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Central European Healthcare Expo (20-21.05.2020 Global Expo Warsaw)
The world of healthcare is changin...
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Inaugural EU-MED Summit organized in partnership with the city of Lodz will drive innovation and bring new opportunities to the healthcare ecosystem
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Molecular Biology and Immunology of Cancer – R&D perspectives: ScanBalt Forum 2019, 24-25 September, Gdańsk (Poland)
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Impressions from the visit to Wageningen, the specter of famine, CRISPR Cas9 to the rescue!
In June, a...
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Reach out to potential partners and customers in the Danish-Swedish life science cluster, Medicon Valley
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2014-11-26
Fluorescent pipette tips may be beneficial in neuroscience
Hungarian researcher, Bertalan Andrásfalvy, together with American and Swiss scientists, has elaborated a novel method that can be useful in many research areas, especially in neuroscience. The researchers made a tip of a pipette fluorescent, which facilitated the determination of the tip position du... Read more
Tags hungary , neuroscience , fluorescence
2014-11-21
GlobalConnect 2014
This was fourth edition of the the largest forum for exports and internationalization that took part 4th and 5th of November at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre. There were 268 registered companies and institutions, about 3 200 experts from 37 countries around the world. The entrepreneurs had almost 5... Read more
Tags germany , GlobalConnect , economy , international companies , Baden-Wurttemberg
2014-11-03
In vitro diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics is one of the most rapidly expanding market in the area of global healthcare. As the general medical approach is definitely changing, making prevention and early detection the highest priorities, all branches of diagnostics are undoubtedly of major importance and should be proper... Read more
Tags in vitro , diagnostics , market , disease
2014-10-30
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2014-10-31
Regenerative medicine
Somatic stem cells are found to have an application in regenerative medicine. They are used more often to rebuilt damaged structures of the tissues or whole organs. This is the type of stem cells, that are present in adult human body in comparison to embryonic stem cells. They have the ability to tra... Read more
Tags regenerative medicine , stem cells , Graziella Pellegrini , transplantation
Oder 2014 – German Polish biobusiness bridge
Oder 2014 - German Polish biobusiness bridge is dedicated to companies working in a field of Life Science sector. This event is primarily partner meeting which aims to bring together people in a common plane business.... Read more
Tags poland , germany , automation in life sciences , biobusiness , ODER 2014
2014-10-24
Cord blood banking – is it worth its price?
Umbilical cord blood is considered as a promising source of hematopoietic stem cells and other progenitor cells that can potentially be used for treatment of different disorders. Cord blood is easy to collect and its cells possess certain advantages over those encountered in bone marrow. However, the... Read more
Tags stem cells , cord blood , banking
2014-10-06
Central Europe 2020 Cooperation programme
Central Europe 2020 Programme is aimed to support regional cooperation among nine EU Member States, mainly in the area of innovative technologies based on knowledge. In the interview for cebiotech, Mr Luca Ferrarese, Head of the Central Europe Joint Secretariat, describes the idea of the programme an... Read more
Tags europe , programme
2014-10-02
Steven Burrill announces a “life science incubator”
Burrill LLC is launching “Burrill Life Sciences and Healthcare Incubator”. It will allow entrepreneurs from the biotech and healthcare business to benefit from Steven Burrill’s worldwide experience and network. The Incubator will serve as a counsel, mentoring and network tool.... Read more
Tags automation in life sciences , Steven Burrill , LLC , incubator
2014-09-22
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2014-09-23
EuropaBio Most Innovative EU Biotech SME awards
EuropaBio, being the European Association for Bioindustries, has nominated five most innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of the European Union, which will eventually compete for a first place on October 8th in Brussels. The annual EuropaBio award is a great opportunity for all companies to... Read more
Tags europe , innovations , award , enterprise
Hungarian researchers describing pathogens resistant to antibiotics
A growing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is an emerging problem of our time. Hungarian researchers have published a paper in “Nature Communications”, in which they recount how bacteria can adapt to antimicrobial drugs and reveal that in the same time microorganisms become resistant to other... Read more
Tags hungary , antibiotic resistance , pathogen
2014-09-15
Agricultural biotechnology necessary for coping with climate change
One of the most critical global challenges that people will have to face with are future effects of climate change, which have been widely neglected for many years and are sometimes still considered as “not our problem”. Agricultural biotechnology might be an indispensable tool for coping with such c... Read more
Tags biotechnology , agriculture , gmo , climate change
2014-09-01
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2014-09-04
Cannabidiol that is present in Cannabis sativa could be used for acne treatment
For centuries Cannabis has been used as a medical therapy for various diseases. Recent study performed at the University of Debrecon by Hungarian researchers has revealed that cannabidiol that is present in the plant might be used for more effective treatment of acne vulgaris.... Read more
Tags cannabidiol , cannabis , acne , treatment
Collagen from fish? Yes, it is possible – interview with Dr. Olga Bukovskaya and Julia Blokhina
So far cattle, pig and chicken were the main sources of collagen. Because of common bovine spongiform encefalopathy (BSE) and the high production costs, the researchers were looking for other sources. Collagen is widely used in cell culture, as certain cells are adhesion-dependant (for example human ... Read more
Tags Biotechnnology , collagen type I , collagen , fish , fish , cell culture , EANOVA-COLL
2014-08-18
OTC drugs sale – how does it look like in Norway
In 2012 total cost of pharmaceuticals with marketing authorization was estimated on 13.2 billion NOK, but the patients has to payed for those about 20 billion NOK. It is extremely difficult to evaluate general sale of non-prescription medicines (OTC) in Norway. Those pharmaceuticals are distributed n... Read more
Tags drugs , pharmacy , drugs sale , Norway , OTC , pharma market
2014-08-13
Why You should choose Life Science?
Technologies that would support the diagnostics, improving treatment and extended life time are the future of medicine. That is why we should support life science and invest in biotech companies. Despite the material assistance for the scientists it gives them opportunity to develop new technologies ... Read more
Tags biotechnology , biobusiness , life science , venture capital
2014-08-05
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2014-08-06
A, B, C – the alphabet of hepatitis
Hepatitis A is less severe and fully curable. Hepatitis B virus may cause harsh consequences, but there is a vaccine that help the prevention. HCV still remains the most dangerous type. The disease is silent and cause harsh effects in the liver and irreversible changes in liver. The Baltic Network in... Read more
Tags hepatitis , Baltic Network , hep A virus , hep B virus , hep C virus
Connection has been made!
Brain functions remain the most fascinating but poorly understood area of human biology. Scientists from MRC laboratory in Cambridge have found a way to create and modify connections between neurons of a nematode in a highly controlled manner. Although this is just the first step, their work raises h... Read more
Tags brain , synapse , Human Connectome Project
2014-07-09
Killing triple-negative breast cancer cells with virus
Triple-negative breast cancer is highly aggressive form of tumor, which cannot be efficiently treated with available therapies. Therefore, new approaches of its eradication are needed. Latest study reveals a potential of adeno-associated virus to effectively kill the cancer cells in mice.... Read more
Tags breast cancer , adeno-associated virus
2014-06-24
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2014-06-25
Central and Eastern Europe region for execution of bio-similar and bio-equivalent studies.
The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region has recently become a rapidly developing sector for life sciences. During this year BioForum meeting two representatives of KCR, European Clinical Research Organization (CRO) have presented a panel session „Advantages of execution of biosimilar and bioequi... Read more
Tags bioforum , biosimilars , bioequivalent drugs , biological drugs