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

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an unrelated donor works as a curative therapy for children with non-oncological blood disorders

by Vall d’Hebron

Vall d'Hebron presents positive results from two studies in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia and severe bone marrow aplasia at the EBMT Annual Meeting on haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Novedades en el trasplante de progenitores hemopoyéticos: una oportunidad para las personas con inmunodeficiencias primarias

by Vall d’Hebron

2 years ago
Ataxia telangiectasia, Inmunodeficiencias Primarias, trasplante de progenitores hemopoyéticos

Coincidiendo con la semana mundial de las Inmunodeficiencias Primarias, Vall d'Hebron, el Banco de Sangre y Tejidos, y la BCN PID Foundation celebran una jornada para compartir avances en el tratamien...

Identifican un complejo multiproteico involucrado en procesos inflamatorios en enfermos renales y con trasplante de riñón

by Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

2 years ago
inflamasoma NLRP1, enfermedad renal, trasplante de riñón

Los hallazgos indican la activación del inflamasoma NLRP1 en las células inmunitarias de pacientes durante la enfermedad renal y tras el trasplante de riñón

New step towards the deployment of personalized and precision medicine in kidney transplantation

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

2 years ago
tacrolimus (Tac)

The goal of researchers is to be able to limit the time that transplant patients are under- or over-exposed to the drug to minimize the risks of organ rejection and treatment toxicity.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New CXCL10 Testing Service

by Thermo Fisher Scientific

2 years ago
CXCL10 chemokine

For organ transplant recipients, life post-transplant involves a delicate balance between invasive monitoring and immunosuppression to reduce the risk of rejection, both of which may carry complicatio...

Memo Therapeutics increases Series C financing to CHF 45 million

by Ysios Capital

2 years ago
AntiBKV, BKV infection, Memo Therapeutics AG, Ysios Capital

Memo Therapeutics, a late-stage biotech company developing a best-in-class BKV-neutralizing antibody for BKV infection in kidney transplantation, today announces that it has successfully raised CHF 20...

El trasplante de microbiota fecal se postula como terapia frente a la intoxicación por alcohol

by CIBEREHD-Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas

2 years ago
trasplante de microbiota fecal (FMT)

Se ha demostrado en modelo animal como el trasplante de microbiota fecal (FMT) puede ser utilizado como terapia frente a la intoxicación aguda por consumo de alcohol

The battle between host and donor immunity, crucial in reducing HIV reservoir after stem cell transplant

by IrsiCaixa

2 years ago
CCR5Δ32 mutation, HIV

IrsiCaixa, as coordinator of the international consortium IciStem, has led a pioneering study that highlights which factors trigger the reduction of the HIV reservoir after a stem cell transplant

Researchers discover a protein’s function that can open the door to the generation of blood stem cells in the laboratory to treat leukaemia and other diseases

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

2 years ago
IκBα protein, haematopoietic stem cells, quiescence

This is an important step towards being able to generate these types of cells in the lab, preventing them from differentiating and turning into other cells too early.

Vall d'Hebron has linked a poor microbiome to poorer recovery after liver transplantation

by Vall d’Hebron

2 years ago
microbiota, liver, transplant, dysbiosis

People with more complications and a worse prognosis continue to have dysbiosis, a change in the bacterial microbiota, one year after the operation. In contrast, people with a more positive post-surge...

Study Shows Role of Fathers in Seeding the Microbiota of Newborns and Confirms Benefits of Maternal FMTs

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

2 years ago
maternal fecal microbiota transfer (FMT)

This is an international study led by Universities of Wageningen, Helsinki and Trento with the participation of UPF that describes, for the first time, the role of fathers complementing newborn microb...

El trasplante de microbiota fecal emerge como una alternativa segura y eficaz a los antibióticos para la infección de C. difficile

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

2 years ago
Clostridiodes difficile, trasplante de microbiota fecal (TMF)

Un estudio realizado por el Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge (HUB) y el Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL) ha revelado una recuperación significativa de la diversidad de...