Cyber Surgery’s robotic assistant completes its last preclinical trials to obtain AEMPS approval

The startup from Gipuzkoa, Cyber Surgery, creator of a robotic assistant to guide the surgeon in spinal operations, has completed its last preclinical trials on cadavers. This is the last step necessary to obtain the approval of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) to carry out these trials on real patients. The…

Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, researcher at IAA-CSIC, wins the Ada Byron Award from the University of Deusto

The researcher Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, from Granada (Spain), has won the ninth edition of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology, organised by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto. The Junior Ada Byron Award went to Julia Guiomar Niso, from Catalonia. This award includes Microsoft’s gold sponsorship, sponsorships from the Provincial Government…

New antimicrobial drugs effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria

The RESIST project, in which GAIKER participates, will develop new drugs based on nanoparticles to combat infections caused by multiresistant and difficult to treat bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the ability of a microorganism not to respond to the action of an antimicrobial agent, is currently a serious problem facing public health worldwide. The World…

Game-Changing Research Project “SINPAIN” Starts: Developing a Next-Generation Advanced Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is among the leading causes of physical disability with numbers rising. Currently, seven percent of the global population is affected. Patients mostly suffer from chronic pain, stiffness, tenderness and limited flexibility. From the current studies available, no specific cure for osteoarthritis exists and its severity varies from patient to patient. Besides the social burden…

The Polepharma-GIPSO cluster and the Basque Health Cluster formalize their partnership to promote cross-border cooperation in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry

A strategic approach in favour of cross-border cooperation in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry.   The partnership started back in 2013, focusing mainly on the organisation of Meetings for the Biohealth Industries of New Aquitaine, Basque Country, and Navarre (RNAEN). Last Thursday, 12 May 2022, the French pharmaceutical industrial cluster Polepharma-GIPSO and the Basque Health…

Aid for strategic projects for the industrial transition of the pharmaceutical sector and the medical devices sector

The deadline for applying for aid for strategic projects for the industrial transition of the pharmaceutical sector and the medical devices sector, under the PERTE SALUD de VANGUARDIA, within the framework of the Plan for Recovery, Transformation and Resilience in 2022, opened yesterday. On 22 April, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism organised an…

ABYNTEK BIOPHARMA will support you across all the 4 antibody procurement stages

As specialist in antibody search and procurement, Abyntek Biopharma we make the entire process much simpler, supporting the researchers across all phases to find the best solution: Identifying the main requirement of the project without the need to specify the product. Selecting the antibody by specialised technical team. Managing the import. Ensuring after-sales service. Abyntek…