News & Press Releases

What is the status? We are managing the project PRIME website with more than 4,300 visitors and social media accounts with over 300 total followers. We are proud of the 9 scientific publications produced by the consortium so far, several of which were in high-impact...

Carlos Sánchez Somolinos presented the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory at the 5th BioNanoNet Member Welcome Webinar on 25 May 2023. He talked about research with soft robotics, including the STORM-BOTS ITN project, as well as his work in PRIME for the next...

What is the status? We have successfully designed and synthesized photo-responsive materials suitable for additive manufacturing as demonstrated by the reversible actuation of 3D printed complex structures. This has resulted in several scientific publications. Have...

What is the status? The device for in vitro diagnosis has been developed and is being used. The valve has been integrated with the Organ-on-Chip (OoC) device and is being tested. What have you achieved so far? So far we have done the design, fabrication and validation...

In April 2023, PRIME project coordinator Carlos Sánchez Somolinos with his colleagues Mehrzad Javadzadeh and Jesús del Barrio (CSIC) had their work chosen as the cover of the journal Advanced Materials, Volume 35, Issue 14. Their work combined two exciting topics,...

What is the status? Our team has utilized 4D printing technology to create printed actuators that are both robust and reproducible. Through our research, we've also investigated actuators with different geometries and integration strategies, leading to the development...

What is the status? We successfully managed to adapt the sensing materials to the chip platform and were able to detect low concentrations of a model analyte. Have you changed course at all? The only significant change we made was to use a different model of...

CSIC has published a study that has obtained unprecedented active smart microstructures that could be applied to make cell cultures that emulate living tissues. The combination of electrowriting and smart materials has resulted in a structure that can change shape or...

On 30 September 2022, PRIME partners participated in European Researchers’ Night in two locations, bringing complex topics to a wide audience, from children to adults. In Zaragosa, Spain, CSIC had an activity station showing children the concept of 3D&4D printing...

PRIME was featured in the new BNN Newsletter (December 2021) with two articles. Carlos Sanchez presenting project PRIME at the AMI webinar on 16th November 2021 on page 75. Publication of PRIME project videos on page 31. Read Newsletter