Denise Neves Gameiro, Author at Labiotech.eu

Best in Biotech 17 Mar 2023

Greener Pastures for Biotech? 7 Great Biotechs from Ireland

Shamrocks, leprechauns, rolling green fields and Guinness beer all quickly bring Ireland to mind. Beyond these postcard-ready images, Ireland has an economy on the upswing and is a preferred destination for some…

March 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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In Depth 14 Jan 2019

Life in Bioplastic, it’s More Fantastic

Plastic is the staple material of modern life, and a sustainable future will need bioplastics. What is biotech doing to make this happen? "What do you include in bioplastics? Because…

January 14, 2019 - 10 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 4 Aug 2017

Demo Day: Meet the Latest Generation of Synbio Startups from RebelBio

The RebelBio startups of 2017 reach a major milestone as 15 young companies came forward to explain their ideas, science and how they are selling them. A mere 3 months…

August 4, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 28 Jul 2017

Things are Looking Up for UK Synbio Clusters, says Report

A survey of synbio startups in the last 16 years shows that the UK ecosystem is growing rapidly and approaching critical mass, says SynbiCITE. Dedicated to championing industrial uptake of…

July 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 7 Jul 2017

Better than CRISPR? New Genetic Analysis Method ropes in Long-Read DNA Cloning

After CRISPR, there's a new genetic technique with a tongue-in-cheek name in town: LASSO cloning. Researchers from four institutions, including the US-based John Hopkins, Rutgers and Harvard, and the University of…

July 7, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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…

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

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More News! 12 Jun 2017

Bacteria copy a Powerhouse in Plants to Produce Useful Molecules

Danish researchers managed to sneak the genetic information needed to make P450 enzymes into E. coli. These enzymes are used by plants to make bioactive compounds and can be used for new industrial production processes of…

June 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 2 Jun 2017

Austrian Researchers build an improved Mini-Brain to support Psychiatry

Researchers from Austria and the UK have made new advances in engineering brain-like structures. These lab-grown organoids mimic important functions of the real thing and could help improve understanding of…

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

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Best in Biotech 30 May 2017

In Geneva, the Capital of Peace, 10 Biotechs Are Putting up a Fight

Geneva is the largest city in French-speaking Switzerland, a financial powerhouse, home to the United Nations and known as the "Peace Capital." Can the city's biotech industry justify its high profile?…

May 30, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 19 May 2017

Shining new Light on how to control Cell Circuits

Controlling genes with light is a new therapeutic avenue, and researchers from Finland are exploring how it can be used to tinker with the cell's biochemical circuitry. Their findings could…

May 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 12 May 2017

Resurrected Proteins could be New Weapon against Crop Viruses

Researchers from Spain have succeeded in expressing a 4 billion year-old enzyme in a present-day E. coli. It's similar enough to the modern version to work, but different enough to dupe…

May 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 9 May 2017

Hypermutation could be the Key to Biofuels – and Antibiotic Resistance

Instead of taking a spa vacation, stressed out bacteria start mutating their DNA fast. This nearly suicidal behavior can yield a lucky survivor in nature. For us, it could mean new…

May 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 28 Apr 2017

The Tires of the Future will be made with… Dandelions?

Continental, famous producer of tires, is creating a research facility in Germany to investigate the use of rubber extracted from dandelions. An eventual switch to the material would mean less…

April 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 21 Apr 2017

Fungi Genomes could be a Gold Mine of New Antibiotics

Good old Penicillium still has a lot more tricks upon its sleeve: Swedish researchers see its potential as a gold mine for new antibiotics. The genomic analysis of Penicillium species represents a potential…

April 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 18 Apr 2017

The Top 12 Biotech Leaders You Should Know in Basel

After exploring Munich and the Golden Triangle, we head to another biotech hotspot full of people that should be on your list of who's who. Basel is home to some really…

April 18, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 13 Apr 2017

Belgian Research takes first steps to make Biofuel out of Grass

Researchers from the University of Ghent are using bacteria to turn grass into chemicals for bioplastics and biofuel. Could this process be scaled up to fuel planes? A grass bioconversion project…

April 13, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 10 Apr 2017

Swiss-Danish Collaboration will use Synbio to Produce a B Vitamin

Two startups in the fields of synthetic biology, Biosyntia and FGen, have struck a partnership to identify promising microbial strains. The objective is to find a strain that enables bioproduction…

April 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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Best in Biotech 4 Apr 2017

Top Young Researchers Making Names for Themselves in Industry

How long do you have to invest in academia before you can found a biotech company? Not as long as you might think, even for those going up the academic ladder. After…

April 4, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 31 Mar 2017

French Synbio Company gets ready to break into Cosmetics

After biofuels and carotenoids, Deinove is now moving forward on the cosmetics front. Its engineered microbes can produce a number of interesting chemicals for skin care, and Deinove plans to…

March 31, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 17 Mar 2017

This French Startup is Paving the way for Bioplastics from Milk

Can we make plastics out of milk byproducts? The startup Lactips, based near Lyon, is getting ready to make this special kind of bioplastic a commercial reality with its first…

March 17, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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