El ingeniero químico Bernat Ollé (EE UU, 2001) ha sido escogido por ‘MIT Technology Review’ como una de las diez personas innovadoras y brillantes de menos de 35 años de España. El investigador innova en la fabricación de fármacos que actúan modulando el microbioma humano.

For some years now we have been aware of the fact that human cells live alongside a huge array of micro-organisms inside our bodies, mainly in the digestive tract and the skin, but also inside the reproductive and respiratory systems.  However, over the course of the last decade we have discovered the fundamental role that this collection of microscopic beings — otherwise known as the ‘microbiome’ — plays in our health. We spoke to two experts in this field, Roger Paredes and Bernat Ollé, both researchers and ”la Caixa” Fellows. They discussed what we currently know about the microbiome and how it could lead to revolution in how we prevent and treat diseases. 

On Thursday 16th September the first talk of the Horizons season was held: 2021 Talks & Lectures, in which we discussed how the needs and priorities of the market have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic with ”la Caixa” Foundation fellows Iñaki Berenguer, CEO and founder of CoverWallet, and Bernat Ollé, CEO and founder of Vedanta Biosciences.