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UNU-BIOLAC Joins D-Future Summit: Agricultura 4.0 to Promote Biotechnology in Venezuelan Agriculture

Portuguesa State in Venezuela became the epicenter of a movement to revamp agriculture with sustainability in mind

02 Dec 2025

Announcement

Next Course: “Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Methods for the Study of Microbial Diversity: a One Health view”, June 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by MSc. Amy Morán and Dr. Juan Pablo Cárdenas at Universidad de El Salvador

02 Dec 2025

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Circumventing Biology to Cure One of the Most Prevalent Diseases of the Continent

This course equipped researchers in the Americas with cutting-edge tools to study mosquito-borne RNA viruses using infectious DNA clones

29 Nov 2025

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A Permanent Forum for International Collaboration and High-Level Biotechnological Research in Latin America

The MolBiosystems Conference united global experts and rising stars in Chile to advance gene regulation research and foster lasting collaboration.

29 Nov 2025

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Next Course: “Bacterial Nucleotide Second Messengers: Molecular Mechanisms and Biotechnological Applications”, February 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Julieta Fernández and Dr. Federico Sisti at UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina

12 Nov 2025

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Turning Toxic Wastewater into Clean Energy

Facundo Dominguez is researching the potential of a yeast to eliminate waste from the textile industry and convert it into extractable lipids

02 Nov 2025

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UNU-BIOLAC Reconnects with Venezuelan Universities to Strengthen Academic Alliances

UCV and ULA explored biotech collaboration, student support, and joint academic activities with UNU-BIOLAC and Tecnológico de Monterrey

02 Nov 2025

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Next Course: “Genomics Applied to One Health”, February 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Laura Kamenetzky at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

31 Oct 2025

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Local, Native Produce for Global Impact

René Lobo is introducing native Chilto to trending markets by biotechnologically improving its nutritional properties

30 Oct 2025

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State-of-the-art Technology for a Centuries-long Public Health Challenge

Trypanosomatids burden developing tropical and subtropical nations, and new tools present another shot at finding a cure.

29 Oct 2025

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Course (and Network): “Conservation Genomics of Natural Products' Biosynthetic Genes in Latin America”, August 2026

Apply for a scholarship to explore Latin America's microbial biodiversity through genomics, collaboration, and ethical bioprospecting.

22 Oct 2025

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Next Course: “Micro4Agro, Methods in Soil Microbial Biotechnology for Advancing Sustainable Agriculture”, March 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Drs. Agaras, Lagares and Sobrero at the U.N. de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

21 Oct 2025