Award for HIV monitoring

The CyFlow and CyLab technique (e.g. for economical CD4/CD8 counting in HIV monitoring in developing countries) has received 1st prize in the Innovations Award 2003, given by the State Ministry of Economy, Dresden, Germany.

CyFlow and CyLab have also received a certificate - an official approval for the perfect counting capabilities of the Partec FCM technology - from the German Institute of Standards (PTB, Braunschweig), the manufacturer reports.

01.07.2003

News • Neuroscience

Possible biomarker for suicidal thoughts identified

Researchers identified a possible biomarker linked to severe suicidal thoughts. It may also help explain why some people recover, opening a new path for research into resilience and prevention.

News • iPSC-derived assembloids

Heart valve organoid to advance understanding of cardiac conditions

In a first for the field, a team has grown heart valves on organoids. This work is an important step toward better understanding—and treating—a number of serious heart disorders.

Putting β-glucan testing into everyday practice for fungal infections

Invasive fungal infections are notoriously hard to catch early, and even harder to rule out with confidence. At CHU Bordeaux, Dr Frédéric Gabriel has spent years refining how his lab uses…