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Química Biològica i Biotecnologia

Coordinator/Director: Antoni Planas
E-mail: antoni.planas@iqs.edu
Centre/Institute/Faculty: IQS-ETS
University: Universitat Ramon Llul
Main Focus Area: 4, Health and biosciences
Main SubFocus Area: Pharmacology
No. of PhDs: 6
Total members: 12

Brief description
This group encompasses 3 IQS laboratories. It carries out research related to biochemical projects and bio-organic chemistry in the fields of bio-medicine, food and industrial bio-technology. The aim of its research is to study biological processes at the molecular level, applying an integral vision. This ranges from identifying and analysing proteins and enzymes at the molecular level as therapeutic targets (in infectious diseases and neurodegenerative ailments) and bio-active molecule action mechanisms (drug discovery and vegetable hormones for agricultural applications) to designing and applying enzymes in biocatalysis and biotechnology with microorganisms (protein production and metabolic engineering).