Accreditations & Distinctions

Activities

Nov 11	Seminar Organosilica by Design: From Nanocages to Ultrasmall Precision Nanomaterials Pierre Picchetti (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany) 12.00pm, Seminar Room
Nov 17	Seminar Soft Skills / Internal Seminar: DNA-based nanostructures Manuel Núñez (CIC biomaGUNE, Spain) 12.00pm, Seminar Room
Nov 18	Seminar TBA Prof. Javier Stern (Achucharro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Spain) 12.00pm, Seminar Room
Dec 15	Seminar Christmas Lecture Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi (CIC biomaGUNE, Spain) 12.00pm, Bilbao

News

Oct 27	TEVIMO Researchers Explore 3D Bioprinting at CIC biomaGUNE
Oct 26	CIC biomaGUNE collaborates with IZT’s DIGILAGUN project by donating IT equipment
Oct 23	PhD Day 2026
Oct 22	CIC biomaGUNE is leading a science outreach project in Zumarraga

Publications

Layer-by-Layer Rotated Scaffolds with Enhanced Cell Seeding for SERS-Based Assessment of Chemotherapy Resistance. Troncoso-Afonso, L; Henriksen-Lacey, M; Gonzalez-Callejo, P; Amilibia, MZ; Mejia-Parra, D; Acosta, CC; Valera, PS; Aberasturi, DJ; Liz-Marzan, LM; Garcia-Astrain, C ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2026,10.1021/acsabm.6c00470
Protein-Engineered Iron Nanoclusters as Hybrid Theranostic Materials for MRI Monitoring and Treatment of Cardiac Fibrosis Martínez-Parra, L; García-Esnaola, A; Soto, H; Guedes, G; Marcano, L; Panchuelo, DH; Llarena, I; Villar, AV; Cortajarena, AL Adv. Funct. Mater., 2026,10.1002/adfm.78994
Biomimetic organo-specific scaffolds reveal lineage-specific adaptations of breast cancer cells in bone metastasis Spadazzi, C; Vanni, S; De Vita, A; Cocchi, C; Gabellone, S; Miserocchi, G; Calabrese, C; Dellavalle, S; Cani, O; Dalla Tor, LM; Tebaldi, M; Urigoitia-Asua, A; de Aberasturi, DJ; Lizundia, E; Mitxelena-Iribarren, O; Cipitria, A; Musolino, A; Casadei, C; Sbanchi, G; Toma, D; Capecchi, E; Saladino, R; Ibrahim, T; Mercatali, L; Liverani, C Chem. Eng. J., 2026, 546, 179800

Research Groups

Molecular Imaging Facility

The Center

CIC biomaGUNE is a non-profit research organization created to promote scientific research and technological innovation at the highest levels in the Basque Country following the BioBasque policy in order to create a new business sector based on biosciences.

Electron Microscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Surface analysis
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Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
Optical Spectroscopy
Molecular Imaging
Biofabrication

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Molecular Imaging Facility

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Management

Technology Transfer & External Services

Jose Maria Mato

Aitziber López Cortajarena

Manuel Martin Lomas

Naiara Laespada

Scientific Advisory Board

Prof. Monica Olvera de la Cruz

Department of Chemistry Northwestern University, USA.
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Prof. Itamar
Willner

Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University of Jerusalen, Israel.
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Prof. Peter Seeberger

Max Plank Institute of Colloids and interfaces, Germany.
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Prof. Aránzazu del Campo

INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany.
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Prof. Samuel I. Stupp

Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine Northwester University, USA .
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Prof. Patrick Couvreur

Université Paris-Sud, France.
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Prof. Michal Neeman

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
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