The most important event in the Life Sciences sector at the national level, #MIT4ls2019 included a rich programme of conferences, workshops, brokerage events and pitching sessions: ICGEB was there.
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ICGEB’s Host Agreement with South Africa
ICGEB Cape Town was officially established in 2008. In July 2019, the Host Agreement with the Government of South Africa was signed, thereby renewing the commitment and expression of continuing support for bilateral (with Italy) and international relations with the ICGEB.
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ICGEB Director-General’s exploratory visit to Estonia
Scientific collaboration has led to a visit by the ICGEB Director-General, Lawrence Banks, to Tallinn, Estonia and opened discussions with the Ministry, the private sector and scientific institutes for possible membership in the Organisation.
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Scientific mission by Lawrence Banks to Romania
An ICGEB Member State since 1995, the Director-General visited Romania this week to consolidate strategies for future collaboration.
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Science Diplomacy: the intrinsic soft power of science
Science has no borders. ICGEB Chief, External Relations, Marianna Maculan was in Rome this week for the Diplomacy Festival to present the way in which the ICGEB promotes the intrinsic soft power of science to foster dialogue and collaborations amongst countries.
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Manipulating the immune system to defeat cancer
Federica Benvenuti, ICGEB Cellular Immunology Group Leader, was invited speaker at the XVII International Congress NIBIT (“Network Italiano per la Bioterapia dei Tumori”), in Verona, Italy held from 11-13 October 2019.
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ICGEB for Telethon
Emanuele Buratti, Molecular Pathology, collaborates on the Telethon project SPLICESCREENPD: for splicing-modifying factors for late onset Pompe Disease. On Saturday, 30 November, the 21st edition of the Telethon Relay, promoting Telethon research, will take place in Udine, FVG Region, Italy. (Read more)
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Dhiraj Kumar, ICGEB New Delhi, awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Science and Technology 2019
Dhiraj Kumar, ICGEB New Delhi, has received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Medical Sciences.
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ICGEB Webinar on Genome Editing for the UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics (UNIACB)
ICGEB is pleased to contribute to International Bioethics week, 14-19 October 2019, in collaboration with UNESCO, WHO, the European Commission, and all Members and Associated Members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics.
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ICGEB Cape Town receives Grant from the Standards and Trade Facility (STDF) – Overcoming barriers to trade
ICGEB Cape Town receives a Project Preparation Grant (PPG) from the Standards and Trade Facility (STDF) – Overcoming barriers to trade through regulatory harmonisation and related research on biopesticides in the SADC region.
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US patent granted for enzymes developed by ICGEB-DBT Bioenergy Group
A new cellulase preparation discovered by scientists at ICGEB, New Delhi has received a US patent award. This discovery is likely to provide a better alternative to the available option on the market for commercial cellulase enzyme to produce ethanol for second generation (G2) biofuel.
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ICGEB for AIMFT at the Italian Senate
Member of the Italian Association for Frontotemporal Disease AIMFT, Emanuele Buratti, Molecular Pathology Group Leader, met with Prof. Elena Cattaneo, Italian Senator for Life, at the Palazzo Giustiniani in Rome this week.
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