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The CORDIS - EU website has published a 'Results in Brief' article, looking at the achievements of the ADDovenom project. The article can be found here, but is reposted below. Genetically engineered adenoviruses tackle snakebites Antivenom snakebite therapy, while...
One of the ADDovenom project's key deliverables was the production of a publicly available annotated toxin database, containing analysis of nine African snake venoms. The database is now available, following publication of a new paper, led by the team at University of...
Prof Christiane Berger Schaffitzel has been interviewed by The Scientist about research on the composition of snake venom. The article (How Climate Influences a Deadly Snake’s Venom Chemistry) focuses on new research from the Indian Institute of Science published by...
The iPaper's Science Writer, Clare Wilson, has visited the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions and spoken with Prof Nick Casewell about both new antivenom therapeutics of the sort ADDovenom is researching, and other...
Prof Nicholas Casewell, Director of the Centre for Snakebite Research & Interventions at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), has been named as a finalist in the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK – an internationally renowned prize for...
Prof Paula Alves, CEO of ADDovenom partner iBET, has been elected as a member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering, recognizing her exceptional contributions to engineering and science. Founded in 1995, the Portuguese Academy of Engineering is a non-profit...
iBET CEO Paula Alves was one of three health sector professionals recognised with a Merit Personality Award at APIFARMA's 85th Anniversary event. iBET reports: Paula Alves was honored for her internationally recognized research, which has contributed to the...
Congratulations to ADDovenom researcher Axel de Monts (University of Liège), who won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 30th Meeting on Toxinology of the French Society of Toxinology (SFET), which took place in Nice on 2-3 December 2024. The ADDovenom team was...
Congratulations to ADDovenom researcher Sophie Hall, a member of the Berger-Schaffitzel Lab at University of Bristol, who successfully defended her PhD and passed her viva in November 2024. Her research focussed on the recombinant production and purification of Snake...
Researchers from met last week for the fourth and final annual meeting of the ADDovenom project. Participating institutions University of Bristol Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine University of Liège Aix-Marseille University Instituto de Biologia Experimental e...