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Note to the businessman

Richard Kivel's Lecture for Technology Startups

Richard Kivel is one of the best innovative managers in the world. Among other things, he entered the list of "40 to 40" (the 40 most successful people in the United States under the age of 40) thanks to a series of successful biotech startups launched by him.

16.03.2011
Innovative Russia

Shock lung: the prognosis is favorable

A group of doctors from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novokuznetsk became laureates of the Russian government award for the development and implementation in practice of methods for the diagnosis and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (shock lung).

15.03.2011
Various

Eco-towns for the elderly: we don't believe it!

A good idea – to create good living conditions for elderly people – causes rejection among our fellow citizens. The level of distrust of Russians towards the state is too high, too often they had to face outright fraud on the part of the authorities.

15.03.2011
Biomedicine

Erythrocytes of the universal group

Multilayer polymer "pouches" do not interfere with erythrocytes to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide, but make antigen molecules on their surface invisible to the immune system.

15.03.2011
Biomedicine

Ibuprofen against parkinsonism: details

Men and women who took ibuprofen two or more times a week were about 38% less at risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those who regularly took aspirin and other NSAIDs or acetaminophen.

15.03.2011
Nanotechnology

DNA: details of the nanoconstructor

Two significant areas of DNA use in nanotechnology can be distinguished: DNA as a structural element for creating complex structures and DNA as a functional element in nanomachines.

15.03.2011
Your health

New Endocrinology

In recent years, scientists have found out that hormone production is not the prerogative of specialized endocrine cells and glands. This is also done by other cells, which have many other tasks.

14.03.2011
Note to the businessman

Revolution and evolution in the field of healthcare

According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Research Institute on Health Issues, from 2010 to 2020, healthcare costs in the OECD and BRIC countries will grow by 50% and amount to a total of $71 trillion.

14.03.2011
Innovative Russia

Biomedicine is our everything!

According to R. Bolgarin, biomedicine (genomic, postgenomic and cellular technologies, diagnostic and treatment methods, equipment and materials), biopharmaceuticals, systems bioinformatics and industrial biotechnologies are the most dynamically developing areas, especially in Russia.

11.03.2011
Cellular technologies

Neurons from stem cells for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

The possibility of growing "in vitro" one of the types of neurons that die first in Alzheimer's disease will allow us to study the causes of the disease, facilitate the creation of drugs, and in the future will make it possible to replace lost neurons with new ones.

11.03.2011
Grants and competitions

Scholarships of the Weizmann Institute

The Weizmann Institute of Science announces a set of master's, postgraduate and postdoctoral programs in the main areas of physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry.

11.03.2011
Genetics

Human Evolution: Big gains and small but Important Losses

Humans are distinguished from monkeys mainly not by genetic acquisitions, but by the loss of some DNA fragments. Due to this, we, in particular, got a big brain, but lost the "whiskers"-vibrissae and keratin spikes on the penis.

10.03.2011
Biomedicine

Gene therapy instead of booze?

Stimulation of the receptors of two neurotransmitters associated with binge drinking leads to a "significant reduction" of this, without a doubt, bad inclination. True, in rats.

10.03.2011
Biotechnologies - into life

Biomedicine in Skolkovo: details

The strategic goal of the Skolkovo biomedical cluster is to create an infrastructure ecosystem for innovations in the field of biomedical technologies.

10.03.2011
Note to the businessman

IPOBOARD takes startups on board

The information board will be an open Internet resource for making deals between startups and investors. Now the project is at the stage of detailed elaboration of the functionality and acceptance of the first participants.

10.03.2011