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Cell line catalogue of the European cell bank EBiSC
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:18EBiSC is the first European bank for human induced pluripotent stem cells, gained from healthy volunteers as well as from patients suffering from various hereditary diseases. The cell bank offers 795 human cell lines, another 240 will be available shortly.
Micro mixing machine with capillary and vacuum forces
Monday, 26 March 2018 14:55Scientists from the University of Buffalo, New York, have developed a microchip that enables them to dirigate the movement of liquids in micro- and nano-sized channels. This is achieved by capillary and vacuum forces.
Drug effects: Cause of interindividual differences more complicated than assumed
Monday, 26 March 2018 12:55Researchers at ETH Zurich have used cell cultures to find out more precisely why drugs do not work in all People in a same manner. The differences were analysed using systems biology, proteomics and metabolomics approaches.
Berlin: 4.3 million euros for start-up funding at Berlin's three major universities
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 10:28From April 2018 to the end of 2019, the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Business and the European Social Fund support the successful Berlin Startup Scholarship at Free University Berlin, Technical University Berlin, Humboldt University and Charité with € 4.3million.
HZI: Immortabilized primary cells show all important properties
Friday, 09 March 2018 14:57Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig (HZI) together with the InSCREENeX GmbH have developed a universal method with which they can proliferate cells of any donor tissue while maintaining their function. The study has been published in Nature Communications.
Baden-Württemberg: Research Funding 2018 announced
Friday, 09 March 2018 13:40The research funding for the replacement and supplementary methods to animal experiments of the State of Baden-Württemberg is entering a new phase. An application is possible until May 15, 2015.
EUSAAT Congress 2018: Call for Abstracts
Friday, 09 March 2018 13:02From 23 to 26 September, the this year`s 21th Congress on Alternatives to Animal Experiments will take place in Linz (Austria). Participants are encouraged to transmit their abstracts.
International Conference and Workshop on Biological Barriers 2018: Online Registristration until 28 April
Friday, 09 March 2018 10:55From 27 to 29 August, the 12th International Congress and Workshops on Biological Barriers will take place at the Helmholtz Centre for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) at Saarland University in Saarbrücken. In the focus of Biological Barriers are human cell
and tissue models for facilitating clinical translation of new drugs and delivery systems, especially in the context of infectious diseases.
and tissue models for facilitating clinical translation of new drugs and delivery systems, especially in the context of infectious diseases.
In vitro: Researchers found potential active ingredients against caries and periodontitis
Friday, 23 February 2018 12:39Using cell cultures, spanish researchers have observed that polyphenols in red wine can prevent bacteria from attaching to tooth substance.
Cosmetics: EU declare oneself in favour of global ban on animal testing
Friday, 23 February 2018 11:30The European Union pleads for a worldwide marketing ban on cosmetics tested on animals. Today, in 80 percent of the countries worldwide it is still possible to carry out animal Experiments for cosmetic products or they are demanded.
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