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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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          An Intergovernmental Organisation with operations aligned to those of the United Nations Common System, we are a Centre of excellence for Research, Training and Technology Transfer to industry to promote sustainable global development.

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          With laboratories on three continents, our scientists work to advance basic research in the Life Sciences to improve Agriculture, Health, Education, and Energy Innovation. Our labs offer a scientific environment of top international standard, cutting-edge instrumentation, specialised facilities and advanced services.

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September 9, 2024

A Fascinating (Virtual Reality) Journey into the human cell

What does the human cell look like up close? How does a virus infect a cell? ICGEB has developed an immersive experience for a journey inside the human cell.

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June 26, 2024
Government of Italy with ICGEB for Africa

Bio-Inoculants for Food Security in Africa

ICGEB has received funding under the Mattei Plan for Africa: Italy’s strategic diplomacy, development cooperation and investment project to strengthen and renew ties with the Continent.

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May 6, 2024

EXPANDIA: Expanding Access to Sustainable Diagnostics Africa

EXPANDIA is the extension of the activities performed by the African laboratory network during the COVID-19 and COVID19+ projects for testing and transferring cost-effective technologies suited to the needs of diagnostic laboratories operating at point of care level.

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April 24, 2024

Promuovere l’ecosistema biomedico 

Rafforzare l’ecosistema biomedico: PROMOS, collaborazione Interreg Italia-Austria

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March 24, 2024
CEDRIC kick off meeting at ICGEB Trieste

The CEDRIC Project

Creation of a sustainable cross-border agro-ecosystem by leveraging root microbiome biodiversity

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March 24, 2024
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Creazione di un sistema transfrontaliero sostenibile agro-ecosistema sfruttando la biodiversità del microbioma radicale

Creazione di un sistema transfrontaliero sostenibile agro-ecosistema sfruttando la biodiversità del microbioma radicale

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March 1, 2024
L-R: Prof. Giannino Del Sal, Prof. Giovanni Sorrentino e la Dr.ssa Rebecca Bertolio - tre generazioni di studio del p53

Italian Cancer Research Association funds cutting-edge research at ICGEB

Four five-year Investigator Grants, one start-up grant, one program grant for a metastasis study, and two, three-year fellowships for ICGEB researchers have been funded by the AIRC Foundation.

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February 26, 2024
PROMOS Interreg ITA-AT project- image taken from previous Interreg INCARDIO project showing Cell therapy-induced vessels developed to revascularize ischemic tissues

Reinforcing the biomedical ecosystem: PROMOS, an Interreg Italy-Austria collaboration

26 February 2024 – The PROMOS kick off meeting takes place at ICGEB Trieste, Italy, with the ultimate aim to transfer results from science to society.

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November 7, 2023
Dr. Diana Bedolla in the lab with Dr. Emanuele Buratti, Molecular Pathology Group Leader, ICGEB Trieste

InfraRed for Frontal Temporal Dementia – IR4FTD

Project to pave the way to developing a new screening tool to decrease costs associated with diagnosis of FTD and for neurodegenerative disorders.

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July 27, 2023
Workshop was held in Addis Abeba in July 2023 as part of the BIOTECHNET project, focusing on SARS-CoV-2 detection methods and the application of sequencing and associated bioinformatics tools.

BIOTECHNET training on Next Generation Sequencing

A workshop on bioinformatics was held in Addis Abeba in August for researchers from Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of the BIOTECHNET project.

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February 27, 2023

Special Funding Programme with DSI for South African HDIs

The ICGEB and South African Department of Science and Innovation have partnered in a Special Programme to develop and support capacity development in South African Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs).

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February 20, 2023

Documentario “I goal della scienza”

Documentario “I goal della scienza”

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