iMATUS researcher, Lucía Aboal, wins the First Prize of the USC Three Minute Thesis
The USC Three Minute Thesis Awards were presented yesterday, with Lucía Aboal receiving first prize in the Health Sciences category. This prestigious competition, which challenges doctoral students to explain their complex research in just three minutes and with the help of a single slide, seeks to foster scientific communication skills and knowledge dissemination. Aboal’s victory […]
Project led by Carlos García, winner of the Technology Transfer Award
Two research projects from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), including an iMATUS initiative, have been recognized with the prestigious 2025 Galician Technology Transfer Awards, granted by the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences (RAGC). These awards, which are supported by the Galician Innovation Agency, recognize applied research and success stories in knowledge transfer. The […]
iMATUS will participate in three of the USC Summer University courses.
iMATUS researchers are participating in three courses offered by the USC Summer University program, aimed at the general public. 3D Bioprinting: Emerging Technology at the Border between Biomedicine and Engineering, which will be held from June 17 to 20 at the USC School of Pharmacy. 13th Outreach Course: Chemistry, the Science that Surrounds Our Lives, […]
VI Edition SPERTUS Seminar
The sixth meeting of the SPERTUS Seminar, organized by the National Hydrogen Center in collaboration with the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Xunta de Galicia, will take place in Puertollano on May 20, 2025. iMATUS researchers Josefa Salgado, Luis Miguel Varela, and Hadrián Montes are members of the organizing committee. The event will […]
Two researchers linked to iMATUS awarded the prestigious European Julia Polak Award 2025
Ana Iglesias Mejuto and Miguel Pereira Silva, who completed their PhD at iMATUS, have been recognized with the European Doctorate Award – Julia Polak Award 2025, granted by the European Society for Biomaterials. This award honors young researchers who have completed an outstanding doctoral degree in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering, recognizing both […]
Ramón Torrecillas, member of the iMATUS External Scientific Committee, winner of the Fermina Orduña Award for Technological Innovation
We are pleased to announce that Ramón Torrecillas San Millán, a distinguished member of the iMATUS External Scientific Committee, has been awarded the prestigious Fermina Orduña Prize for Technological Innovation 2024, granted by the Community of Madrid. This award recognizes the exceptional career of figures from the scientific and academic world whose work has significantly […]
iMATUS joins the UNE High-Level Forum for Universities
iMATUS, through Principal Investigator Francisco Guitián, has a voice in the UNE High-Level Forum for Universities, which promotes standardization education at the university level. The relationship between the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) and Spanish universities is an alliance that brings great value to society. Universities support the standardization system by providing knowledge on standards […]
iMATUS hosts workshop on high-precision surgical robotics
The Materials Institute of the University of Santiago de Compostela (iMATUS) is hosting a specialized workshop on surgical robotics. Organized by the Department of Surgery of the USC Faculty of Medicine, with the support of PRIM, this event focuses on the training of surgeons in advanced techniques. Focus on minimally invasive surgeries The workshop activities […]
Members of the iMATUS Gender Committee participated yesterday in the meeting of the Equality Commissions of the Santiago and Lugo centres to define the new USC Strategic Equality Plan
The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has brought together the Equality Committees of its centres, research centres and heads of university residences to promote the dissemination of its new Protocol against sexual violence and harassment. The aim is to guarantee the rights of people who are harassed and combat these situations in the university […]
Revolutionary innovation in pharmacy: 3D printing for personalized medicines
An innovative study led by iMATUS postdoc researcher Lucía Rodríguez Pombo opens new avenues in the preparation of personalized medicines using 3D printing. The research focuses on two cutting-edge technologies: the extrusion of semisolids to create chewable pharmaceutical forms and a new photopolymerization technique in a vat, volumetric printing. Both are presented as alternatives to […]