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PHARM Connect Congress 2018 will take place from 13th to 14th March at CORINTHIA Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest, Hungary

PHARM Connect Congress is the largest and most important pharmaceutical and biotechnology business summit in the Central Eastern European and the CIS region, taking place annually in February, in Budapest, Hungary. Since the event’s launch in 2011, the number of participants has reached more than 500... Read more

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ANGUS Chemical Company appoints Univar as exclusive distribution partner for European Personal Care Market

Univar BV, a chemical and ingredients distributor and provider of value added services, announced today it will be the exclusive distribution partner for ANGUS Chemical Company’s (“ANGUS”) personal care ingredients across Europe, including Turkey. The new distribution arrangement with ANGUS is effec... Read more

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20,000 international voices share how they want their DNA information used

A project to gather public opinions on how genetic data is used and distributed has gone global.... Read more

Krill oil goes TMAO-free with Enzymotec’s improved K•REAL®

Enzymotec has unveiled an improved grade of its K•REAL® krill oil, which offers enhanced levels of freshness and is guaranteed to be ‘T-free’’[1]. ... Read more

New Research Reveals Synergistic Role of Tomato and Rosemary with Lutein for Eye Health

Lycored, an international wellness company at the forefront of ingredient and nutrition supplements, announced today, the publication of its pre-clinical results in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Molecular Vision. Within the paper, scientists unearth the powerful biological synergy that exists... Read more

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New year, new grant opportunities – a callendar of competitions.

2016 is over! The new year 2017 serves new opportunities for international grants cofinansed by the national science organisations. There are also good news for laggards - submission for campaign "Bringing tech&science closer to people" has been extended for two weeks! And do you already have your Ne... Read more

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MINICUBE PCR A NEW TOOL FOR GENETIC RESEARCH

The importance of research in our genes cannot be questioned. Genetic studies have led to personalized medicine strategies in which cancer in a foreseeable future can become an if not curable then manageable disease. It has led to our understanding of inheritable diseases and strategies to handle the... Read more

Lycored calls for focus on education as consumers fail to spot “bad” cholesterol

Most consumers do not know which kind of cholesterol is considered bad for health, new research by Lycored has shown. The global wellness company surveyed 329 dietary supplement users. More than eight in ten (82%) said they were aware that there are two main forms of cholesterol, one considered “good... Read more

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SuperBIO close to reaching its goals of developing 30 cross-border, cross-sectorial value chains in the biobased economy

SuperBIO is a Horizon2020 project that aims to develop 30 new disruptive biobased value chains together with EU SMEs and to provide professional innovation services to SMEs funded by the project. Through offering 10 different innovation services at a price accessible to SMEs, SuperBIO aims to build 3... Read more

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Phytosterols study strengthens case for healthcare cost savings through supplementation

There is mounting evidence that billions of euros worth of healthcare costs associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) could be avoided through more widespread food supplementation among target populations across the EU.... Read more

24TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON UROGENITAL RADIOLOGY (ESUR)

I have the honour and pleasure to invite you to participate in the 24th European Symposium on Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) that will be held between 14–17 September 2017 in Sopot. This important event is organized annually under the patronage of the European Society of Radiology. In 2017, it will b... Read more

Botaneco opens sustainability center of excellence in Lambertville, New Jersey

Botaneco has opened a new laboratory and office in New Jersey to help personal care product makers formulate highly functional products from sustainable ingredients. The facility primarily serves as a resource for formulators that require oleosomes and other components of oilseeds to create new produ... Read more

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Univar & Hallstar Grow European Distribution Partnership

Univar BV, a global chemical and ingredients distributor and provider of value-added services, announced the extension of its exclusive agreement in Italy with Hallstar to include five additional countries: Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, and Benelux.... Read more

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R&D HUB for Innovation Medical Technologies opened it’s activity in Lodz

THE BSD Fund (www.lynxpbv.com) has already launched its operation in Poland. Fund is managed by experience international and Polish managers supported by advisory boards consisting of reputable Polish and international scientist in the field of medicine. ... Read more

Local Tolerance: From Textbook to Clinical Studies

Within the scope of the new development or reformulation of cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations, the compatibility of a product must also be examined. Particularly in the increasingly digitized world, where end users are well-networked and can spread the experience of incompatibilities via socia... Read more

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XXIII Biotechnology Summer School – registration

We have a pleasure to invite students, PhD candidates and scientists to XXIII Biotechnology Summer School. This annual event is organized by The Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, and will be held 04-08 July 2017 in Stężyca, Poland. Regist... Read more

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Research reveals a clear East-West divide in attitudes to nutrition and healthy eating

Consumers in Asia are far more likely to be interested in healthy eating than those in the western world, according to a new survey of people’s attitudes to diet and nutrition.... Read more

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Less Than 3 Weeks To Go!

The Industry is Talking about One of the Largest Events for the Home & Personal Care Industry in India. ... Read more

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Do not miss the 7th FEMS Congress in Valencia! Abstract deadline extended until Tuesday, January 31

7th Congress of European Microbiologists will be held 9-13 July 2017 in Valencia, Spain. Abstract submission deadline has been extended until Tuesday, January 31. Do not miss the biggest microbiology event this year! ... Read more

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EUROBIOTECH 2017 - an invitation

Biotechnology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University, Polish Federation of Biotechnology and Targi w Krakowie have a pleasure to invite you to participate in the 6th Central European Congress of Life Science EU... Read more

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