Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar
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Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar
@gmalcantar.bsky.social
Inorganic and supramolecular chemistry in bio and medicine.
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Looking forward to starting my independent research journey at
@cicbiomagune.bsky.social. we are going to develope new applications of #metallacages and #supramolecular #assemblies in biological systems! Exciting times are coming! Check back soon for PhD openings!
We are proud to announce that Dr. Guillermo Moreno Alcántar will join CIC biomaGUNE in January 2026 as a Ramón y Cajal Fellow and Group Leader of the new Supramolecular Inorganic Biosystems research group.

We look forward to welcoming him to the institute in the new year.
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A Small Molecule Drug-Based Ru(II) Polypyridine Mass-Tag for Multimodal Imaging of Tissue Samples | ACS Central Science pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
A Small Molecule Drug-Based Ru(II) Polypyridine Mass-Tag for Multimodal Imaging of Tissue Samples
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool for spatially resolved multiomics analysis of tissue samples in clinical research. However, its proteomics application is still limited due to challe...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Looking forward to starting my independent research journey at
@cicbiomagune.bsky.social. we are going to develope new applications of #metallacages and #supramolecular #assemblies in biological systems! Exciting times are coming! Check back soon for PhD openings!
We are proud to announce that Dr. Guillermo Moreno Alcántar will join CIC biomaGUNE in January 2026 as a Ramón y Cajal Fellow and Group Leader of the new Supramolecular Inorganic Biosystems research group.

We look forward to welcoming him to the institute in the new year.
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Very happy to share our team's work on the post-assembly modification of Pt(II) #metallacages. It wasn't easy, but I think this is a stepping stone for the development of real-world applications of metallacages. I hope you like it and stay tuned for the journal version!!
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It has been great to present in the historical amphitheatre of the École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris at the @isbomc25.bsky.social, we had a great evening with wonderful speakers and a great community! It is great being here!
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Thrilled to share our new @J_A_C_S paper: A bulky macrocycle enhances (not hinders!) functional group reactivity in a [2]‑rotaxane. Including definition and rationalization of this positive mechanosteric effect.
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#Rotaxanes #JACS
Spotlight on Mechanosterics: A Bulky Macrocycle Promotes Functional Group Reactivity in a [2]Rotaxane
Macrocycles typically hinder the reactivity of adjacent functional groups in mechanically interlocked molecules due to steric shielding. Herein, we report a [2]rotaxane in which a bulky macrocycle in ...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A packed house this morning at the #MMM2025 Organometallic Chemistry Summer School! Inspiring talks by A. Doyle and K. Engle, alongside impressive flash presentations from exceptionally talented PhD students.
June 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Check out our latest study on Pd-cages for dual-modality imaging including cool MS analysis and fancy in ovo PET imaging, doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
Congrats to Marike Drexler, Luisa Ronga, Ioannis Kanavos, @gmalcantar.bsky.social Daniela Kraus @timwitney.bsky.social! EIC Pathfinder #SMARTdrugs
Design of porous self-assembled homoleptic and heteroleptic Pd2+ cages incorporating silicon-based fluoride acceptors: the way towards nuclear imaging applications
Supramolecular self-assembly is a promising tool to develop multifunctional theranostic agents and has recently entered the field of radiochemistry. In this work, lantern-shaped [Pd2L4]4+ metallacages...
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June 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Marike's shiny new paper is out!! she's a PhD student of @medbioinorgchem.bsky.social. Her work about the incorporation of fluorine radiopharmaceuticals within metallacages is now available in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org. Congrats to all the authors! @timwitney.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Extremely honoured to have our work on supramolecular radiopharmaceuticals highlighted in the latest news in Nature Biotechnology!!! Thank you to the EIC Pathfinder SMARTdrugs @timwitney.bsky.social @hollandlab.bsky.social Alex Poot (UMCU) @cicbiogune.bsky.social Jordi Llop ! rdcu.be/emCW6
Biopharma dives into tumor-seeking radioactive drugs
Nature Biotechnology - Big pharma and investors are piling into the precision radiation space as the next generation of increasingly potent targeted α-particle therapies promises to destroy...
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May 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Our new paper is out in #chembiochem!
Even more special because it was coauthored with my longtime friend and collaborator @sophierthomas.bsky.social
Always a pleasure to turn shared ideas into shared results ❤️
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/cbic...
Harnessing Organometallic Gold(III) Complexes as Precision Scaffolds for Next‐Generation Therapeutic and Imaging Agents
Gold(III) organometallic complexes, particularly cyclometalated Au(III) compounds, have emerged as powerful tools in catalysis and bioinorganic chemistry, offering unique reactivity distinct from the...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
No, it's not the conclave, it is the opening of the #BBPore2025 at the UV historical campus. Looking forward to great science and biomedical applications of porous materials. Thanks to the local organizers @gminguezesp.bsky.social @gimenez-marques.bsky.social for the great organization.
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Our new paper is here!! "Gold #metallacages: Design principles and applications". With the contribution of @sophierthomas.bsky.social, Nina Willnhammer and @medbioinorgchem.bsky.social. Check it out #Openaccess in @cp-chem.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... enjoy the read!! @tum.de
Gold metallacages: Design principles and applications
Metallacages (MCgs) are three-dimensional (3D)-supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs) obtained by the self-assembly of metal ions with donor lig…
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April 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Last paper of the year 2024, this time on gold compounds as anti-Leishmania agents!!! Thanks to all coauthors for the great work! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 14, 2024 at 3:40 PM