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Associate Professor Soňa Čierniková from the Institute of Experimental Oncology at the Biomedical Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) spoke on April 22, 2026, at the European Parliament in Brussels at a high-level event focused on bridging the gaps between countries in the field of cancer care. She was invited to the…
The Biomedical Research Center of the SAS (BMC SAS) cordially invites you to the EV4 international conference, which will take place on October 21–22, 2026, in Budapest. The event is organized in collaboration with the national societies for extracellular vesicle research from the V4 countries: Hungary (HSEV), the Czech Republic (CzeSEV), Poland (PSEV), and Slovakia…
In March 2026, researcher Dr. Adela Penesová from the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) became the first person in Slovakia to receive an international certificate from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) as a European expert in obesity management (EASO European Clinical Fellow). “This is confirmation…
Maria Ananchenkova, a Senior International Relations Officer at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) last week outlined the extensive possibilities for scientists in life sciences at the Alliance4Life (A4L) meeting at the Biomedical Research Center of the SAS in Bratislava. In an interview she provided more details on what kind of unique data and facilities they…
On March 9–10, 2026, representatives from twelve institutions of the international Alliance4Life (A4L) consortium, including the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS), met in Bratislava. The goal of this consortium is to contribute to the advancement of life sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. Partners from eleven countries discussed progress…
Over the past decade, research institutions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have invested significant effort in reforming their human resource management. New recruitment rules, leadership programmes, and gender equality plans are now commonplace. But have these changes altered everyday practice in laboratories, departments, and research groups? A recent analysis by Alliance4Life (A4L) consortium, of which Biomedical…
New findings on chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer, which may lead to the development of more effective therapies, have been published by scientists from the Biomedical Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) in the journal Drug Resistance Updates, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals in the field of pharmacology and…
On Saturday, January 24, 2026, we received very sad news. At the age of 68, an important figure, a rare person, colleague, and friend, Prof. RNDr. Jaromír Pastorek DrSc., left us forever. Professor Jaromír Pastorek graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava. He spent his entire professional life at the…
A prestigious international scientific journal, npj Vaccines, published by Springer Nature, has released a publication by scientists from the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAS) and the Science Park of the Comenius University, entitled “Systematic analysis of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines using four orthogonal approaches demonstrates no excessive DNA impurities”. By…
Current trends and challenges in research assessment, as well as opportunities to participate in reforming its evaluation, were the topics of discussion at the National Round Table on Science Policy on December 9, 2025, at the Science Park of Comenius University in Bratislava. The event was organized by the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak…