A workshop was held in Addis Abeba in July as part of the BIOTECHNET project, focusing on SARS-CoV-2 detection methods and the application of sequencing and associated bioinformatics tools.
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ICGEB at South Africa National Science Week 2023
This past weekend, ICGEB participated in the launch of South Africa National Science Week (NSW) 2023, at the University of Venda, in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa.
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ICGEB Health Research Funded this quarter
This quarter we announce two major grants awarded in the Health sector. ICGEB New Delhi for work towards a malaria blood-stage vaccine, and ICGEB Trieste to develop a comprehensive Blood Test for ALS.
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Biomanufacturing initiative of Government of India
On 7 July 2023, World Bioproduct Day, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, launched the #iChooseLiFE campaign at ICGEB New Delhi – to promote biomanufacturing and the use of bioproducts.
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ICGEB opens Biomanufacturing Group
Dr. Jenny Molloy, Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK, will be opening the Biomanufacturing Group at ICGEB Trieste, Italy in September 2023.
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Science Mission to China
July 2023: the ICGEB Scientific Committee, headed by the Director-General, was back at the China Medical City in Taizhou this month, location of the burgeoning ICGEB Regional Research Centre (RRC).
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ICGEB South African HDI Programme welcomes 1st Fellow
Ms Dikgale Mangokoana joins ICGEB Cape Town’s Virology – Emerging Viruses Group, as the first Fellowship awarded within the ICGEB Special Programme with South African Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs), in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Innovation.
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South Africa Minister of Science visits ICGEB India
Minister Dr. Blade Nzimande heads a delegation hosted by Prof. Ramesh Sonti, Director, ICGEB New Delhi to cement international research collaboration.
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Promoting STEM for girls in Central America with IILA
ICGEB has taken part in the second phase of a project promoting gender equality in studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Central America: stimulating scientific curiosity in girls and young women through Foldscope workshops across seven SICA countries.
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CRP grants: making a difference in Africa
CRP Grant awardee, Amos Abolaji, reports on the impact an ICGEB research grant has had in South-West Nigeria and on the advances in research on Parkinson’s disease.
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BWC capacity-building course on Virus Detection and Biosecurity
On 14-16 June 2023, ICGEB HQ hosted a joint capacity-building course in the Framework of Article X of the BWC, supported by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
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ICGEB championing international partnerships, innovation and diplomacy
9 June 2023: Minister Anna Maria Bernini, Italian Minister of University and Research was hosted by ICGEB together with members of the scientific community on the occasion of her visit to the Area Science Park in Trieste.
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