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

Nuevas estrategias científicas para fabricar transgénicos más seguros

by Agencia Sinc

9 years ago
genetically modified organisms

"En 30 años, no ha habido ningún caso de enfermedades provocadas por la ingesta de alimentos procedentes de cultivos transgénicos", dice Church

Descubren variaciones genéticas asociadas a cambios en el cerebro de miles de personas

by Agencia Sinc

9 years ago
Enigma

Los resultados revelan la existencia de cinco variantes genéticas que influyen significativamente en el volumen de estructuras cerebrales subcorticales (putamen y núcleo caudado, que juntas forman e...

Directivos de California crean una aceleradora biotech

by Expansión

9 years ago
Spire Bioventures

La particularidad del proyecto es que permitirá a las empresas incubadas acceder a una red de expertos y potenciales inversores en Palo Alto, uno de los principales polos biotecnológicos a nivel mun...

Two new mutations in cholangiocarcinoma increase the therapeutic possibilities up to a 70%

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

9 years ago
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

“This is the most important discovery made on mutations in cholangiocarcinoma and will radically change the treatment of this disease”, explains Dr. Llovet.

Inveready enters biotech Agrasys after leading an increase of capital

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

9 years ago
Agrasys, Tritordeum, Inveready

The entry of funds provided to Agrasys, besides increasing the human capital of the company, will accelerate growth in Spain and Italy as well as will strengthen the international expansion strategy o...

Virtualising patients' spines for better decision-making on back treatments

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

9 years ago

MySpine is being tested in a clinical setting using real data from about 200 patients. For the moment, the platform has been validated by comparing the simulation results of 65 patients to the clinica...

La queratosis actínica afecta al 23% de los españoles mayores de 45 años

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

9 years ago
queratosis actínica

Esta patología suele producir lesiones rosadas, ásperas y escamosas en la piel, que pueden llegar a causar cáncer de piel. La principal causa de la queratosis actínica es la exposición excesiva a...

New data about the evolution of immune response genes in plants

by Universitat de Barcelona

9 years ago

The species Arabidopsis thaliana is used as model in plant biology studies because its genome is relatively small and appropriate for genetic studies

Schizofrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder share genetic risk factors

by Vall d’Hebron

9 years ago
schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder

Researchers carried out a genome-wide association study to analyze the genetic profile from over 60,000 participants from the different countries of the consortium. Once they compared the results, the...

Olga Torres Foundation grants funding to a project on colon cancer at IRB Barcelona

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

9 years ago
colon cancer

In a recent article, Ángel R. Nebreda’s group described how p38α is essential to maintain the health of the intestinal epithelium, regulate the severity of colitis, and act as a colon cancer suppr...

Hacia la terapia personalizada de las enfermedades cardiovasculares

by Revista Genética Médica

9 years ago
gen ADCY9, dalcetrapib

Los investigadores llevaron a cabo un estudio de asociación del genoma completo en el que se estudiaron más de cinco millones de variantes genéticas en cerca de 6.000 participantes de un estudio cl...

A spoonful of sugar in silver nanoparticles to regulate their toxicity

by Agencia Sinc

9 years ago

Health authorities warn that there is no scientific evidence that supports the therapeutic efficiency of colloidal silver and in fact, in some countries like the US, its ingestion is prohibited. On th...