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Members of Alliance4Life recently conducted the mapping of best practices in career systems in life sciences research, including the self-assessment of human resources (HR) systems in twelve research organisations in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, and are committed to working hard to offer better conditions for the career development of their researchers. The detailed…
Do the rare diseases Wolfram syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial Parkinson’s disease, and Harel-Yoon syndrome share common pathomechanisms? Would it be possible to use a joint therapeutic approach for these hitherto incurable diseases in the future? The symposium “Mitochondria-associated membranes as therapeutic target in rare neurodegenerative diseases – SIRMAMTHERA’22” provided a platform for top scientists…
The SASPRO project launched by the Slovak Academy of Sciences in 2015 is now being continued. It is the most successful scheme to combat the brain drain abroad in Slovakia. This time, the Slovak University of Technology (STU) and the Comenius University (UK) also participated in the SASPRO 2 project. Since last year, 39 young…
A4L_ACTIONS Thematic Mini-conference with Matchmaking Event organised recently in Slovakia and hosted by the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) was aimed at sharing research ideas with intellectual origin in the Central and Eastern European countries and at creating opportunities for matchmaking with pharma and med-tech industry. The event was…
The Alliance4Life´s Board discussed in the meeting in Sofia the current energy crisis impact on rising operational costs and the related implications on the sustainability of life science research. The following position paper has been addressed to the national governments and ministries in charge of research and innovation: A4L_Position on Energy Crisis Impact for DOWNLOAD…
Kick-off meeting for the Coordination and Support Action 4.UNCAN.eu The Coordination and Support Action “4.UNCAN.eu” had its official kick-off on September 8-9 2022 with a public event hosted by Inserm at les Cordeliers, Paris, France. 4.UNCAN.eu CSA: Pave the way for UNCAN.eu initiative An initiative to better UNderstand CANcer (UNCAN.eu) is part of the implementation…
Alliance4Life has completed a big task of self-assessment within the Culture for Excellence work package of the Alliance4Life_ACTIONS project. The purpose of the self-assessment was to understand how external and internal factors shape the research performance of its member institutions located in WIDENING countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and to find out how good management…
With a poster presentation, young researchers completed their weekly journey along the paths of science under the auspices of scientist from Slovak Academy of Sciences. Altogether, 42 children from all over Slovakia completed their research program full of startling experience and new friendships. In the Summer School of Young Scientists, some children studied chemistry of…
Materials scientists and virologists from the Slovak Academy of Sciences have joined forces in the fight against pathogens and constructed a prototype of a large-capacity air purifier that destroys viruses and bacteria with hot air. The technical solution is suitable for both humans and animals. The device does not generate harmful radiation, does not create…
Organisers of the event, The Centre of Scientific and Technical Information of the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Association of Slovak Scientific and Technological Societies have announced the 25nd annual of awarding leading Slovak scientists, young researchers, innovators, technologists and personalites of international cooperation from all fields of science and technology…