Covid19

In research just published in the authoritative scientific journal Nature Cell Biology, a mechanism of cellular DNA damage induced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been identified that causes cellular ageing and chronic inflammation.

Vancouver, Canada – February 27, 2023 – Sirona Biochem Corp announces it has received results from its research collaboration with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) to advance Sirona’s antiviral library of compounds.

Trieste, 19 January 2023 – A study by a group of researchers from the University of Trieste, King’s College of London and the ICGEB in Trieste, published in the Journal of Pathology, has revealed unexpected aspects of lung damage caused by the Sars-CoV-2 virus.

NEW DELHI – November 30th, 2022: The ICGEB in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in India has organised a high-level meeting on “Pandemic response and Post- Pandemic challenges”.

An antibody isolated from people in India who recovered from COVID-19 can broadly neutralise SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron sub-lineages.

The “COVID-19: Community access diagnostics laboratory networks” project implemented by ICGEB, in partnership with New England Biolabs^® (NEB^®), and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, kicked-off with a virtual meeting on 16 February 2022.

The ICGEB symposium on COVID19 highlights ICGEB activities related to COVID-19 and feedback on how to cooperate against future challenges – playlist now available

ICGEB Trieste and Nicolae Testemitanu State University have organised a 3-day workshop to strengthen the surveillance capacity to address COVID-19 and other epidemics in Moldova. The workshop will take place online from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 September 2021.

A pilot study on cost-effective SARS-CoV-2 testing, coordinated by ICGEB, has been successfully extended to the second phase in 9 countries in Africa.

“COVID-19: Establishing rapid laboratory diagnostics programs in LMICs” is a project coordinated by the ICGEB and implemented in partnership with reference testing laboratories in Africa. We are pleased to present the video of the project.