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Advancing Biotechnology Research

In a world tailored to our biological decisions, our main objective is to train biotechnologists ethically committed to the material and civic advancement of Latin American and Caribbean citizens.

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Announcement

Strategic Pause to Open Calls in 2026

海角社区-BIOLAC will not call for academic proposals in 2026 while the Programme reforms certain aspects of its operations.

28 Jan 2026

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Clean Energy from Bioelectrochemical Systems

The III Latin-American Week of Microbial Bioelectrochemistry gathered students from the region to explore the potential of cells (literally)

24 Jan 2026

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Turning Lichens into High-Tech Starts with the Typical Petri Dish

Erika Calla learnt how to cultivate Peruvian lichens to be able to study the secrets to their tolerance to ultraviolet radiation

22 Jan 2026

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Going After the Key to Real Agricultural Sustainability

The workshop organized by RELAR-PGPRLat built capacities for the understanding of plant-soil interactions critical for productivity and sustainability

17 Jan 2026

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Ruben Olivares Bridged Regional Efforts to Achieve Effectiveness Against Plant Bacterial Pathogens

His fellowship seeks to resolve issues to formulate biocontrol inoculants with local genetic resources against aggressive crop pathogens

21 Jan 2026

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High-tech Quality Control for High-tech Therapeutics

As therapeutics become more complex, assuring their safety and effectiveness requires more precise methods

23 Dec 2025

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Yeast Biotechnology for Accurate Allergy Diagnosis and Safer Therapies

Using yeast biotechnology to produce safer, more precise allergens for improved diagnosis and treatment of urban allergies.

19 Dec 2025

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Turning Cells into Tools for a Sustainable Future

The 3rd Synthetic Biology Symposium explored using cells as biosensors for contaminant detection, advancing technological capabilities in LAC

12 Dec 2025

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Courses and Fellowships

Building strong research networks and biotechnology capacity throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
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