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

Descubriendo el papel de las modificaciones postraduccionales de las proteínas AGO en la regulación genética de las plantas

by CRAG

2 years ago
proteínas AGO, extensión N-terminal (NTE)

Un nuevo estudio dirigido por Nicolás Bologna, un investigador del CSIC en el CRAG, arroja luz sobre el papel crucial de la extensión N-terminal (NTE) de las proteínas AGO, ofreciendo así nuevas p...

Adding a genetically modified virus to immunotherapy demonstrates antitumour activity in previously treated melanoma patients

by VHIO

2 years ago
oncolytic virus RP1, nivolumab, melanoma

Initial data from the IGNYTE clinical trial demonstrate that the combination of the oncolytic virus RP1 and nivolumab (PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor) provides durable and clinically significant ant...

Use of biotechnology in advanced therapies and new technologies in the spanish market

by Asebio

2 years ago
CRISPR-Cas9, CAR-T Cell

Among the most important emerging technologies are the manipulation of the microbiota, CAR-T cell therapies, and gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9, techniques that are positioning Spain as a benchmark in...

UITM-CaixaResearch presents promising results from the first clinical trial of an innovative next-generation antibody in patients with advanced solid tumours, especially in melanoma

by VHIO

2 years ago
FS222, melanoma

Initial data from the first phase 1 trial of the bispecific antibody FS222 demonstrate that it is a drug with a manageable safety profile and promising antitumour activity, especially in patients with...

A study by ibs.GRANADA reveals that exposure to cold improves key markers of heart health and metabolism

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

2 years ago
oxylipins, omega-3 and omega-6

The study, published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, has shown in humans that acute exposure to cold increases the levels of oxylipins, compounds derived from omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsatura...

A major meta-analysis links global warming to a significant increase in deaths by suicide

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

2 years ago
climate change, mental health

Researchers at IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Barcelona are leading a study that has found links between rising temperatures and an increase in suicide. Published in the journal World Psychiatry, the study ...

An innovative therapeutic combination shows benefits over standard treatment in a subgroup of patients with advanced lung cancer

by VHIO

2 years ago
EFGR, amivantamab and lazertinib, gen p53

The combination of the antibody amivantamab and lazertinib, a drug targeting EGFR, shows better clinical benefits compared to standard treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell ...

VIVEbiotech receives the 'New Company of Gipuzkoa 2024' award from ADEGI

by VIVEbiotech

2 years ago
VIVEbiotech, “New Company of Gipuzkoa 2024”, ADEGI

VIVEbiotech has been awarded the prize “New Company of Gipuzkoa 2024” by ADEGI, Business Association of Gipuzkoa.

ORYZON announces journal publication of final Phase IIa ALICE results with iadademstat in The Lancet Hematology

by Oryzon Genomics

2 years ago
iadademstat & azacitidina, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), LSD1

Oryzon Genomics, S.A., announced today that the final results of the Phase IIa ALICE study evaluating iadademstat in combination with azacitidine in unfit patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid l...

Network models are used to investigate the relationship between skull and brain

by CENIEH - Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana

2 years ago
skull and brain

The CENIEH Paleoneurobiology Group uses these models because they enable elucidating where the skull molds the brain and where the brain molds the skull, from both the evolutionary and developmental p...

Un nuevo enfoque terapéutico reduciría la mortalidad por COVID-19

by CIBERESP - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública

2 years ago
FasL, COVID19

Un estudio internacional liderado desde Aragón abre camino a terapias más efectivas en el tratamiento del COVID-19 al neutralizar FasL, una proteína crítica en el sistema inmune, mitigando los efe...

Identifican la causa genética de la ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 4

by Revista Genética Médica

2 years ago
ataxia espinocerebelosa de tipo cuatro (SCA4), gen ZFHX3, trinucleótido CGG

Las técnicas de secuenciación de fragmentos largos del genoma permiten identificar una expansión de ADN en el gen ZFHX3 como causa genética de la ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 4, abriendo la posibi...