EFB Newsletter - January 2025
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 02:40
The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) has announced Prof. Francesc Gòdia as its new president, effective January 2025. A professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Prof. Gòdia holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and has led numerous international initiatives in biotechnology, biomedicine, and cell engineering. A leading figure in biochemical engineering, Prof. Gòdia’s research has focused on cutting-edge advancements in animal cell culture technologies for the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, as well as life-support systems for space exploration. Notably, he serves as the director of the MELiSSA pilot plant, a European Space Agency (ESA) facility dedicated to developing life-support technologies for human space exploration missions. Prof. Francesc Gòdia’s expertise and leadership are expected to further elevate the EFB’s mission of advancing biotechnology research, innovation, and collaboration across Europe and beyond. Join for just 30 euros! The…
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Now Open to Sign - Milan Declaration on the Crucial Role of Science Addressing Global Challenges
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 09:48
The Milan Declaration on the Crucial Role of Science in Addressing Global Challenges is now open for public signing: https://www.febs.org/milan-declaration-science/. Fifty-five Nobel Prize winners have already endorsed the Milan Declaration, which aims to fostering and enhancing Science as a cornerstone of global collaboration and strengthening civil society's engagement and trust in Science. The Declaration was developed during the celebration of our 60th Anniversary in Milan on June 29, 2024, by FEBS and IUBMB – International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, FAOBMB – Federation of National Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Asian and Oceanian Region, FASBMB – Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and PABMB – Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This Declaration aims: to emphasize the vital role of Science in addressing global challenges and fostering sustainable development through ethical, inclusive, and unbiased collaboration. to unite scientists and citizens in harnessing…
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The Dessert that Changed the World
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:07
Have you ever heard about Fanny Angelina Hesse (1850-1934)? This German-American woman had the brilliant idea to use agar to grow microbes in the early 1880s. Agar or agar-agar, is a jelly-like substance consisting of polysaccharides obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae. Nowadays often used as replacement of gelatin in vegetarian desserts. Since the 1880s though, agar (and the derivative, agarose) has als well found its way in virtually every laboratory in the life sciences. Sadly, still too few people have ever heard about her. Dr. Corrado Nai, a fantastic team of scientists and artists are sharing her story through a graphic novel. What makes this graphic novel truly unique? It is based on newly emerged genuine historical material about Mrs Hesse. Learn more about the project on their new website: https://fanny-hesse-graphic-novel.site/ Find more information on Kickstarter, where the team ran a successful campaign in…
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