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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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2014-12-22
Understanding angiogenesis process is crucial for modern medicine
Angiogenesis, comprising a growth of blood vessels, is indispensable for proper organ functioning and repair. Abnormalities occurring in this crucial process are involved in various disorders such as cancer. Understanding its molecular background is the basis for the development of novel efficient dr... Read more
Tags medicine , cancer , angiogenesis , Yihai Cao , blood vessel , metabolism , obesity
2014-06-24
Green tea – a remedy for cancer?
One of the most commonly worldwide consumed beverages is tea. Still black tea is consumed most frequently, however, the green tea contains majority of natural bio-active chemicals beneficial for our health. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is an active compound of green tea that was used in studies ... Read more
Tags medicine , cancer , green tea , pancreas
2014-06-13
11th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day
This year's edition of World Blood Donor Day global event will be organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Under the slogan 'Safe Blood for Saving Mothers' the campaign aims for increasing the awareness about safe blood and blood donation, especially for saving pregnant women and preventing from maternal dea... Read more
Tags medicine , blood , blood donor , WHO
2014-02-05
The CEE region rising importance in bio-similar and bio-equivalent studies - KCR experts statements
The region of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) has been growing dynamically as a life science market since mid-1990s. With high productivity and quality standards, the CEE market attracts more and more companies looking for reliable partners. KCR will lead a panel on clinical research in CEE during the... Read more
Tags medicine , clinical trials , CRO , drug development
2013-11-12
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
Tags medicine , cancer , Merck , MSD , cancer targetting
2013-05-28
Cancer and senescence.
Cancer experts from Denmark have found an enzyme that seems to induce cancer senescence.... Read more
Tags medicine , cancer
2013-05-16
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
Tags medicine , salt
2013-05-08
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
Tags medicine , cancer
2013-04-09
The step toward personalized medicine– the IBM’s supercomputer, Blue Gene/Q chosen to support Polish biomedical centre
At the beginning of April, a supercomputer, IBM Blue Gene/Q called Nostromo, was decided to be harnessed by the biggest Polish biomedical and biotechnological research initiative, namely Centre for Pre-Clinical Research and Technology. The main duty of the computer is to help scientists to investigat... Read more
Tags poland , medicine , researches
2013-03-21
CROmed, the centre of translational research – the interview with Mariann Semjeni, Business Development Manager
CROmed Research and Services is an enterprise offering a wide range of biomedical services. Two of the principal activities of the contract research organisation are direct quantitative multi-modal imaging and biomarker imaging from molecules to man. Especially for CEbiotech.com, Mariann Semjeni, Bus... Read more
Tags medicine , researches , hungary
2013-03-11
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2013-03-13
Can the pepsin of pork treat HIV infection? – Clinical trials of innovative anti-HIV medicines in Bulgaria
On 23rd February Immunotech Laboratory announced $2M funding approval from its associate Bulgarian Immunotech Partnership Company (Immunotech BG) for clinical trials of the firm’s patented HIV-AIDS medicine. ... Read more
Tags medicine , pharmaceutical , clinical trials , bulgaria
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
2013-03-04
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2013-03-08
Does horsemeat endanger human health?
The scandal of horsemeat in food articles induced different attitudes of people depending on their nationality and tradition. While in the UK eating of horsemeat is outrageous, in Belgium, for example, you can eat a salad with the meat of these animals.... Read more
Tags medicine , europe , veterinary
“Speed of growth is a difficult balance” - The interview with Michael Globits, Business Operations Manager of HungaroTrial
HungaroTrial is a leading CRO in the CEE region, providing services for Phase 1 through Phase 4 clinical trials. The organization was founded in Hungary in 1999 by Dr. Lajos Sárosi and has successfully expanded its activities into such countries as Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, ... Read more
Tags medicine , pharma , interview , hungary
2013-02-27
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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
Clinical research in CEE as an alternative for the global business
The importance of clinical research for developing biotechnological global business is absolutely unquestionable. That is an only way to transform medical and scientific inventions into useful and effective products - pharmaceuticals. But whether Central and Eastern Europe countries could be alternat... Read more
Tags bioforum , medicine , events , pharma
Short overview of clinical trials in Lithuania
Lithuania is treated as a favorable and friendly environment for clinical research. Since Lithuania had joined the European Union, the legislation process was harmonized with the EU’s regulations. With a short approval time and positive attitude of patients towards CR, Lithuania is an attractive plac... Read more
Tags medicine , pharma , lithuania
2013-02-20
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2013-02-21
Health, beauty, potency… - How do we make a decision which supplement to choose?
Over-the-counter products (OTC), the medicines, which can be bought without the need to have a prescription, constitute a substantial share of the pharmaceutical market. In the moment we enter the pharmacy, the battle between the drugs’ producers to target us as their clients commences. What are the ... Read more
Tags medicine , pharma , europe , romania
Russia: Petrov’s Institute collaborates with Astra Zeneca
Petrov Research Institute of Oncology is one of the oldest such places in Russia. Its broad experience in cancer research interested one of the biggest players on pharma market - Astra Zeneca.... Read more
Tags medicine , pharma , russia
2013-02-15