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A major step toward a more targeted treatment for auto-immune diseases?
(01/28/2008)
More and more people in Western society are suffering from auto-immune diseases. Discovering the cause of these chronic inflammations is a first important step in the search for targeted medicines. VIB researchers connected to Ghent University and ...
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New test improves detection of liver cancer
(08/09/2007)
VIB researchers connected to Ghent University, in collaboration with research centers in Beijing and Shanghai in China, have developed a test to detect liver cancer in an early stage. A small blood sample is the only requirement for the test. The ...
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New strategy for treating allergic disorders
(08/02/2007)
Oral intake of allergens or auto-antigens via the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis might be a new strategy for treating various kinds of auto-immune and allergic disorders. VIB researchers associated with Ghent University, in collaboration ...
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Caspase-14 protects our skin against UVB and dehydration
(05/23/2007)
Ultraviolet rays can be harmful to our skin and pave the way to the onset of skin cancers. VIB researchers connected to Ghent University have demonstrated that the caspase-14 protein whose function has been unknown up to now not only plays a role in ...
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Producing medicines in plant seeds
(01/18/2007)
Using plants to produce useful proteins could be an inexpensive alternative to current medicine production methods. Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) at Ghent University have succeeded in producing in ...
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ActoGenix raises EUR 11,5 million in series A stock financing
(09/21/2006)
ActoGeniX NV, a recently founded biopharmaceutical company, announced the successful closing of its Series A financing round, raising EUR11.5 million from a syndicate of life sciences investors. The transaction was co-led by GIMV (Antwerp, Belgium) ...
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Poplar DNA code cracked new possibilities for sustainable energy
(09/15/2006)
Sustainable or renewable energy in the form of bio-ethanol, for example can be produced for us by trees. Now, an international consortium, which includes researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) at Ghent ...
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Progress in battle against life-threatening acute allergy
(08/07/2006)
Up to 15% of the population has to contend at some time with Anaphylaxis: a suddenly serious allergic reaction that can be life-threatening. Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to Ghent ...
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Galapagos awarded EUR1.8 million grant to accelerate drug discovery
(07/27/2006)
Galapagos NV has been awarded a EUR1.8 million grant from the Flanders government through the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT). The grant supports the development of biological models for the treatment of ...
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DOE JGI decodes DNA of growth-promoting fungus
(07/26/2006)
The DNA sequence of Laccaria bicolor, a fungus that forms a beneficial symbiosis with trees and inhabits one of the most ecologically and commercially important microbial niches in North American and Eurasian forests, has been determined by the U.S. ...
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