by Laura Moro, Ph.D. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to escalate worldwide, with Europe and the USA being the current epicentres of the pandemic. As of April 22, there are around 2,471,000 declared cases and over 169,000 deaths globally, with many countries undergoing community transmission. The situation in Europe is particularly gloomy with over 1.2…
In this programme, focused on how to develop your personal industrial pathway, we will be joined by three professionals from the bio-field. Thanks to the speakers, you will be able to analyse your strengths, weaknesses and opportunities to develop your own plan to succeed in your career! You will learn how to find opportunities in…
The 25th of April the YEBN held its first online Delegate Assembly with great success! In this assembly, we discussed the general pathway and future of the YEBN, we were joined by ANBiotec, Nouvelle Génération des Biotechnologistes and AYB, and overall had a really enriching experience.We elected the new Executive Board members and talked a…
FÉDÉEH is a French nonprofit student federation for the empowerment of dynamic students and young professionals with disabilities and students’ associations promoting inclusive campus and society. The mission of FEDEEH is to optimize, through a long-term commitment, the study conditions and professional inclusion for young people with impairments and disabilities as well as their assistants.…
Brief Introduction about yourself and the project (TATAMI) I am a scientific researcher looking for new therapeutic approaches for neuromuscular diseases. In this project particularly we are developing a novel therapeutic strategy for myotonic dystrophy based on blocking specific small RNAs or microRNA with antisense oligonucleotides, or anti-miRs. Tell us about you implication in the…
Brief Introduction about yourself and ARTHEx Biotech I have been working as a postdoctoral researcher in the department of Genetics in the University of Valencia, dedicated mainly to deciphering the pathomechanisms of Myotonic Dystrophy disease and finding new therapeutic targets for the disease. ARTHEx Biotech S.L is a spin-off company of the University of Valencia…
The UN has launched a project, the Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs), in order to “achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”. They are a blueprint, a map for the future for governments, companies, individuals and associations like the YEBN for a better future for all. They focus on many working lines that…
Representation of the YEBN in the Netherlands: Networking towards an enhanced #Biotech future! Ismael Ávila, YEBN President, and Alexandre Bretel, YEBN Networking Task Group leader joined the #ENABLE initiative for #Young #Researchers! Here in the YEBN we encourage participation and involvement across associations as a way of strengthening each other and working together towards a…
New Partner Announcement! Coming from the Netherlands, one of the biggest biotech clusters of Europe, Health Valley Netherlands! Health Valley Netherlands is the biggest Life Sciences & Health innovation network in the Netherlands. The network unites companies, care organisations, knowledge institutes and authorities, and enables them to grow stronger together. Also, the Young European Biotech…
New year, new things coming to the YEBN! Today, we announce the programme Life After Ph.D.! The YEBN and the Barcelona Molecular Biology Institute, IBMB, are working hand in hand, bringing you all this new project. We are following one of the strategic axis we are aiming for this 2020: “Access to Advanced Education”, a…
During the last annual meeting (Barcelona, 1st, 2nd and 3rd November 2019) the new Executive Board was elected. Let’s have a glimpse of what they have in mind and what they have worked on since they are in charge. The new Board is composed by Ismael Ávila (President) from Spain, Alexandra Nothnagel (Vice President) from…
During the last annual meeting (Barcelona, 1st, 2nd and 3rd November 2019) the YEBN members attendes had the opportunity to be inspired from different senior meetings and get the fundamentals to start working in the new strategy creation with a very common idea shared between all members: “create impact in our society through the professional…