Denise Neves Gameiro, Author at Labiotech.eu

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Journalist intern. Studied Bioengineering in Porto and was a lab rat in Sweden. Enjoying Berlin and the company of Labiotech’s resident plants.

Articles by Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 10 Feb 2017

Can Biotech make Antivenoms Better and Cheaper with Antibodies?

Recombinant antibodies have yet to be applied to the treatment of snakebites, a neglected tropical ‘disease.’ Researchers from Denmark investigated the technology and cost of this novel approach in biotech. Bites from venomous snakes are a major public health problem in tropical areas, where 2 to 3 million people are affected every year and an estimated 100,000 […]

February 10, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 3 Feb 2017

Could GM Insects impact the international trade of Organic Food?

Genetically modified insects are released to control the spread of diseases and crop pests, but the logistics may not be so simple: these little creatures could jam global food exports, particularly to more GM-averse Europe. What happens when genetically engineered insects develop on vegetable farms? Two researchers, from the Max Planck Institue for Evolutionary Biology in […]

February 3, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 30 Jan 2017

The Shiniest Golden Vertex? 15 Great Biotechs in Cambridge

Cambridge’s image is tied to its Hogwarts-like University and Nobel-hoarding academia, but there’s also an exciting entrepreneurial scene at the cutting edge of technology. We took a look at how big biotech is in the Silicon Fen. Cambridge’s Biotech cluster has an exemplary hive of talent, infrastructure, and capital – enough to create the same vibe […]

January 30, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Silk is a material in high demand, and so is a method to produce it artificially. A Swedish-German team of researchers is studying how to make silk with milk whey protein. Besides making way for a potentially cheaper process, artificial silk could have important medical applications. Researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and […]

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 20 Jan 2017

Will Legos go Bio? The Sustainable Future of ‘Greener Toys’

The LEGO group is spending over €100M to replace its current plastic type for a more sustainable one, and there’s a new generation of environmentally-friendly biobased toys cropping up. Are bioplastic toys the future? Lego is an icon, and one with growing power at that. The toy has been adopted as an informal mascot of sorts of STEM […]

January 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 17 Jan 2017

Here are 15 Women Leading in European Biotech

After listing the key people to meet in the biotech hotspots of Munich and the Golden Triangle, we looked for women who are particularly successful in biotech across the continent. The industry has been accused of having a big problem with sexism and, as we’ve written about in the wake of the JP Morgan party […]

January 17, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 13 Jan 2017

RNA Spray fights Viruses and could Sidestep problems with GMOs

RNA and clay could be the future of crop protection and manipulation of plants’ traits. Researchers have managed to use these ingredients to create a spray capable of “vaccinating” plants, teaching them to recognize the genetic material of viruses. RNA-based therapies may have suffered a recent blow in the clinic this week, but when it comes […]

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

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News and Trends 6 Jan 2017

‘Packaged’ CRISPR Systems to Standardize novel Biomedical Research

There’s a growing appetite to refine and standardize CRISPR protocols, as its application expands into different areas of genomic research. The Wellcome Trust and Desktop Genomics have recent advances to make it more efficient and controllable. Outside of the high-stakes world of therapeutic CRISPR, which has enjoyed gambling-like investment and whose legal future is unfolding in court, this […]

January 6, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 12 Dec 2016

Meet Photanol: Harnessing Cyanobacteria’s Powers for Green Chemicals

Producing fuels and chemicals from CO2 and light has long been a dream of Biotech, and Amsterdam-based Photanol is working on making it an industrial reality with engineered cyanobacteria. I had a chat with Ross Gordon, Director of Business Development, about Photanol’s strategy. Photanol was present at the latest European Bioplastics Conference to present how it uses cyanobacteria, […]

December 12, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 5 Dec 2016

Rethinking Bioplastics: Future Directions in the Industry

Where are bioplastics going? Last week, 300 experts came together in Berlin to “rethink Bioplastics” and their role in the much-hailed circular economy. The diversity of speakers and exhibitors at the 11th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference offers, in itself, an overview of the different fields and players that make up the bioplastics industry. […]

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

News and Trends 1 Dec 2016

UPDATE: The HIV Frontier starts Phase III Vaccine trials in South Africa

Update (01/12/2016): The HVTN 702 trial has been started, making it the first HIV vaccine efficacy study in 7 years worldwide. Results are expected in late 2020. Originally published 25/07/2016 A Phase IIb/III trial for an experimental HIV vaccine just started in South Africa. The therapy, co-funded by the NIH and the Gates Foundation, is a combination […]

December 1, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 28 Nov 2016

SynBio reinvents Photosynthesis with artificial CO2-fixing Pathway

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere could help with climate change, and there’s now a new biological method in the making to achieve this. Researchers have developed a new turbo-charged version of a metabolic pathway for fixing CO2, which is 20% more efficient than in plants. As described in an article just published in Science, a […]

November 28, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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