Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate their research proposals and findings effectively in writing. However, most professionals receive little specific training in scientific writing. Many have mistaken views about what good writing is and how to achieve it. Writing in a language that is not your mother tongue makes it even more difficult…
2015
To transmit the passion and to rouse a vocation for science among young people of a formative age. This is the aim of the workshops Ciencia per emportar (Take-away Science), an initiative carried out by researchers of the entity BIOcomuniCA?T in Catalan secondary schools, which the Esteve Foundation has decided to join along with the…
2015
The various debates organized by the Esteve Foundation between scientists and journalists always highlighted one weakness in science journalism: lack of communication between both parties. The range of specialized courses in science for journalists is extensive, however, we cannot say that the reverse is true. Medical personnel from both the field of research and the…
2015
His career as professor, researcher and doctor has spanned just over 55 years.Marcus M. Reidenberg is professor emeritus of Pharmacology and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and expert in essencial medines of the World Health Organization. He was in Barcelona to give a special session organized by the Esteve Foundation for students of the…
2015
If drawing up a research project to obtain funds used to be an important part in the career of all scientists, in view of today’s economical situation, this process has become essential. The Esteve Foundation therefore decided to organize a new course addressed to future health science researchers, to learn the techniques and basic skills…
2015
In Catalonia, the proportion of funding for science that comes from the government is higher than in the rest of Europe. This difference is due to lower levels of private investment in R&I and of philanthropy in research centres, hospitals, and universities. Whereas foundations, individual donations, and philanthropic investors account for about 5% of total…
2015
Each year, over 600 researchers working in 60 research teams belonging to French public organizations, meet for the purpose of exchanging the latest results of G protein-coupled receptors. These receptors are involved in a multitude of diseases and are the target of many modern medicines. Hence the academic world and the industry meet at this…
2015
Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate effectively in writing and in speaking. However, most professionals receive little specific training in communication skills. Science is an international endeavor, and English is the lingua franca of the international scientific community. Although Spanish biomedical professionals invest heavily in learning English, they often lack the skills in…
2015
Fundación Esteve awarded three prizes to teaching innovation for the three best works presented at the 35th Congress of the Sociedad Española de Farmacología (Spanish Society of Pharmacology), held from 16 to 18 September 2015, at the school of medicine of Universidad de Valencia. The first prize was endowed with 1,000 euros, while the two other…
2015
