PAPER-BASED DEVICE AS POINT OF CARE TEST FOR DETECTION OF INFECTIONS IN BODY FLUIDS

CSIC and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have developed a simple foldable paper-based fluidic device (InfectCheck) for the detection of…

DRUG REPURPOSING AGAINST PNEUMOCOCCUS AND OTHER STREPTOCOCCUS GENUS SPECIES

CSIC has developed a patent for the use of 7 drugs as novel antimicrobials that display bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae (…

PURINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

CSIC has synthesized several substituted purine derivatives that are capable of inhibiting the activity of the CDC7 kinase. This inhibitory activity…

PURINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

CSIC has synthesized several substituted purine derivatives that are capable of inhibiting the activity of the CDC7 kinase. This inhibitory activity…

POLYPEPTIDES WITH ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY

CSIC has developed several polypeptides with bactericidal activity from a phage lysin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These compounds are particularly…

NEW ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT AND / OR PREVENTION OF DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES, SUCH AS EBOLA (EBOV), AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) AND CORONAVIRUS

The CSIC and FIB Hospital 12 de Octubre have identified the use of a family of chemical compounds as antiviral agents, being useful for the treatment…

NEW USE FOR AN EXISTING DRUG AS ANTIVIRAL AGENT AGAINST SARS-COV-2 TO PREVENT OR/AND TREAT COVID-19

CSIC has discovered a new use for an existing drug on the market as antiviral agent.   Industrial partners from the pharmaceutical industry are being…

A NEW MOLECULAR SYSTEM FOR A HIGHLY EFFICIENCY OF IN VITRO PLANT PROPAGATION

CSIC has developed the use of mammal kinase inhibitors to promote in vitro induction of plant embryogenesis and plant regeneration. Industrial…

TWO IN ONE: ENGINEERING RECOMBINANT BIOCATALYSTS FOR PLASTIC RECYCLING AND TOWARDS BIOPLASTIC PRODUCTION

CSIC has developed recombinant genetic cassettes and bacterial host cells comprising them which are useful as biotechnological tools for the aerobic…

BIOCATALYST TO TRANSFORM FAT INTO STABILIZERS, COATINGS, GLUES AND POLYMERS IN A SPECIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAY

The CSIC has developed two mutated variants of an unspecific peroxygenase enzyme that improve the selectivity of the biocatalyst for two specific…