BIOCEV has launched its operations

A unique vaccine to treat infectious diseases, tooth development documented the first time in history that might help fight cancer and the revolutionary discovery of an organism without mitochondria, referred to as “cell power plants”. These are some of the current results from the BIOCEV research teams. The centre’s full operation was officially launched on June 16, 2016 in the presence of Czech and foreign guests from different areas of science and politics. The Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV) was established with substantial financial aid from the European Union. By 2020, 400 researchers and 200 master’s degree as well as postgraduate students are expected to work there. As of today, 56 research groups under five synergic research programmes are focused on obtaining more detailed understanding of organisms at the molecular level. Their results are oriented towards applied research and the development of new medical procedures to combat severe health problems.