante la vía no convencional basada en el sistema inmunológico, se multiplica el número de células senescentes.

Al unirse ambos efectos, se genera una tormenta perfecta: la población de células senescentes se expande continuamente, lo que multiplica la emisión de señales de crecimiento dirigidas a las células normales proliferativas. El resultado de esta sobreestimulación es la aparición de sobrecrecimientos de tejido masivos y desorganizados, característicos de los procesos tumorales. Cuando los científicos bloquearon experimentalmente la inducción paracrina, el número de células envejecidas remanentes fue totalmente insuficiente para poder iniciar el desarrollo del tumor.

Debido a que los componentes de estas vías moleculares están altamente conservados a lo largo de la evolución y funcionan de manera muy similar en los mamíferos, este hito científico abre una ventana de gran valor para el diseño de futuras terapias biomédicas en humanos. Entender los engranajes exactos que permiten a las células envejecidas corromper su microambiente ayudará a desarrollar estrategias capaces de frenar la acumulación celular asociada a la edad y detener la progresión de los tumores antes de que se inicien.

 

Referencia

Garcia-Arias JM, Ruiz-Losada M, Azpiazu N, Morata G. Dpp and immune response pathway factors mediate paracrine induction of senescent cells in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 19;123(20):e2602167123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2602167123. Epub 2026 May 13. PMID: 42127107; PMCID: PMC13187785.

La entrada El “efecto contagio” de las células que envejecen abre nuevas vías para entender el origen de los tumores se publicó primero en Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa.

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Conformal boundaries near cosmological horizons

Conformal boundaries near cosmological horizons
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Conformal boundaries near cosmological horizons

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Abstract: We investigate the dynamics of linearised perturbations around the de Sitter static patch, in the presence of a timelike boundary with conformal boundary conditions. Inspired by the case of global AdS4, for which the limit in which the conformal boundary approaches the asymptotic boundary reveals a hierarchy of real modes, we consider the limit in dS4 in which the conformal boundary approaches the cosmological horizon. In this limit, potential perturbations that grow exponentially in time are attenuated. We find a hierarchy of modes that localise near the conformal boundary, suggesting a holographic interpretation. In particular, we uncover sound and shear fluid-dynamical modes that we interpret in terms of a conformal fluid with shear viscosity over entropy density ratio eta/s=1/4pi.

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The SAFE HEARTS PLAN Meeting: Young Scientists Engaging with Europe’s Cardiovascular Health Strategy brings European cardiovascular health policies closer to early-career researchers

On 11 June 2026, the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) will host SAFE HEARTS PLAN: Young Scientists Engaging with Europe’s Cardiovascular Health Plan, an international initiative led by the CNIC, the AstraZeneca Foundation, and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The event is specifically designed to connect early-career researchers with the European health policy landscape and to explore how scientific research can contribute to prevention, innovation, implementation, and the generation of real societal impact.

The scientific programme will be structured around four major strategic areas aligned with the core pillars of the European Union’s forthcoming SAFE HEARTS PLAN. Discussions will address cardiovascular prevention and the control of risk factors; the potential to transform healthcare offered by early detection, artificial intelligence, and digital tools; health inequalities in cardiovascular disease and the challenges faced by the most vulnerable populations; and, finally, the mechanisms required to translate scientific evidence into effective public policies that improve cardiovascular health across Europe.

One of the distinguishing features of the meeting will be the active participation of early-career researchers from the CNIC–MSCA COFUND Cure Heart and Brain programme, who will intervene as speakers and moderators across the thematic sessions. COFUND Cure Heart and Brain is a European postdoctoral training programme coordinated by the CNIC and co-funded by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, aimed at training international early-career researchers in translational cardiovascular research, biomedical innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The goal is to provide a practical experience of interaction between biomedical researchers, public health professionals, and European policymakers, while also fostering the training of a new generation of researchers with a translational outlook and the ability to engage with European regulatory and institutional frameworks.

The meeting will bring the SAFE HEARTS PLAN closer to those who will lead biomedical research in the coming decades, fostering dialogue between science, innovation, and public policy. Participants will address some of the main cardiovascular-health challenges facing Europe, including prevention and risk factors, artificial intelligence and digital health, health inequalities, and the integration of scientific evidence into decision-making.

The SAFE HEARTS PLAN Meeting will be opened by Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director General of CNIC; Dr. Marina Pollán, Director of the Carlos III Health Institute; and Laura Colón, President of AstraZeneca Spain and the AstraZeneca Foundation. The event will feature participation from representatives of European institutions, scientific societies, public bodies, industry, and patient organisations.

Panellists:

The symposium also involves several European institutions and organisations linked to cardiovascular health, public health, prevention, and healthcare innovation:

In addition, several European programmes and projects related to cardiovascular prevention, implementation, and digital health will participate:

  • MSCA Brain and Heart, the CNIC’s European postdoctoral training programme co-funded by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • RESILIENCE
  • GRACE (Innovative Health Initiative, IHI)

The event will be held in a hybrid format from the AudAZ venue in Madrid and will be livestreamed, enabling participation from researchers and professionals across Europe.

Registration link

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The Faculty of Physics inaugurates a laboratory to promote teaching and research in quantum sciences

The Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona has inaugurated an academic laboratory dedicated to teaching and research in quantum sciences, which will enable high-level experimental work. The facility will enable the advancement of quantum disciplines, an area also reinforced by the UB’s participation in the ambitious European Quantum Academy (EQA project, which has just been launched.
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The new laboratory is a pioneering academic facility in Spain and in Europe, as it enables cutting-edge experimental work: from Bell tests with entangled photons to single-photon emitter experiments and advanced atomic physics experiments. Likewise, this laboratory will host one of the courses of the prestigious Master’s Degree in Quantum Science and Technology, coordinated by the UB and involving the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, the Institute of Photonic Sciences, the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, the Institute of High Energy Physics and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. At the same time, some master’s and bachelor’s final projects will be developed there.

The equipment is supported by the Catalonia Quantum Academy (CQA), a platform that forms part of the “Quàntica: Mediterranean Valley of Science and Quantum Technologies” initiative, promoted by the Government of Catalonia, and the European DigiQ project.

The launch of the laboratory took place on 18 May and included speeches by the vice-rector for Research, Jordi García; the dean of the Faculty of Physics, Eugeni Graugés; the president of the CQA, Robert Sewell; and the deputy director-general for Technological Innovation and Scientific Internationalization of the Government of Catalonia, Lourdes Puigbarraca. They all agreed that the laboratory should be the start of a more extensive infrastructure.

 

The European Quantum Academy, an ambitious project

The inauguration of the laboratory coincides with the launch of the ambitious EQA project, which aims to influence education and dissemination in the field of quantum sciences, as well as to drive both basic research and technological developments. The UB expects to play an important role and thus continue the work carried out in previous projects.

It should be noted that, within the framework of the DigiQ project, which is now concluding, the UB has promoted improvements to the Master’s Degree in Quantum Science and Technology, fostered student exchanges and developed this new laboratory. The aim is to continue working in all these areas under the framework of the EQA, which brings together more than 70 partner institutions and will support the development of professionals in fields such as quantum computing and communications, which are set to feature in major knowledge transfer projects in the coming years.

Finally, it should be noted that the UB is promoting initiatives in the field of quantum sciences as part of other projects. With the support of the CQA, the Quantum Ambassadors project has been launched, which comprises educational materials and a course for secondary school teachers as a qualification of the Institute for Professional Development.

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