DOUBLE AND INDUCIBLE SUICIDE GENE CONSTRUCT FOR GENE THERAPY

CSIC has developed a double and inducible suicide gene construct that combines the cell death-inducing capacity of two suicide genes: HSV-TK/GCV and…

A BIOCATALYST HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK AT ALKALINE PH AND HIGH TEMPERATURE TO DEGRADE LIGNIN IN THE WOOD CONVERSION SECTOR

CSIC has developed a set of tailor-made alkaliphilic and thermotolerant enzymes (laccases) for use in wood conversion industrial processes, such as…

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

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…

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…