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Coverage of MamoRef and BIONiRS over the years: local, national and international outlets, plus releases from institutions like CONICET and UNICEN. Most articles are in Spanish.

May 2026 · El Eco de Tandil

MamoRef, el mamógrafo sin rayos X creado en Tandil que hoy busca financiamiento para seguir funcionando

(In Spanish) Tandil's oldest newspaper looks at MamoRef's story and its search for funding to keep the project running. By Florencia Quiñones. Published May 1, 2026.

Mar 2025 · Unidiversidad

Tecnología y ciencia nacional se combinan para mejorar la calidad de vida de las mujeres

(In Spanish) How the non-invasive mammograph came together, among other Argentine science developments focused on women's health. Published March 11, 2025.

Mar 2025 · CONICET

La historia de una serie de avances científicos y tecnológicos que mejoran la calidad de vida de las mujeres

(In Spanish) A special feature for International Women's Day on the development of the optical mammograph, among other Argentine science projects. Published March 8, 2025.

Dec 2024 · CONICET

Bionirs: una empresa del CONICET dedicada a mejorar el diagnóstico del cáncer de mama

(In Spanish) An institutional profile on BIONiRS' progress developing a mammograph that works with harmless infrared light. Published December 13, 2024.

Oct 2024 · UNICEN Exactas

Octubre rosa: mes de lucha contra el cáncer de mama

(In Spanish) An institutional post from UNICEN's Faculty of Exact Sciences for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, on the work of Bionirs, which grew out of the Biomedical Optics Group. Published October 31, 2024.

Aug 2024 · UNICEN Exactas

El equipo de BIONIRS finalista en la cumbre sobre Innovación en la Salud de las Mujeres de septiembre en Boston

(In Spanish) BIONiRS named a finalist at the Women's Health Innovation Summit 2024, in Boston, USA. Published August 14, 2024.

May 2024 · UNICEN Exactas

Pardini en el top 5 del Female Founder Challenge

(In Spanish) Pamela Pardini, co-founder and CEO of Bionirs, among the top 5 finalists of VivaTech's Female Founder Challenge — the only Latin American representative. Published May 24, 2024.

Apr 2024 · UNICEN Exactas

Bionirs destacada como una de las startups lideradas por mujeres más prometedoras de 2024

(In Spanish) VivaTech selected Bionirs among the 30 most promising women-led startups of 2024, out of 540 applicants. Published April 10, 2024.

Dec 2018 · CNN Chile

Científicos argentinos crean mamógrafo óptico que no comprime mamas ni usa rayos X

(In Spanish) CIFICEN researchers explain how their diagnostic method makes the exam more comfortable for patients. Published December 21, 2018.

Jun 2018 · La Nación

Un desarrollo nacional permitiría hacer mamografías sin usar rayos X

(In Spanish) Coverage of the Biomedical Optics Group's (CIFICEN) work toward an infrared-light optical mammograph. Published June 26, 2018.

Jun 2018 · CONICET

Hacia un prototipo de mamógrafo óptico

(In Spanish) CONICET researchers and fellows work on an optical mammograph, tested in the lab on artificial media. Published June 18, 2018.

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