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News and Trends 1 Apr 2022

Europe Shuns Russian Covid-19 Vaccines as Ukraine War Continues

In the last two years, Russian Covid-19 vaccine makers had a tough time penetrating the European market with their flagship vaccine, Sputnik V. This year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has likely dashed Sputnik V’s chances of reaching Europe anytime soon. Just months after the Covid-19 pandemic began, Russia was the first country to approve a […]

April 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Best in Biotech 10 Feb 2021

Top Neurotech Startups Unlocking the Brain in Russia

Russia has established itself as a hub for neurotech startups, attracting scientists and business people keen to understand, treat, and repair the human brain. Here are the startups leading the charge of neurotech innovation in Russia. Neurotechnology is a field of research that aims to read and influence the brain. Turns out that neurotech is […]

February 10, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

News and Trends 17 Sep 2018

The First ‘Genomic Internet’ Has Been Launched

The Russian non-profit Zenome.io has launched today the beta release of the first decentralized ‘genomic internet’, which is expected to make possible the safe storage of large amounts of genetic data. Genomics is one of the largest generators of data on the internet, more than Twitter and YouTube according to Zenome. Using a decentralized network […]

September 17, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 30 Jun 2017

Fig Enzyme could Help to fight Infection and Heal Wounds

Russian researchers have investigated the properties of ficin, an enzyme that breaks down proteins, in helping antibiotics be more effective against infections like Staphylococcus. At Kazan Federal University and Voronezh University, in Russia, researchers are turning their attention to an understudied protease extracted from fig’s latex. As now published in Scientific Reports, the enzyme turned out to […]

June 30, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 6 Apr 2016

This 27-year-old Woman is Shaking up the Scientific Publishing Industry

During my studies, I was always frustrated by the pay-walls standing between my assignments and the references I needed to access. Alexandra Elbakyan is trying to solve this problem. This 27-year-old woman had the skills (and guts) to create SciHub, the ‘Napster of scientific publication’. The scientific publication industry is generating $10Bn annual revenues, has margins around 30% and is controlled by […]

April 6, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 22 Mar 2016

Biotech in Russia: Money and a New trial for Hepatitis

The Biotech MYR Pharma (Germany) is launching German-Russian phase IIb trials for chronic hepatitis B & D infections in partnership with Moscow’s Hepatera (Russia). MYR was founded in 2010 and is based in Burgwedel, Germany, supported by investors Maxwell Biotech and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). Hepatera, on the other hand, is actually the first Russian biotech we’ve encountered […]

March 22, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 28 Mar 2015

Strategic Partnership Between Green Cross and Nanolek

The South Korean biopharmaceutical company Green Cross and the Russian pharmaceutical company Nanolek signed a strategic partnership agreement for the commercialisation of Green Cross’ biologics in the Russian market. Green Cross provides healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of human health. The company is specialised in the development and manufacturing of plasma-derivatives, vaccines and recombinant […]

March 28, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Julie Lellouche

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