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A new international study led by the Nanobiosystems group at CIC nanoGUNE, is developing miniature, non-invasive, precise robotic catheters for use in reproductive medicine and gynaecological health. This research, which was recently published in the prestigious journal Advanced Materials, has the potential to improve infertility treatments, for example, and enable the highly localized release of drugs and cells.

The new enterprise, due to be set up in December, will be optimising cell cultures by combining Raman spectroscopy, nanoparticles and AI. This technology allows the early detection of culture anomalies and greater efficiency in accelerating cancer treatments such as CAR-T.

Today, nanoGUNE welcomed the Hamaiketako de Gerentes (CEO's Breakfast) organized by ENNE Fundazioa, bringing together 35 CEOs from Basque companies to reflect on the role of leadership face to technological challenges.

Beatriz Martín García, Ikerbasque Research Fellow & Ramón y Cajal Fellow at CIC nanoGUNE, has been selected as one of the runners-up of the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship 2025. This award recognizes her remarkable contributions to materials chemistry and the scientific community, as well as her leadership. At nanoGUNE, she leads a research line aimed at elucidating the interplay between the crystal structure, composition, and optical, electrical, and magnetic properties of low-dimensional materials to facilitate their integration into devices. To this end, she focuses on chemical design and uses dedicated spectroscopic techniques, particularly micro-Raman spectroscopy.

Interview with Mariana Medina-Sánchez, Group Leader of the Nanobiosystems group, on the occasion of the publication of the 2023-2024 Activity Report.

Starting today, Donostia has a scientific-technological route that can be explored on foot or virtually. This outreach initiative, promoted by the Basque Government and involving CIC nanoGUNE along with six other centers, highlights and recognizes the Basque scientific leadership in quantum science and technologies.

A new study led by Pablo Piaggi, Ikerbasque Research Fellow at CIC nanoGUNE, offers fresh insight into how nature forms minerals thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Published in the special issue Machine Learning in Chemistry of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the research demonstrates how machine learning models – AI systems that learn from data – can simulate complex chemical reactions essential to understanding biomineralization (the process by which organisms form minerals like shells and skeletons) and carbon sequestration, a key mechanism in mitigating climate change.

Sir John Pendry, President of the International Advisory Committee of nanoGUNE since its inception, has received the prestigious Copley Medal by the Royal Society. This recognition, one of the oldest and most distinguished in the scientific field, highlights Prof. Pendry's exceptional contributions to science. Every year, Prof. Pendry visits nanoGUNE to participate in the annual Advisory Committee meeting, whose mission is to advise nanoGUNE’s management on the strategic direction the center should take.

The inauguration of IBM's quantum computer in Donostia marks a significant milestone in the advancement of quantum technology in the region. The event, presided over by Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, was attended by prominent figures from the scientific and technological fields, including nanoGUNE's Director General, Jose M. Pitarke, and Ainara Garcia Gallastegui, Director of Technology Transfer, who participated in the round table titled “Building the Global Quantum Ecosystem.”

A new two-step excitation technique efficiently generates and separates different modes of hyperbolic polaritons — directional nanoscale light-matter modes with extreme electromagnetic field confinement — opening new opportunities for ultra-compact photonic circuits.