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…
2015Fifteen years of work, 200 pages, seven subject areas, almost 900 terms, 150 of of them standardized in Catalan. These are some of the figures concerning the Diccionari de recerca clínica de medicaments (Dictionary of clinical medicine research), the work tool for clinical research experts, which was presented in Barcelona on 18 December 2014. The…
2014Full document Full document [wpdm id=1263 type=”btn”] Chapters Introducció [wpdm id=1264 type=”btn”] 1. Què és un medicament? [wpdm id=1265 type=”btn”] 2. Què passa quan prenem un medicament [wpdm id=1266 type=”btn”] 3. Com actuen els medicaments [wpdm id=1267 type=”btn”] 4. Poden fer mal els medicaments? [wpdm id=1268 type=”btn”] 5. Com es descobreixen els medicaments? [wpdm id=1269…
2014
What are medicines? How do they work? How are they discovered and manufactured? For young people to know more about how medicines work, the Esteve Foundation has published the book in Catalan Els medicaments i jo, which was presented on 25 June 2014 at El Palauet of Barcelona. The presentation of the book included speeches by Cristina Avendaño, president of…
2014
If standing up and speaking in front of an audience is a source of anxiety, the stress is heightened even more when the official language of the conference, meeting or congress is English. On the 29th and 30th of May 2014, the Esteve Foundation organized in Barcelona with the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and…
2014
If standing up and speaking in front of an audience is a source of anxiety, the stress is heightened even more when the official language of the conference, meeting or congress is English. On the 10th and 11th of May 2013, the Esteve Foundation organized at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) the fifth edition…
2013
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…
2013
