New variety of amaranth, AMAPOP (Amaranthus cruentus L.)
New variety of amaranth especially indicated for use as raw material in the production of healthy snacks and flours.
Fast and accurate diagnosis system for breast cancer cells using digital microscopy
System based on an algorithm that allows for highly accurate diagnosis of breast cancer through the analysis of stochastic intracellular fluctuations of tumor cells, using images obtained through digital microscopy.
First attenuated virus based vaccine against Rift Valley Fever
Live attenuated vaccine incorporating a variant of the Rift Valley Fever virus obtained in the laboratory by serial passages in the presence of a mutagenic agent, that could be the basis of a new vaccine strain with safety parameters not previously described.
In vitro evaluation and selection of sperm with fertilizing capacity
In vitro method to assess the fertilizing capacity of spermatozoa and select those of better quality and with the ability to penetrate the zona pellucida (ZP) of the oocyte and fertilize it.
Lithium filled nanocapsules for Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT)
New carbon nanocapsules filled with enriched lithium compounds that can be applied in NCT for cancer treatment
Compound to treat and protect against neurodegenerative diseases
A conjugate of fatty acids and amino acids has been found to protect neurons and facilitate the removal of protein aggregates that cause the most common neurodegenerative diseases. This opens the possibility of new, more effective and cheap treatments.
Safe and effective broad-spectrum antivirals
Polysaccharides, mimics of heparan sulfates present in cells, that are effective in treatment and prevention of viral infections. They act as a decoy trap to prevent the virus from adhering to epithelial cells, thus slowing down the process of infection, and by directly inactivating the viral particles.
Method for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer based on epigenetic biomarkers
Low-cost method with high effectiveness for the diagnosis and prognosis of thyroid cancers that are difficult to resolve during preoperative evaluation. It provides a malignancy score measuring the methylation level of various CpG sites determined by a machine learning classification system.