Author Archives: IRTA-CReSA

CReSA, a center of excellence in research in the area of veterinary science

The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology – FECYT -, a public sector foundation that depends on the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, has recently published a report entitled Análisis ICONO: Principales instituciones de investigación excelentes por áreas de conocimiento. 2005-2014 (Major excellence research  institutions by knowledge area 2005-2014).

XVIII UAB and AVPC PORCINE CONFERENCE

The next 27, 28 and 29 January 2016 the XVIII UAB and AVPC porcine Conference will be held in the auditorium of the UAB’s Veterinary Faculty.

XIV Virology Meeting

On the 30th of November 2015 the XIV Virology Meeting was held at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC), in Barcelona. Dr Juana Díez (DCEXS, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and Dr Rosa M. Pintó (Departament de Microbiologia de la Universitat de Barcelona) were the organizers, and researchers from different virology fields attended the meeting.

Proved an effective vaccine for MERS-CoV in camels

An international research with the participation of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Center for Research in Animal Health IRTA-CReSA has designed a vaccine that has been shown to be effective in camels against the coronavirus (CoV) that causes the respiratory syndrome of the Middle East.

First Cystinet International Conference

The First Cystinet International Conference took place on 3-4 November 2015 in Belgrade (Serbia).

XXIV ENIVD Meeting

From 19 to 21 October 2015 it was held the XXIV ENIVD Meeting in Thessaloniki (Greece). ENIVD is the European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases. This annual event brings together the ENIVD members from different European countries. IRTA-CReSA is a member of the network and Dr. Júlia Vergara Alert attended the meeting as a representative of the center.

National Congress about Biosecurity and Biocontainment

This post has been published in Catalan and Spanish only. Please accept our apologies.

Experience and history of the 1th FCM basic course from CReSA

We are Raquel Maeso and Lorena Córdoba, we are laboratory technichians and the persons in charge for the Cytometry Service of the CReSA. Last March we taught the first Flow Cytometry (FCM) basic course at CReSA.