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Learn from the best – the exchange of experience in the project ETTBio

The ETTBio project aim is to develop an effective technology transfer in biotechnology. Ten partners from seven European countries take part in the project. Its main objective is the exchange of experience between the partners in the project.... Read more

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Direct CaptureTM – innovative chromatography for faster purification of biomolecules

It is commonly known that to obtain biomolecules from fermentation broth or cell culture, it must be centrifuged or filtered after cell lysis, prior to purification using chromatography. There is a new patented method called Direct CaptureTM technology, which allows to reduce the process time and to ... Read more

ETTBio Project – that’s how you can learn from the others

The ETTBio (Effective Technology Transfer in Biotechnology) ... Read more

Cancer and senescence.

Cancer experts from Denmark have found an enzyme that seems to induce cancer senescence.... Read more

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Problems of scientific innovator on the todays Polish market

According to the EU rankings, Poland is behind the majority of the members of this community when it comes to innovativeness of enterprises. According to some, the cause of this situation is lack of sufficient funds for research, according to others, it is a bad system of EU money distribution. Despi... Read more

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Stem cells in the treatment of animals

Biotechnology, medicine and related to them fields of science from year to year are developing more and more dynamically. Typically, all such studies are conducted for improving the state of human health or saving someone’s life. The Czech company called EponaCell used the development of science and ... Read more

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New approach for the rheumatoid arthritis treatment – Sarilumab.

A new medicine from Sanofi and Regeneron – sarilumab, the first fully-human monoclonal antibody directed against the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R). brought about positive results in the first phase 3 rheumatoid arthritis registration trial.... Read more

Tags antibodies , sarilumab , Regeneron , Sanofi , human antibodies , reumatoid , arthritis

Transylvanian artificial blood made from sea worms

Transylvanian scientists are on the verge of inventing the artificial blood. In the Cluj-Napoca, the second most populous city in Romania the six-year experiment on mice was finished with no harmful side effects found. It was not only accepted by their bodies, but also did not caused any inflammation... Read more

Tags romania , clinical trials , blood , artificial blood , blood substitutes , preclinical

Immatics and Roche sign cancer vaccine and immunotherapy collaboration

Collaboration spans the discovery, development and commercialization of cancer vaccines and other cancer immunotherapies in gastric, lung and prostate cancer ... Read more

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Vintafolide - a chance for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer treatment.

Merck, one of the leaders in production of pharmaceuticals, put its new medicine under review. It is called vintafolide, MK-8109 and it is an injectable drug conjugate consisting of folate (vitamin B9) linked to alkaloid chemotherapy agent, desacetylvinblastine monohydrazine (DAVLBH). ... Read more

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FDA approves Gazyva – a new treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

On 1 November 2013, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gazyva (obinutuzumab) to be used with chlorambucil chemotherapy for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). ... Read more

Tags cancer , leukemia , CLL , antibody , Genentech , Roche , chemoterapy

Biomarker reduces PML risk

Scholars from Germany have identified element behind sensitivity to mortally PML infections in MS patients treated with natalizumab.... Read more

Innovative bone cancer therapy relieves pain.

People suffering from cancer has propagate to their bones are often attended by radiation therapy to reduce pain. If that method doesn't work (or can't be used again), effective option now subsists. Upshots of a clinical experiment on the new therapy, presented by a scholars at Jefferson's Kimmel Can... Read more

Human cloning finally available?

Almost everyone has heard about cloning sheep Dolly. This week, the team from Oregon Health & Science University announced, they had successfully repeated a part of this cloning procedure with human cells, obtaining a blastocyst. What does it mean to us? Should we treat it as a hope rather than porte... Read more

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Food is still full of salts

The high salt levels in food and fast food stay actually unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies. Researches from Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest about reducing sodium levels for the food industry. ... Read more

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Fight with HIV by new methods

The team of National Institute of Health (U.S.) scholars has developed a new tool to recognize generally neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) with is able to prevent infection by the majority of HIV filtrates founded around the globe. It advances that could help speed HIV vaccine researches. ... Read more

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Gene mutation causes migraines

In last examinations researches proved that genetic mutation is precisely related with a typical form of migraine... Read more

The gate to efficient treatment of rare genetic disorders

Have you ever thought of people who suffer from rare genetic diseases but physicians refused treatment due to lack of sufficient knowledge? Maybe you are one of such people? Do you know this can be changed and the essential help can be provided?... Read more

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Cancer less cancerous?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have identified a gene which repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tubers to enlarge and spread to distant sites. The researchers hope that this so-called "master regulator” gene may be the key to develop a new... Read more

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Happy Birthday Mrs Double Helix

Without a doubt everyone, who has ever come in contact with life sciences, recognizes the couple of James Watson and Francis Crick. Due to their publication in 1953, the whole world became familiarized with a characteristic double stranded DNA helix – currently the most recognizable chemical structu... Read more

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