▪ XII Congreso Nacional de Micología, 18 – 20 of June 2014, Bilbao
The convention program included posters sessions from the members of the Asociación Española de Micología y from the research group specialized in Fungi of Sociedad Española de Microbiología. Victor González, Researcher at MEDINA and specialized in Fungi, presented...
▪ Committed to the research in Tropical Diseases
MEDINA Foundation, continuing its research efforts on the Discovery of new drugs for the treatment of Tropical Diseases (see note here), participated last February in the IV Zing Drug Discovery Conference that took place in Nerja, Spain. MEDINA’s Frederick Annang, PhD...
▪ €85 million European programme targets novel antibiotics
MEDINA will develop its first novel antibiotic in a new European consortium aimed at bringing innovative solutions to fight bacterial infectious diseases. Over 30 European universities and companies, led by GlaxoSmithKline and Uppsala University, are joining forces…
▪ Looking for new medicines in the Ocean Abyss – PHARMASEA
Led by Prof. Marcel Jaspar (Aberdeen University), 24 institutions from 14 countries (8 European) participate in PHARMASEA, a European funded Project focused in the discovery of bioactive molecules as source of new drugs from mircoorganisms…
▪ Innovative Cosmetics from Microorganisms – MICROSMETICS
MICROSMETICS is an Academia & Industry Consortium working together to discover novel cosmeceutical agents originating from global biodiversity using emerging and state of the art technologies in the field of biotechnology, natural products chemistry…
▪ BIOLATAM, the new meeting point for biobusiness in Latin America will take place in Bogota, Colombia
BIOLATAM 2013 will be held in Bogota at the Chamber of Commerce of Colombia between 9th and 10th of December. The main goal of the event is to become the leading event in Latin America in the area of biotechnology…
▪ Academic Innovators highlight scientific advances with strong translational potential at BIO-Europe 2013, Viena – Austria
Pharmaceutical executives and leaders in biotech were invited to speak at the 19th annual BIO-Europe® international partnering conference in Vienna, Austria, November 4–6, 2013. Presenting companies at BIO-Europe provide direct access to innovation in the sector…
▪ Book release: “New and Old Molecules in the Fight Against Multi-Resistant Bacteria” Dr Flavia Marinelli & Dr Genilloud
Written by international experts and edited by Dr Flavia Marinelli (Dept of Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Univ. Insumbria Varese & The Protein Factory Res. Center) & Dr Olga Genilloud (Fundacion MEDINA)…
▪ Neuron Bph and MEDINA join forces to publicize their technologies and pre-clinical research services
Neuron BPh and Fundación MEDINA join forces to publicize their technologies and pre-clinical research services for the pharmaceutical industry conducting join promotional activities. The agreement will increase the synergies between the two organizations especially in...
▪ ICAAC2013 A Novel Family of Natural Products Antibiotics with Broad Spectrum against Gram-negative Pathogens, Denver – EEUU
Fundación MEDINA and Cubist Pharmaceuticals present research data at ICAAC on a novel family of natural products antibiotics addressing the emerging threat from Gram-negative pathogens. Together scientists from Fundación MEDINA and Cubist Pharmaceuticals have...