Latest biotechnology articles and news on biotech industry leaders, emerging biotech companies in Spain

Promising results for a first-in-class Usher syndrome IIA therapy

by DBGen Ocular Genomics

3 years ago
Retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Therapy, biotechnology

The Dutch biotechnology company ProQR has just presented (March 2021) the first results of a clinical trial, named Stellar, with QR-421a, an antisense oligonucleotide designed to stop vision loss o...

La inteligencia artificial ayuda a predecir la evolución de los pacientes con Covid-19

by Fundación Jiménez Díaz

3 years ago
Big Data, Covid19, inteligencia artificial

Los hospitales universitarios Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Rey Juan Carlos, Infanta Elena y General de Villalba desarrollan un algoritmo basado en el Big Data que predice la probabilidad de empeoramient...

An application has been developed to calculate the probability of a patient with severe COVID-19 requiring intubation in an ICU

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
calculator, COVID-19, acute respiratory failure, intubation, App

Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have developed a calculator to predict the probability of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure requiring intubation. The initiative was carrie...

Diseñan un panel genético para el diagnóstico de los síndromes de fallo medular congénitos

by CIBERER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras

3 years ago
médula ósea, Cribado genético, Síndromes de fallo medular congénitos

Los síndromes de fallo medular congénitos son un grupo de enfermedades raras genéticamente muy heterogéneas que están caracterizadas por fallo de médula ósea, anomalías congénitas y predispos...

Vaccines & therapeutic clinical trials to boost COVID-19 prevention and treatment

by Asphalion

3 years ago
COVID19 – HERA Incubator

The European Commission has launched a call, COVID19 – HERA Incubator (HORIZON-HLTH-2021-CORONA-01), that will mobilize all means and resources necessary to prevent, mitigate and respond to the p...

Vivet Therapeutics, supported by Ysios Capital and Columbus Venture, closes an exclusive license option with Mirum Pharmaceuticals

by Ysios Capital

3 years ago
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Vivet Therapeutics, Columbus Venture Partners, Ysios Capital

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) and Vivet Therapeutics (“Vivet”) announced today an agreement whereby Mirum has the exclusive option to develop and subsequently commercialize Viv...

Una pauta de trabajo para mejorar la comunicación y reproducibilidad de los valores poligénicos

by Revista Genética Médica

3 years ago
medicina preventiva, riesgo poligénico, ADN

Investigadores del Instituto Nacional de Investigación del Genoma Humano de EE.UU. han publicado una pauta de trabajo para los estudios que utilizan valores de riesgo poligénico que contribuirá a p...

Josep Tabernero: 'The covid-19 has been a revulsive to value research and I hope that this will not change when the situation improves'

by GENESIS Biomed

3 years ago
Josep Tabernero, GENESIS Biomed, research

Dr. Josep Tabernero is one of the most recognized and prestigious figures in the field of oncology. He is one of the most cited researchers and his healthcare work has earned him recognition as one of...

El plástico dentro de las medusas refleja el impacto de la contaminación de los océanos

by Agencia Sinc

3 years ago
medusas, plástico, microplásticos, contaminación

Un grupo de científicos de Gran Canaria ha fotografiado por primera vez medusas ingiriendo plásticos en el Atlántico Norte. El 97 % de los organismos analizados, que constituyen sobre todo presas p...

Postnatal molecular changes associated with the fetal inflammatory response have been identified in extremely preterm newborns

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 years ago
newborns, molecular changes, fetal inflammatory, extremely preterm newborns

A new study led by researchers at Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the Pompeu Fabra University provides the largest catalogue to date of postnatal molecular changes associated with the fetal inflammatory ...

Colitis ulcerosa: inflamación crónica de la mucosa intestinal

by Labo'Life

3 years ago
colitis ulcerosa, nutrición, enfermedad de Crohn, inflamación

La colitis ulcerosa es una enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria crónica que suele cursar en forma de brotes. Las personas afectadas presentan una inflamación permanente de la mucosa del intestino grue...