Meetings

For 25 years, the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has seen impactful transformation in Africa. Over 37,000 bean types, with high iron, resistance to diseases such as root rots, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, and insect resilience, have been bred in and made available to 31 countries in Africa through international scientific collaboration deployed through the network.

The Birds@Farmland initiative of the European Commission aims to support the EU Member States in conserving wild birds in agricultural landscapes. The initiative developed twenty-two farmland bird conservation schemes in ten Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, and Portugal) based on sound scientific knowledge and proven agricultural and land management practices.

This September 18–23, at the 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), 200 young researchers in mathematics and computer science will spend a week of scientific exchange with the recipients of the disciplines’ most prestigious prizes.

On Wed., Aug. 31, as part of the 9th Annual Aging Research and Drug Discovery conference at the University of Copenhagen, a panel of top venture capital investors in longevity biotechnology will talk about opportunities in the space and why they are betting on technologies that will let us live longer and better lives.

Mount Sinai researchers develop new risk stratification tool to optimize patient care and outcomes after TAVR

Among the hot topics where exosomes will be highlighted: Mitochondria, Skin Ageing, Microbiota, and Polyphenols. Extracellular Vesicles and exosomes, membrane-bound vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, are now known as major players in cellular communication. They are currently the center of attention in health and medicine as they show potential in treating many diseases, due to their implication in intercellular exchange of proteins, lipids, and genetic material.

The 7th International Meeting of the Digital Olfaction Society (DOS) will take place on November 29-30 in Tokyo, Japan, and Online. This meeting is headed by Prof. Jesús Lozano Rogado, President of DOS, University of Extremadura, Spain. The objective of DOS is to gather, share, and complete the knowledge recently established about olfactory digitization. Our perspective is to build up constructive links between leading researchers and industrialists in order to set up appropriate strategies in order to implement Research & Development through practical applications with a high impact on our lifestyle thanks to the potential of olfactory digitization.