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Pivotal announces participation in two clinical trials with a novel investigational immunotherapy drug to treat melanoma and lung cancer
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Impressions from the visit to Wageningen, the specter of famine, CRISPR Cas9 to the rescue!
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Reach out to potential partners and customers in the Danish-Swedish life science cluster, Medicon Valley
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Central European Healthcare Expo (20-21.05.2020 Global Expo Warsaw)
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2015-04-24
Polish-Czech twinning program
Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education together with Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport announced the call for research internship proposals within The Executive Program with Czech Republic 2016-2017.... Read more
Tags poland , czech republic , internship , ministry of science and higher education
2015-04-03
The Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The Czech Republic biotechnology sector undergoes substantial changes, similarly as in other countries of CEE region. In an interview with Michal Schmoranz from the Technology transfer office of the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, he describes how the biotechnology field is financed ... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic , biology , centre , czechbio
2015-03-06
BARD company and biotechnology in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic biotechnology sector is still in the middle of development process. However, it possesses a strong potential to become one of the leaders in the central European region. One of the well-established Czech biotech companies is Bio Agens Research and Development – BARD Ltd. offering m... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic , BARD , Radim Klimeš , CzechBio
2014-08-01
Biotechnology sector in the Czech Republic
Concerning central Europe, the Czech Republic is one of the leading countries in biotechnology development with strong research institutes, attractive business environment and proper government and European Union support. It confirms that nations from this part of Europe are becoming equal partners f... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic
2013-12-20
"We have build a common platform for representing our interests" - an interview with Prof. Ing. Martin Fusek, Csc, the director of MedChemBio cluster
“Union gives strength.”- a tagline of ‘The Bundle of Sticks’, one of the fables written in the 6th century B.C. by Æsop, seems to be never phased out. It is current even in the biotechnology sector where small and medium companies by cooperation with academic institutes, major professional societies,... Read more
Tags czech republic , interview , Martin Fusek , MedChemBio , cluster
2013-03-11
Medical marijuana legalised in the Czech Republic
At the end of January the Czech Senate almost unanimously approved the legal use and sale of cannabis for medical purposes. Subsequently, the bill was signed by a former Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus. The medical marijuana is available for people suffering from such illnesses as cancer, Parki... Read more
Tags czech republic , medicine
2013-03-01
Optimistic prospects for leukaemia treatment - Breakthroughs of Czech scientists
Leukaemia is a sort of the blood or bone marrow cancer. The main result of this serious disease is an abnormal increment in the number of immature white blood cells (blasts). There are two principal types of leukaemia; in case of the acute one the abundance of the blasts inhibits the formation of the... Read more
Tags czech republic , medicine
2012-02-05
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2013-02-06
The interview with Marek Polach - Executive Manager of CzechBio, about the association, its mission and biotech and pharma industry in Central Europe
Czech Republic biotech and pharma industry is one of the most important in Central Europe. Nevertheless, for successful competition with the US and Western Europe companies our regional bio-business needs to establish a platform of cooperation, which will unite companies, represent industry needs in... Read more
Tags bioforum , czech republic , interview
BIOCEV - a new centre of excellence in the field of life sciences to be built near Prague
Vaclav Horejsi, director of the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences announced on the 1. February 2012 that The Czech Education Ministry approved the foundation of the Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre (Biocev).... Read more
Tags bioforum , czech republic
2013-01-14
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2013-01-20
4SPIN – New nanofiber production device. Revolution in the nanotechnology market?
On the 24th of October in 2012, Marek Pokorny, group leader of Nanotechnology Device Development Group in Contipro, introduced new self-patented device, which will be used in the nanofiber production.... Read more
Tags czech republic , nanotechnology
2nd Annual Pharma Law Convention this time in Prague!
2nd edition of Pharma Law Convention organized in partnership with The Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry is held in Prague, Czech Republic on 13-14 of March 2013. Its mission is to bring pharmaceutical industry of Central and Eastern Europe together with experts from European regulat... Read more
Tags czech republic , events , pharma
Czech Republic participation in Nanotech 2012 as the only producer of inorganic nano-fibers on the industrial scale
Nanotech is The World’s Largest Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, which is held every year in Japan – the global leader in the field of nanotechnology. On February 15th - 17th, Czech Republic participated with the 10 representative firms having their own national stand for the first time in t... Read more
Tags czech republic , events , nanotechnology
2012-10-18
Penta sells Alpha Medical laboratories
Penta Investments, the Central European investment group, has signed an agreement to sell 100% stake in Alpha medical a.s. and Alpha medical Polska Sp. z o.o. to Mid Europa Partners. The transaction includes the whole Alpha Medical group and its assets in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Alph... Read more
Tags poland , czech republic , europe , slovakia
2012-10-01
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2012-10-03
BIOCEV – a future European Center of Excellence growing in the Czech Republic
BIOCEV is a joint project of six institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and two faculties of Charles University in Prague.... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic
CONTIPRO – a model Central European biotechnology company expanding to the West and presenting their new invention
The CONTIPRO company was created in 1990 by Vladimír Velebnýand Petr Pinkas. Its name is a composite of “connective tissue products”, which are widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The companyhas been involved in R&D and biotechnological production of active ingredients for the ... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic , europe
2012-05-09
Hays Life Sciences HR Survey 2012
Life Sciences Employers are becoming more militant in the battle for talents. It is not only about sourcing the right professionals from the market but most of all creating the work environment to attract and retain them.... Read more
Tags bioforum , czech republic , researches
2012-04-02
Emerging Regenerative Medicine Firm in Czech Republic Chooses CellBase CT
To Improve Reproducibility and Affordability of their Autologous Cell Therapies... Read more
Tags biotechnology , czech republic , medicine
How to bring a new technology to industrial scale?
The simplest definition of Commercialization says it is the process or cycle of introducing a new product or production method into the market. Usually launch of the new product is the final stage of its development. It is the most risky part of this process, the one where the most money will have... Read more
Tags bioforum , czech republic
2012-01-24
How to build career in Central European biotech sector?
HAYS Czech Republic, leading global experts in qualified in professional and skilled recruitment, joints to BioForum 2012 (www.cebioforum.com) event, held in Brno, Czech Republic May 23-24th, 2012 and organizes a career day oriented on pharmaceutical and biotech market.... Read more
Tags bioforum , czech republic
2011-10-24