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Turning Cells into Tools for a Sustainable Future

The 3rd Synthetic Biology Symposium explored using cells as biosensors for contaminant detection, advancing technological capabilities in LAC

12 Dec 2025

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Understanding How Bacteria Organize and Build their "Super-Cities" and Finding Ways to Neutralize Them

Bacteria have long harnessed the power of many, and if we are to control them, we must understand their coordinated protection strategies.

09 Dec 2025

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Webinar: Biotechnology as an Essential Tool for Circular Economy and Development

UBA and ITAPROQ launch a webinar series on biotech tools to boost circular economy, linking academic research with sustainable industry practices.

03 Dec 2025

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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

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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