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Media presence is a key part of making society aware of developments in biotechnology and its benefits.This is where we post all our press releases. If you are a journalist interested in learning more about the biotechnology sector, contact Agathe Cortes, our Head of Communicationacortes@asebio.com

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ndp pipeline
AseBio closes out year with 1,000 lines of research registered
Healthcare · Agrifood · Industrial biotechnology
  • 86.6% of studies under way focus on improving people’s health and nearly 14% on protecting the planet. Of all these innovations, 203 are already available on the market or ready for exploitation
  • Of all these innovations, a total of 203 are ready for exploitation or available on the market.
  • However, 88% of the national companies' biomedicine research pipelines are still in the early stages. 
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green innovation
Las soluciones biotecnológicas se abren paso ante el desafío climático y energético
Climate change · Agrifood · Industrial biotechnology
  • AseBio and FUNDECYT-PCTEx are holding the fifth edition of the Green Innovation Forum in Mérida, Extremadura.
  • More than 300 experts from the Spanish biotechnology sector have gathered to promote a new model of economic growth marked by the green transition. 
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ana Polanco nuevas tech
Group of experts proposes actions to boost use of new technologies in biotechnology sector
Digitalization
  • AseBio and ASD present in Madrid the document with the main conclusions on the state of new technologies in the industry. 
  • One of the proposals for action is to train professionals and develop a strategy for their implementation and permanence over time.
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More than 100 experts meet at the ISCIII to promote advanced therapies in Spain
Healthcare · Advanced therapies
  • AseBio and CIBER connect academic research with the industrial capabilities of Spanish biotechnology
  • Spain ranks 5th in the number of scientific publications in the field of advanced therapies. AseBio has 34 companies with 12 industrial plants throughout Spain.
  • The company Lentistem Biotech received the first AseBio-Merck "Advanced Therapies Start-up Competition" award, which was presented at the end of the day.
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cristobal belda
Genomics is positioning itself as a key tool for cancer diagnosis and treatment
Healthcare · Personalized medicine
  • AseBio and Illumina have brought together legislators, clinicians, researchers and biotech companies at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III to promote personalised and precision medicine in oncology.
  • Cancer has been the main research area among AseBio members for more than 15 years, with almost 350 open lines of treatment and diagnosis.
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biovegen
AseBio y Biovegen se unen para impulsar un cambio de legislación de las nuevas técnicas genómicas
Agrifood
  • Las dos principales asociaciones del sector biotecnológico agroalimentario español invitan a las empresas a participar en la consulta pública de la Comisión Europea
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Ana Polanco
Spanish biotechnology sector breaks record figures for six years in a row, according to AseBio 2021 Report
  • The economic impact of the sector is growing, accounting for 0.9% of national GDP.
  • The industry attracts 180 million euros of private investment, 20% more than in 2020.
  • Productivity per employee is three times the national average and wages per employee almost double
  • Biotechnology is the industry with the highest intensity of investment in R&D and in the hiring of researchers.
  • Biotech companies increase their scientific production by 50%. 
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pacto climatico
AseBio and MNCN-CSIC bring together nearly 1,000 people to raise awareness of role science plays in protecting the planet
Climate change · Agrifood · Industrial biotechnology
  • This 2022 Environment Week also falls under the framework of the European Climate Pact, for which AseBio is the national coordinator and has over 130 ambassadors
  • Over 100 biotechnology companies are looking for solutions to help the environment, such as cutting CO2 emissions, water treatment and improved crops
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Biotechnology positioned as a strategic tool to promote sustainable agrifood
Agrifood
  • AseBio partners develop almost 200 products to improve the agrifood system and protect the planet in a context of great challenges.
  • In 2021, Spanish biotechnology companies attracted 14% of the private capital raised by the entire sector 
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