| Publication of Polar Mapper for integrated visualization of interaction and expression data |
| 4.12.2008 |
| The authors of the article are Joana Gonçalves (summer intern at Biocant - Systems Biology Unit; now doing her Ph.D. at INESC/Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon), Mário Grãos (Biocant - Cell Biology Unit) and André Negrão Valente (Biocant - ... |
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| Biocant announces the Multiplex Array System Service |
| 28.11.2008 |
| Biocant provides the first Bio-PlexTM service in Portugal (www.biocant.pt/bioplex.asp), allowing the detection and quantification of proteins (cytokines, proteins involved in angiogenesis, ... |
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| Lino Ferreira Wins 2008 Crioestaminal Prize |
| 25.11.2008 |
| The €20,000 Crioestaminal Prize is now on its 4th edition and has been awarded in recognition of the best biomedical basic research project carried out in Portugal each year. The prize is the result of a partnership between Crioestaminal, a ... |
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| BIOCANT is now qualified by the National Reference Strategic Framework (QREN) to use R&D vouchers |
| 23.7.2008 |
| These vouchers will be granted to SMEs through credit for the acquisition of R&D services to BIOCANT and will support 75% of the total amount of R&D services on Biotechnology and Health Science areas performed at Biocant.
The R&D vouchers intend ... |
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| Biotechnology Day at Biocant Park |
| 21.7.2008 |
| In the context of EXPOFACIC – Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair in Cantanhede –, Biocant Park, Crioestaminal, Inova and the City Hall of Cantanhede, promote the first Biotechnology Day, on August 1st, at 4.00 p.m..
Visitor’s reception ... |
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| Champimóvel visits Junior Science Centre |
| 17.7.2008 |
| In the course of this year Champalimaud Foundation has begun an educational programme that aims to aid the next generation of scientists and clinicians. Through an interactive 3D movie, Champimóvel brings the most recent medical science to children ... |
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| Research Center at Biocant Park in 2009 |
| 25.3.2008 |
| The CNC will transfer to Cantanhede its know-how and expertise in fundamental research in biosciences and its post-graduate program for biotechnology training in business environment.
This new building, with 5000 sqm, will allow CNC to establish ... |
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| Biocant and CNC researcher created a Gecko-inspired Bandage |
| 25.3.2008 |
| Lino Ferreira, Biocant and CNC researcher, together with MIT researchers, in a team led by MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer and Jeff Karp, have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and ... |
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| New partnership between Biocant and ASTRAZENECA |
| 26.11.2007 |
| The Bioinformatics unit of Biocant is collaborating with the Global Safety Assessment organisation in Sweden. The aim is to build computational tools that will aid in the prediction of drug safety liabilities in the early stages of the development ... |
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| BIOGEN IDEC funds research in Multiple Sclerosis and signs an SRA with Biocant |
| 24.9.2007 |
| The research project is supported by BIOGEN IDEC under the framework of an SRA (Sponsored Research Agreement) and involves researchers from BIOCANT, CNC (Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology) and Coimbra University Hospital. Research activities ... |
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| BIOCANT upgrades powerful DNA Sequencer |
| 30.8.2007 |
| With this upgrade Biocant increases its sequencing capacity from 20 million bases to 100 million bases per run.
The FLX system provides flexibility to perform a wide range of applications on a single sequencing system such as: de novo ... |
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| Gene PreDiT begins its new Fly Lab |
| 9.7.2007 |
| The installation process should take place throughout July and it is expected that the laboratory is fully operational in August, when it will begin its activity.
The laboratory is dedicated to the culture and study of Drosophila melanogaster, ... |
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| Stem Cells International Seminar in Biocant Park |
| 7.7.2007 |
| Some of the most important international scientists will participate in an unpublished initiative in Portugal that will be able to know the last scientific advancements concerned with stem cells applications.
This Seminar is organized by ... |
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| Portuguese Minister of Science opened Junior Science Center |
| 27.6.2007 |
| With the support of Ciência Viva Governmental Agency, Biocant Park presented to the public an innovative laboratory where children will have the opportunity to carry out experiments planned according to different age groups and that will complement ... |
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| JUNIOR SCIENCE CENTER opens at Biocant Park |
| 25.6.2007 |
| BIOCANT PARK is opening up a laboratory devoted to the experimental learning in Life Sciences of the Portuguese youth – the Junior Science Centre
With the support of Ciência Viva Governmental Agency, Biocant Park is building an innovative ... |
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| CRIOESTAMINAL preserved cells using for a transplant in a 14-month old child |
| 16.6.2007 |
| The surgery was conducted on a 14-month old infant, whose parents had preserved the blood from their other child at Crioestaminal. The IPO (Portuguese Cancer Institute) at Porto used the cells when the child was diagnosed with severe combined ... |
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| EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE & BIOCANT Seminar |
| 15.6.2007 |
| This Seminar will promote the IP awareness concerned in the areas of biotechnology & pharma research. Best practices and recent bioscience advances in genomics will be discussed in EPO patent services framework.
Participants have the possibility ... |
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| BIOCANT experience in paperless laboratories II |
| 1.6.2007 |
| Biocant will be represented at the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) 2007 Conference organized by IIR Technology Kongresse & Seminare, which will take place in Cologne during 19-20th June 2007, and will present its process of Electronic ... |
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| Biocant in business mission to Cuba |
| 28.5.2007 |
| BIOCANT integrates, together with Lusomedicamenta, Azevedos Laboratories, Medinfar and Tecnifar, and the Eurotrials, GenIbet and LEF enterprises, the business mission to Cuba which main objective is to establish contacts with enterprises and ... |
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| Biocant presents powerful DNA Sequencer |
| 9.5.2007 |
| This new equipment, unique in the Iberian Peninsula, uses a revolutionary technology based on the pyrosequencing method, generating massive amounts of data. This technology deciphers more than 20 million bases per 5.5-hour instrument run. It ... |
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| Find your way to BIOCANT at the PharmaPortugal Booth # 2671 at BIO 2007 in Boston |
| 3.5.2007 |
| Bio 2007 is the largest biotechnology exhibition and takes place every year in the USA promoted by BIO – Biotechnology Industry Organization, the world´s largest biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications ... |
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| Gene PreDiT won the 2006 BioEntrepreneur national contest |
| 24.4.2007 |
| Gene PreDiT, together with Infogene, won the 6th Edition of the BioEntrepreneur national contest. This contest is an annual initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Bioindustries and IAPMEI aiming to support the most interesting and ... |
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| SYSTEMS BIOLOGY at Biocant |
| 4.4.2007 |
| The idea behind Systems Biology is to do biological research focusing attention on the system rather than solely on the parts. To do so, Systems Biology leverages from post-genomic technological developments on the experimental side, to advances in ... |
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| Hematos.com establishes in Biocant Park |
| 2.4.2007 |
| Founded in 2004, the Hematos.com was established to distribute medical devices to diagnosis in vitro in the genecology, cardiology and gastroenterology areas. Hematos.com is focus in diffusing and commercializing new diagnosis ways developed by ... |
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| Junior Science Centre to be created at Biocant Park |
| 30.3.2007 |
| Biocant Park is building an innovative laboratory where children will have the opportunity to carry out experiments planned according to different age groups and that will complement school curricula.
The Junior Science Centre aims to contribute to ... |
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| CRIOESTAMINAL´s head-office moves to Biocant Park |
| 2.3.2007 |
| Once having in Biocant Park its international reference laboratories which are certified by ISO 9001, CRIOESTAMINAL decided to gather the whole administrative structure and head-office in Biocant Park, concentrating all departments together. ... |
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| BIOCANT experience in paperless laboratories |
| 26.2.2007 |
| Biocant will be represented at the 4th Annual International ELN Symposium organized by the International Quality and Productivity Center, which will take place in Frankfurt during 26-28th March 2007, and will present its process of Electronic ... |
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| NOVEXEM Portugal establishes in Biocant Park |
| 12.2.2007 |
| Novexem is an international CRO (Contract Research Organization) specialized in the management and conduct of clinical trials and medico-marketing projects. .
Equipped with highly qualified staff and covering many clinical areas, Novexem is ... |
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| MIT Portugal meets Students in Cantanhede |
| 22.1.2007 |
| This initiative in Cantanhede is focused in the areas of Bio-engineering, in accordance with the Bio-enginneering Center existing in the area. Presentations followed by debate will complete the session in the high school and after it will be a visit ... |
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| BIOCANT PARK visit India integrated in Portuguese President official visit |
| 9.1.2007 |
| President of the Republic will perform an official Visit to India from 10th to 17th of January and it will be accompanied by businessmen, as well as institution representatives that promote relations between Portugal and India.
The visit of the ... |
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| BIOCANT presents ENOCHIP at ENOVIT.07 |
| 27.12.2006 |
| Enovit.07 will take place at FIL – International Lisbon Fair located at Parque das Nações next 11, 12 and 13 January. Enovit.07 occupies an exhibition area composed by more than 200 national and international sector exhibitors simultaneously will ... |
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| Biocant sequences the genome of a portuguese bacteria |
| 21.12.2006 |
| Biocant has sequenced the complete bacterial genome in Portugal with GS20, a new DNA sequencer by Roche, based in massive picotiter reactors and pyrosequencing. This instrument allows obtaining a microbial genome in 5,5h, representing a drastic ... |
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| Portuguese Cork Association contract BIOCANT for research |
| 21.12.2006 |
| APCOR - Portuguese Cork Association presented last December, 20th at Espinho City, three sponsored research studies in the context of the CorkAction Program.
BIOCANT’s project, named Cork4Health, intends to evaluate the impact of using cork ... |
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| Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) Annual Meeting |
| 15.12.2006 |
| Within these two days will be made 44 presentations where the PhDs students show some achievements and results from your research projects.
This PhD programme provides advanced, research-oriented training in emerging areas of contemporary Biology ... |
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| Biocant Park will be at GENESIS event in London |
| 7.12.2006 |
| GENESIS Vl
We are delighted to announce that the Mersey Bio from Liverpool has agreed to share their stand meeting with us, and help us to engage company meetings with UK Biotechnology Companies.
The Leading biotechnology networking ... |
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| BIOCANT VENTURES invest in biotech start-up company |
| 4.12.2006 |
| BIOCANT VENTURES main objective is to invest in early stage biotech projects. Some of them can’t be legally supported by Venture Capitalists because that aren’t yet formalized as companies. BIOCANT VENTURES plc will make viable the initial stages of ... |
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| Biocant Park won European Enterprise Award (national phase) |
| 24.11.2006 |
| The European Enterprise Awards were launched in November 2005 to raise awareness of partnership activities between local administrations and businesses and highlight the role of entrepreneurial success in developing Europe’s economy. The Awards are ... |
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| Cells division study wins Crioestaminal Award |
| 21.11.2006 |
| Crioestaminal Award in Biomedical research distinguishes this year a project that uses an innovative technique - laser microsurgery carried out in cells interior. Probably this technique might be useful to cancer’s treatment.
This research was ... |
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| Ministry of Science visited BIOMEET in Biocant Park |
| 13.11.2006 |
| Science Ministry, Mariano Gago, was optimistic about biotechnology sector development, during I Biomeet 2006 at Biocant Park.
Mariano Gago affirmed that education and long international contacts experience will allow development at biotechnology ... |
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| IV Iberian Meeting for Science & Technological Parks |
| 9.11.2006 |
| IV ENCUENTRO IBÉRICO DE PARQUES CIENTÍFICOS Y TECNOLÓGICOS
Theme: POLICY, FINANTIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
nOVEMBER, 27TH 2006
Local: CARTUJA 93, PARQUE CIENTÍFICO Y TECNOLÓGICO DE SEVILLA ... |
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| BIOCANT celebrates the first Year of Activity |
| 15.9.2006 |
| Throughout the last year 40 qualified collaborators had been recruited for all the available infrastructures in the Biocant Park contributed for the establishment of 10 companies and the creation of 20 jobs.
Biocant scientists registered ... |
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| BIOALVO is the new Park Affiliate company |
| 14.9.2006 |
| This new agreement serves as yet another confirmation of the capabilities of Biocant and their researchers in the area of molecular biotech.
BIOALVO is specialized in the research lead drug discovery process and in the early preclinical phase of ... |
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| GENELAB test reveals gender early in pregnancy |
| 11.7.2006 |
| This company, Genelab-Molecular Diagnostics, is a Biocant Park Tenant that performs molecular diagnostics tests, therapeutic monitorization and humam health prevention using high technologies.
With this MENINOOUMENINA test will become possible ... |
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| CRIOESTAMINAL opens new cryopreservation laboratory |
| 28.6.2006 |
| With an investment of one million euros in infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology, this laboratory will allow the cryopreservation of stem cells in Portugal, as well as the conducting of medical and scientific research in this field. ... |
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| THOMPSON PHARMA subscribed by Biocant Park |
| 22.6.2006 |
| Biocant Park makes available for their workers and companies an information solution – Thomson Pharma – delivering integrated content and tools to fulfil the information needs of a broad base of knowledge researchers within biotechnology companies. ... |
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| BIOGNOSIS perform R&D in Biocant |
| 21.6.2006 |
| Biognosis, a new biotech company, performs their achievements in partnership with researchers from Scientific National Institutions and SMEs managers.
The aim of BIOGNOSIS is the development, production and commercialization of products to human ... |
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| President of Portuguese Republic impressed by Biocant Park |
| 20.6.2006 |
| The President of Portuguese Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva headed the inaugural ceremony of Biocant Park s main building and made an intervention on the Park presentation session, reinforcing the importance of the relationship between companies and ... |
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| Cork4Health new project |
| 16.6.2006 |
| This project in collaboration with the Centre of Neurosciences of Coimbra aims to determine valorisation factors to the human health of wine bottled with cork stoppers, through a study of antioxidant and vasoprotective properties of wine bottled ... |
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| I Wine Biotech Workshop |
| 9.6.2006 |
| In last June, 9th, the first BIOCANT Wine Biotech Workshop was an international Workshop, whose central objective was to join scientists, oenologists and wine producers interested in the development of wine industry. The first DNA chip (ENOCHIP) ... |
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| HALORIS - New biotech company recently created in Cantanhede |
| 24.5.2006 |
| Haloris Nanotechnologies also offers consulting in biosensors and servicing in biochemical functionalization of surfaces and in the development of biological assays. |
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| BIOCANT VENTURES plc - First biotech Business Angel in Portugal |
| 22.5.2006 |
| BIOCANT PARK, Portuguese Biotechnology Park, and BETA SCR, venture capital company, have set up on May, 22nd, BIOCANT VENTURES plc, whose main objective is to invest in early stage biotech projects. Some of them can’t be legally supported by Venture ... |
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| Cantanhede High School Agreement |
| 12.5.2006 |
| One of BIOCANT aims is to contribute actively to economic and social development of Cantanhede, through co-operation with region schools and other entities responsible for training human resources at technological and scientific areas.
In this ... |
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| Prevalence of Dental Caries in Portugal |
| 2.5.2006 |
| Dental Caries, the most widespread infectious disease around the world, also reaches impressive levels in the Portuguese population: 67 per cent of children with 6 years, 73 per cent for 12 years old and 81 per cent for 15 years old.
These ... |
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| Information Session on Electronic Lab Notebooks |
| 1.3.2006 |
| Information session on Electronic Lab Notebooks of Rescentris in Institute Pedro Nunes conference room, Coimbra 3 pm.
Biocant has recently adopted this solution of research activities management in its Laboratory Units. The Collaborative ... |
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| + RISK Launch Day |
| 24.2.2006 |
| A protocol between Biocant Park and Beta - Venture Capital, S.A. was signed on friday to launch + RISK initiative, a pre-seed capital program.
This protocol also involves other initiatives of intensive capital funding for first-rate projects ... |
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| GeneprediT born in Biocant Park |
| 22.2.2006 |
| Gene PreDiT, Lda. is a biotechnology company launched in 2006 focused in expanding the concept of Personalized Medicine in Portugal. To do so, Gene PreDiT will introduce new and broader diagnostic/preventive methods in the market.
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| Biocant Park is a member of Tecparques Association |
| 11.1.2006 |
| Biocant Park is a member of TECPARQUES, an association that gathers the main scientific and technological parks in Portugal. This association is an advisory institution for innovation policy issues in portuguese governmental bodies.
TECPARQUES ... |
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| Accreditation of the Microbiology Laboratory in Biocant |
| 19.12.2005 |
| The Microbiology Laboratory is accredited by IPAC since 11/03/2005 to perform microbiological analysis of water (certificate no. L0352). The relocation of the laboratory to the new installations in Biocant required the validation by IPAC of the ... |
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| R&D Center of Biocant Park grand opening |
| 14.9.2005 |
| Portugal has now a Biotechnology Park in Cantanhede, inaugurated by António Castro Guerra, Industry and Innovation State Secretary. Considered a major economic growing area, the park offers a R&D centre, BIOCANT – Centre for Innovation in ... |
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