
Cristina Fornaguera, PhD
OUR RESEARCH FOCUS
Nanomedicines engineering to control the interactions with physiological barriers
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Polymeric nanoparticles
Synthesis of proprietary polymers as biomaterials to formulate polymeric nanoparticles for the controlled delivery of drugs, biologicals and actives with smart delivery properties.
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Extracellular Vesicles
Engineering and loading of extracellular vesicles to further use them as natural carrier systems for controlled drug delivery.
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Crossing biological barriers
Formulate nano and microscarriers able to selectively interact with mucoses, epithelial and immune resident cells, to achieve the non-invasive delivery (i.e. inhaled administration or blood-brain barrier crossing).
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mRNA vaccines
Design of prophylactic or therapeutic mRNA vaccines for pharmaceutical and veterinary uses.
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Cancer combined immunotherapies
Use of the engineered nanotools, encapsulating different therapeutic nucleic acids, to become the next generation of cancer nanomedicines.
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Cosmetic applications
Use of the technology generated for the nano and micro-encapsulation of active ingredients of interest for cosmetic industries.
TEAM

Cristina Fornaguera, PhD
Team Leader
Marta Guerra Rebollo, PhD
Senior Researcher

Anna Clua-Villas
Postdoctoral researcher
Vladimir Stamenovic
Postdoctoral researcher
Patricia González, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher