World Microbe Forum, 20 – 24 June 2021. Online Worldwide.
Fundación MEDINA is attending the World Microbe Forum, a worldwide virtual conference organized by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). MEDINA is presenting three iPosters on its latest research...
Bio International Convention Digital 2021
Fundación MEDINA is attending this year Bio International Convention, the largest virtual biotechnology event worldwide. We will be present at virtual partnering meetings where you can meet us and learn about our Technology Platforms and Research Services for Drug...
Our article on new antibiotic Cacaoidin heterologous expression promoted to the Editor’s Choice Articles Section of the journal Antibiotics
Our recent article entitled “Biosynthesis and heterologous expression of cacaoidin, the first member of the lanthidin family of RiPPs”, recently published in Antibiotics, has been selected as an outstanding paper by the Editor-in-Chief and included in the...
MEDINA applies its bioanalytical platform for bell pepper metabolomic study
Pepper is the most consumed vegetable, after tomato, worldwide. Hot pepper fruits uniquely possess a substance, capsaicin, which acts as an antioxidant, stimulant of energy metabolism and suppressor of fat accumulation, anti-inflammatory and neurostimulant. Recently,...
Bio-Europe Spring 2021, March 22 – 25, 2021
March 18, 2021: Fundación MEDINA will be attending Bio Europe Spring 2021. We will be present at virtual partnering meetings where you can meet us and learn about our Technology Platforms and Research Services for Drug Discovery, or contact us at:...
The essentials of marine biotechnology-COST Action CA-18238
March 17, 2021: Fernando Reyes, Head of Chemistry at MEDINA, is one of the Spanish representatives in the European Commission-funded COST Action Ocean4Biotech – European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology (CA-18238)- and co-author of a new...
Pipecolisporin, a novel cyclic peptide with interesting antiparasitic properties
March 16, 2021: A new article published by researchers at MEDINA reports the discovery a new cyclic peptide with interesting antiparasitic properties. This new natural product has been isolated from cultures of a wheat endophytic fungus, Nigrospora oryzae. It was...
MEDINA in collaboration with UGR researchers describes a panel of potential biomarkers of malignant melanoma
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that originates when melanocytes (the cells that give skin its tan or brown color) begin to grow out of control. Melanoma is much less common than other types of skin cancers. But melanoma is more dangerous because it is much more...
BEST PhD THESIS IN TAXONOMY, PHYLOGENY AND DIVERSITY AWARD granted by the GROUP OF TAXONOMY, PHILOGENY AND MICROBIAN DIVERSITY of the SPANISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGY
Granada, Spain October 26th 2020 Dr. Víctor González-Menéndez has been awarded the best DOCTORAL THESIS PRIZE FOR RESEARCH IN TAXONOMY, PHILOGENY AND DIVERSITY of the specialty in the years 2018 and 2019. This award is granted by the SPECIALIZED GROUP IN TAXONOMY,...
RADIOPROLIQ: research on liquid biopsy in prostate cancer.
November 12, 2020 Fundación MEDINA collaborates with its metabolomics platform in the DE R&D project on liquid biopsy in prostate cancer, led by the Recoletas Campo Grande Hospital, in alliance with IBSAL (Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca) and Atrys...