
Nuage Therapeutics has been awarded the Prize for Innovation in the Creation of a Science-Based Company in the 34th edition of the National Research Awards 2023 , celebrated by the Government of Catalonia. This distinction recognizes the excellence in research and innovation of the company , which participates in the Industrial Doctorates Plan with an applied research project with the aim of developing effective treatments for cancer and other incurable diseases.
The National Research Awards are the highest distinctions in research in Catalonia, recognizing the research activity of scientists linked to the country. This edition has stood out for the recognition of initiatives that promote open science and citizen participation in research .
Nuage Therapeutics, a spin-off of the Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB) of Barcelona and the Catalan Institute of Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), was founded in 2021 with the aim of developing new drugs for the treatment of cancer and other incurable diseases. The company focuses on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), traditionally difficult to address but associated with various diseases.
The industrial PhD project of Nuage Therapeutics, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona (UB) and IRB Barcelona, investigates the molecular basis of the selectivity of molecules targeting intrinsically disordered proteins in biomolecular condensates. This research has allowed the company to develop an innovative technology that transiently orders these proteins, making them susceptible to inhibition by drugs.
The president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, led the handover ceremony at the National Theater of Catalonia, highlighting Catalonia as a leader in scientific research and knowledge society . Aragonès stressed the importance of investment in research, which by 2023 exceeded 1,000 million euros.
President Aragonès stated: " Catalonia is a reference country from the point of view of scientific research and the knowledge society ". For his part, the Minister for Research and Universities, Joaquim Nadal, emphasized that the National Research Awards are a thermometer of the evolution of science in Catalonia , creating tradition and excellence in research.