13/05/2026
Smart nanocapsules to attack cancer
A team from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili is investigating a new approach to treating cancer and pulmonary hypertension by targeting drugs exclusively at diseased tissue
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30/06/2025
Gears of progress
Tecnatox and AMIC, the URV’s two research centres accredited with the prestigious TECNIO seal, are at the forefront of technology transfer and work in a wide range of company and institutional settings
One of the historic challenges facing universities is to ensure that research goes beyond the confines of academic world and generates a positive impact on society. The URV’s Tecnatox and AMIC groups, recognised by the Catalan government with the TECNIO seal, stand out for their ability to combine and
According to data from the Fundación CyD Report, the URV is ranked second in terms of the number of its scientific papers cited in patents and third in the number of collaborations with companies
The resulting product will be used to manufacture parts for the coffee makers of the INCAPTO company, a collaborator in the project
Now in its 15th year and with branches all over the world, this spin-off company, currently focuses on automatic instruments for measuring nitrate concentration
The company, also known as CreatSens Health, has raised 1,000,000 euros through public and private investment
The Times Higher Education “Young University Ranking” places it in the 151-200 range in the list of 605 young universities in the world and reaffirms its excellence in teaching, research and knowledge transfer.
The company was partially founded by the URV and works on controlling the progress of chronic kidney disease by analysing biochemical parameters in the blood
In the 2019 edition of the ranking, the University is classified in the 401-500 band for the fourth consecutive year
The conference “Tourism shaping places. Mobilities and tourism destination evolution” took place at Vila-seca and featured 31 scientific presentations
This summer three Study Abroad programmes will take place in the month of July. North-American professors will carry out a summer course in Spanish at the Catalunya campus, and students from the Northeastern University of Boston will do a course in Chemical Engineering at the CTTI and visit locally-based chemical companies. On 20 July students from the University of Cairo and the British University of Egypt began courses in Engineering and Chemical Engineering