Within the joint Scientific Cooperation Programme launched in 2022, six short-term fellowships and five collaborative research grants have been awarded to applicants from the COMSTECH area.
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The Dominican Republic: 67th Member State of the ICGEB
ICGEB is delighted to announce that on 15 March 2023, the Government of the Dominican Republic acceded to the ICGEB Statutes.
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Cell DNA damage underlies long-term effects caused by COVID-19 virus
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.
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EMPOWERING women scientists from the Global South
8 March 2023: International Women’s Day. ICGEB is in Doha, Qatar at LDC5 for the Documentary Première EMPOWER Women Scientists from the Global South.
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Antiviral Testing Results hailed by Sirona Biochem
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.
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28 February is World Rare Disease Day
We celebrate ICGEB Scientists’ research into Rare Diseases – raising awareness and generating change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.
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Latest finding: a new, regenerative medical therapy for difficult wounds
When fat is not harmful.
Trieste, Italy 11 February 2023 – A close collaboration between scientific institutes and companies in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region has produced promising results in the treatment of difficult wounds.
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ICGEB and “The Goals of Science”
A series of videos that recount stories on basic research in biotechnology and the positive impact on sustainable development for the good of society.
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EMPOWER women in science with UNOSSC
ICGEB makes great effort to promote Women in Science. The latest initiative has been carried out thanks to the support of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation. Five women scientists have been granted a six-month fellowship to work on their research at the ICGEB components in New Delhi and Cape Town.
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UN Day of Women and Girls in Science – ICGEB joins the Global Women’s Breakfast 2023
Join our events and celebrations to mark UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023.
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Our life-saving vaccines at the India International Science Festival
“Marching Towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology and Innovation”: the theme of IISF 2022 that took place between 21-24 January 2023 in Bopal, India. ICGEB contributed to the event under the auspices of the Indian Presidency of the G20.
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Evidence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection over time in patients seemingly recovered from COVID-19
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.
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