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🧠📚 This year, Diverciencia celebrates twenty years of passion for science—twenty years of curiosity, discovery, and shared learning. Since its inception, Diverciencia has served as a meeting place for students, teachers, and schools who share a common mission: to bring science to society and spark scientific curiosity in future generations💡 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 To mark this 20th anniversary, a variety of special activities, workshops, exhibitions, and gatherings will be held to highlight the work of hundreds of students and researchers who have been part of this project over the years. There will be live demonstrations, informative talks, exhibitions at Projects, contests, and a commemorative event dedicated to those who have made this journey possible. 🌟 Twenty years later, this project remains true to its purpose: to bring science to life, share it, and enjoy it. 🚀 A unique opportunity for its future development. We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate a new and enriching edition of Diverciencia! 👉 Check out the schedule and times below: 🔗 More information: Diverciencia || Instagram

📌 Yesterday, as a guest organization, we attended the Provincial Gala for the 2026 Emprendemos TOP50 Awards, held in the auditorium of the Government Delegation in Cádiz. These awards aim to provide institutional and entrepreneurial ecosystem support to business- Projects s that have an impact and the capacity for economic and social transformation. 🌟 Our colleagues Paula Castro Morales, a Projects, Innovation, and Technology Transfer Specialist at INiBICA, and Pedro Galeano, a Quality Management Specialist at INiBICA, attended the event to meet the 15 finalist entrepreneurs supported by the Andalusian Public Foundation, Andalucía Emprende. Ultimately, five “ Projects ” were selected to represent Cádiz in the finals, which will be held in Huelva. Among them is the project 🍏📲 Glucotypp 📲🍏, a Cádiz-based health startup led by Alfonso Lechuga, a specialist in pediatric endocrinology and principal investigator of the CO1 group INMOX (Inflammation, Nutrition, Metabolism and Oxidative Stress) , alongside Felipe Mozo, a pharmacist and nutritionist who is also a member of the same INiBICA research group. 🔗 More information: Instagram

👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 An event aimed at early-career researchers to learn about the HRS4R process and the European Charter for Researchers. We will be joined by various professionals with PhDs who will share their experiences beyond academic research, as well as representatives from companies in the biomedical field. We’ll take a deeper look at the REBECA mentoring program and hold a hands-on workshop to explore careers in research. 📅 May 14, 2026. 🕘 9:00 a.m. 📍 Auditorium of the School of Nursing and Physical Therapy (Avda. Ana de Viya, 52, Cádiz). 👩‍🔬 Featuring professionals from the fields of research, business, and education. 💡 What’s in store for you? Check out the program in the post! 📩 Register by scanning the QR code on the poster or here 🔗 More information: Instagram

INiBICA will participate in ASTP 2026, represented by its manager, Julio Ríos de la Rosa, this coming May in Bucharest 🌍🔬✈️ INiBICA will help organize the 2026 Annual Conference of the Association of Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP), an annual conference on knowledge transfer to be held this May in Bucharest (Romania 🇷🇴). 💼 This marks the second consecutive year that INiBICA has participated in organizing this event, through its director, Julio Rios de la Rosa, PhD RTTP, who is helping to coordinate several of the program’s thematic areas. 🚀 Under the theme “Hot Topics & Cool Solutions” (“Major Challenges, Brilliant Solutions”), the conference will bring together more than 350 attendees from nearly 200 institutions in about 50 countries, featuring international experts in the field of knowledge transfer and innovation. 👨‍🔬🧬 The agenda also includes the participation of organizations linked to the health research system, such as the Progreso y Salud Foundation, in sessions focused on the clinical impact of research. 🔗 More information: Diario de Cádiz || Instagram

👩‍🔬🇪🇺 Estefanía Jurado, a technician in the Genomics Unit at INiBICA, is participating in ESCMID Global 2026, the 🔬🦠 36th annual congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 🦠🔬, held April 17–21, 2026, in Munich, Germany, at the Messe München Exhibition & Congress Center. 🌍 This international event, held in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual), brought together experts in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases from around the world for five days. The scientific program included educational sessions, keynote lectures, oral presentations, workshops, symposia, and poster sessions. 🏅🤝 The congress was accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), awarding 33 European CME credits, which established it as a leading event for updating and exchanging scientific knowledge. 🤝 INiBICA’s participation in this congress reinforces our commitment to scientific excellence and international visibility in the field of biomedical research. 🔗 More information: Instagram

💳🔬🍦 INiBICA has received a generous donation from La Cremería Gelato Italiano in Cádiz , which will be allocated entirely to research on rare diseases in children, supporting the research line CO1: INMOX (Inflammation, Nutrition, Metabolism and Oxidative Stress) at INiBICA led by researcher Alfonso Lechuga. 💙Thank you for helping to advance research into rare diseases! 🤝 Every little bit helps! 🔗 More information: Instagram || Instagram

♾️👉🏼 On April 24, the San Fernando City Council and Autismo Cádiz are hosting an Autism Spectrum Awareness Day featuring 🗣️ presentations and a roundtable discussion with people on the autism spectrum, family members, support professionals, and companies committed to inclusion. Under the slogan 💙 “Less judgment, more support” 💙, we invite you to join us for an event to continue building a more inclusive, empathetic, and respectful society that embraces diversity. 📅 Friday, April 24, 2026. ⏰ At 10:00 a.m. 📍 Convention Center. 📝 Anyone wishing to attend can register at the following link ⭐ An opportunity to learn, share, and support—because understanding is the first step toward inclusion. 🔗 More information: Instagram

This May, 🚀INiBICA INNOVA: Innovation Bits🚀 is coming—a series of short, hands-on sessions designed to give you a clear and straightforward introduction to the key aspects of innovation and technology transfer. Mark your calendars!: 🔹 May 11, 2026 🔹 May 19, 2026 🔹 May 25, 2026 📅 Check out the program in the post. 🎓 ACSA accreditation for online sessions. ⚠️ Limited spots available for the in-person session (separate registration required). ✨ An opportunity to learn, connect, and put innovation into practice. REGISTER NOW! 👉👉 HERE 🔗 More information: Instagram

🌍 This past weekend, Conil de la Frontera took a significant step toward establishing itself as a science tourism destination in Spain following the resounding success of the First “ConilConCiencia” Science Outreach Conference, held April 17–19 at the iconic venues of Santa Catalina and La Chanca. This initiative, a first of its kind in Andalusia, succeeded over the course of three days in transforming the town in the province of Cádiz into a true meeting point for science, the public, and education. 📊 The event drew a total of 451 participants: 191 registered attendees and more than 260 additional visitors. These figures have cemented this first edition as a resounding success and as the foundation for an event poised to become a national benchmark. Over three intense days, the conference offered an ambitious program featuring 67 presentations selected from 95 proposals, 11 scientific posters out of a total of 45 submissions, two plenary presentations, two exhibitions, and seven workshop booths focused on technological and scientific demonstrations. These figures reflect the high scientific standard and the strong response from the research community. 🎓 The program included activities for all audiences, ranging from workshops on astronomy, home automation, and virtual reality to scientific tastings and immersive experiences. Education took center stage, with the active participation of high school students from various Andalusian provinces, who presented their own work in poster format within a real scientific setting. 🧬 Also noteworthy were the sessions led by researchers affiliated with the Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation of “ Cádiz ” (INiBICA), such as the following presentations: “Mathematics: A New Medicine” by Ana Niño López, from the CO29 MathMed research group; “Low-Cost Clinical Simulators for Training in Obstetric Procedures” by Violeta Marín Padillo and Rocío Gallego Ramos, from the EM14 iPROTEC-CARE group; “Evaluation of an mHealth Tool in Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention: Impact on Adherence and Risk Factors” by Celia Cruz Cobo from the Nutrition-focused group (EM16), who also participated in the presentation on behavioral risk determinants among future healthcare professionals; Another presentation featured members of the CO8 MOVE-IT group (Alejandro Galán Mercant and Verónica Pérez Cabezas) and the CO1 “ INMOX ” group (María de la Paz Gómez Jiménez) among its Authors, presenting the STELAR project, which focuses on predicting how the population will age; Finally, “Cost-Effectiveness Optimization in the Prevention and Treatment of Frailty in Older Adults (FRAGSALUD-ON)” also included members of the CO32 Biomarkers group (Cristina Casals Vázquez, Juan Corral Pérez, Laura Ávila Cabeza de Vaca, and Manuel Jesús Costilla Macías) as part of the Team , the authors of the proposal. 🤝 This event was made possible thanks to the work of the organizing committee of the ConilConCiencia Association and the support of organizations committed to science and society, such as the Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation at the University of Cádiz (INiBICA), the Social Council of the University of Cádiz , and the City Council of Conil de la Frontera.

Here it is: much more than just a poster—it’s the gateway to three days where science comes to life, local talent shines, and curiosity is contagious 🔬✨. On May 18, 19, and 20, Cádiz will be one of the 113 Pint of Science ES venues bringing scientific research out of the labs and sharing it with everyone 🌍. Featured on the poster are the people who put their heart and soul into this festival: inquisitive minds who turn science into something you can feel, experience, and share ✨. Led by top-notch speakers, we’ll have the opportunity to learn about the following topics: 🫁 Our Body, 🏭 Our Society, and 🌍 Planet Earth. It’s time to support local research… and enjoy science outreach in its purest form 🔬💙. All this at King Lab, 📍 C/ Montañés 14 (Cádiz), which is joining the festival this year with all its energy and passion for science 🫶🏻✨ And of course, our thanks to our local sponsor CSIF for believing in this festival by joining this adventure and supporting science outreach 🫶🏻✨ 🔗 More information: Instagram