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News
September 30, 2020
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Student Yelyzaveta Kornieieva Attends Genome Informatics 2020 Online Conference
Wellcome Genome Campus / September 14-16, 2020 I had a great pleasure to become a participant in the scientific conference...
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September 28, 2020
Ukrainian Scientists Take Part in Plant Biology Worldwide Summit
Two teams of scientists from Ukraine - one from the Lviv Polytechnic National University and the other from the Institute...
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September 20, 2020
UF Incubator Startups Pitch to a Panel of Judges from Ukraine, Poland and the US
Ukraine's students regularly bring home medals from international science competitions, and now they're also learning to put on their business...
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September 4, 2020
Travel Grant Winner Oksana Piven Attends 6th CSHL Meeting on Genome Engineering: CRISPR Frontiers
Thanks to a travel grant from the US-Ukraine Foundation, this summer I was lucky enough to participate in the Genome Engineering:...
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August 31, 2020
Explogen: Engineering Dream Microorganisms in Ukraine
"We teach bacteria and yeast to do what they naturally can't" EXPLOGEN is a small biotech company launched in Lviv in...
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August 27, 2020
The Ukrainian SpaceBox Start-Up: A Conveyor for Biological Research in Space
Ukrainian researchers are creating an accessible platform for biological experiments in space that can accelerate basic and applied cosmo-biological research...
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August 25, 2020
Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics Wins Two Horizon 2020 Grants
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of Ukraine has announced the signing of agreements for the implementation of two...
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August 13, 2020
Nanobot Medical – The Ukrainian Scientific Storytelling Company Revealing the Beauty of Science
Nanobot Medical Animation Studio In 2010 Ukrainian data scientist Yuriy Svidinenko made a video of a DNA repair nanorobot for...
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August 7, 2020
USUF Biotech Initiative Joins Partners from Ukraine, South Korea, Ireland, Israel and Poland in Signing Memorandum of Cooperation to Establish Ukrainian Medical Cluster
A press conference was held on August 7 at UNIAN news agency in Kyiv during which the US-Ukraine Foundation Biotech...
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August 7, 2020
Sumy Scientists, Government and Local Business Join Forces to Produce Hypoallergenic A2 Milk
Until recently, Ukrainians with celiac disease, lactose intolerance and other diet restrictions would be hard pressed to find foods they...
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Spotlight
November 19, 2020
Sikorsky Challenge Startup Competition 2020 Winners Announced
Nov. 3-13, 2020 Held annually since 2012, the Sikorsky Challenge Startup Competition has been a leading platform for showcasing innovations in Ukraine. Although the coronavirus pandemic meant the event could not be held in person at the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, the online format did allow for a more international audience. A committee reviewed nearly 200 projects submitted from across Ukraine and selected 56 to participate in the finals. The presentations were then judged by an international jury of experts from Ukraine, China, Australia, Israel and the US that included friends of the US-Ukraine Foundation Biotech Initiative: John DesRosier,...
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Programs
Awards for Emerging Biotech Leaders
In November 2018 the US-Ukraine Foundation honored 24 Emerging Biotech Leaders at an awards ceremony in Kyiv.
Equipment & Supplies Sourcing Assistance
Ukrainian laboratories lack the modern equipment to take their research to the next level - read about their needs.
Trade Shows and Exhibits
The US-Ukraine Foundation Biotech Initiative was at the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia this June.
Travel Grants
We provide travel support, on a competitive basis, to Ukrainian researchers.
