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BioMicroWorld2013 Conference
A new edition of the series of conferences BioMicroWorld will be
held in Madrid (Spain) during 2-4 October 2013. Researchers and
professionals interested in presenting their works at the conference
have to submit abstracts no later than 2 July 2013 (for oral
presentations) and/or 30 July 2013 (for
poster or virtual presentations).
Click here to get more information on the conference.
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Upcoming Formatex publications
Formatex will
publish a new book of the Microbiology Book Series (the fourth in
this series) in 2013 about the latest advances in anti-microbial
strategies. The call for chapters for this book, which will be
titled "Microbial pathogens and
strategies for combating them: science, technology and education",
will be open until 14 May 2013.
All the details about this
publication are available on the book websites at:
http://www.antimicrobialbook.org
or
http://www.formatex.info/microbiology
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Upcoming Formatex publications
Formatex will
publish a new book series about the latest developments and advances
in materials for energy. The first book of this series will be
titled "Materials and processes for energy: communicating current research and technological developments"
and the call for chapters will be open until 23 April 2013.
All the details about this publication are available on the book websites at:
http://www.energymaterialsbook.org or
http://www.formatex.info/energymaterialsbook
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ICAR2012 Conference
A new edition of the series
of conferences on antimicrobial research was held in Lisbon
(Portugal) during 21-23 November 2012.
All abstracts accepted for presentation are available
here
You can get all the information
about the conference
on this
website
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Research news
A new research article authored by Formatex staff released. The
study, titled "Amphiphilic self-assembled "polymeric drugs":
morphology, properties, and biological behavior of nanoparticles",
was published by Biomacromolecules (American Chemical Society), with a 2010 impact factor of 5.327.
The
full text article can be accessed from
here. It addresses the preparation, physico-chemical properties,
and the action of tiny polymeric particles against human tumour
cells (glioblastoma).
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Formatex publications
Formatex
published a new book of the Microscopy Book
Series (the fifth in this series) in 2012.
The
book, edited into 2 volumes, is available for readers
here
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EMR2012 Conference
The first edition of the Energy and Materials
Research Conference Series was held in Torremolinos-Malaga (Spain) from 20 to 22 June
2012 with the aim of sharing the latest
developments and advances in materials and processes for energy.
Click here
to get more information on the conference.
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Research news
Formatex
staff contributed to a first stage of a research project aimed at
investigating potential benefits (in terms of bacterial adhesion) of
incorporating silicon at the surface of a Ti-based biomaterial by
using ion-implantation.
The study appears into a first stage of a research project aimed at
investigating potential benefits (in terms of bacterial adhesion) of
incorporating silicon at the surface of a Ti-based biomaterial by
using ion-implantation. The study appears in
Materials Science and Engineering C: Biological Applications
(impact factor 2010: 2.178).
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BIOMICROWORLD2011 Conference
A new edition of the series of
conferences BioMicroWorld was held in Torremolinos-Málaga (Spain)
during 14-16 September 2011. More than 500 researchers and
professionals from nearly 60 countries attended this edition.
Click here to get more
information on the conference.
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Research news
Formatex staff contributed to elucidate the nature of soft bacterial
envelopes detected by atomic force microscopy. The study, entitled
"Are the Soft, Liquid-Like Structures Detected around
Bacteria by Ambient Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy Capsules?",
was published by
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (impact factor
2009: 3.686).
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Formatex publications
Formatex published a new book of the Microbiology Book Series (the
third in this series) in 2011. The full book titled Science
against microbial pathogens: communicating current research and
technological advances is now available into 2 volumes for
readers
Click here
Formatex published the book titled Education in a Technological
World: Communicating Current and Emerging
Research and Technological Efforts.
All chapters of this book are available
here
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Research news
Formatex contributed to the understanding of
the role of the Rho family of GTPases in modulating bone-cell
alignment on patterned surfaces.
The study, entitled "On the role
of RhoA/ROCK signalling in contact guidance of bone-forming cells on
anisotropic Ti6Al4V surfaces",
was published in
Acta Biomaterialia (impact factor 2009: 3.975).
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Research news
Formatex staff conceived and contributed to develop a new soft
lithography technique for printing curved topographies over soft
materials based on the use of ionic liquid (IL) microdroplets.
Potential applications range from cell culture and sorting devices
to optical microlenses.
The study was published in
Langmuir (impact factor 2009: 3.898).
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ICAR2010 Conference
The first edition of ICAR, a interdisciplinary meeting about the latest
developments on the fighting against microbial pathogens, has been a
success. The conference, which was held in Valladolid during 3-5
November 2010, was attended by more than 500 researchers from nearly 60
countries.
Click
here to visit the conference website.
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Research news
Formatex and the
University of Extremadura collaborated in the development of the
project "Virtual Museum on Emigration of Extremadura citizens".
This aims to become a dynamic meeting point of Extremadura overseas
citizens. The Project was financed by the Directorate General of
Foreign Action of the Regional Government.
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Formatex publications
Formatex published a new book of the Microscopy Book Series (the fourth in this series)
in 2010. All the details about this book are available
here
It was also
published the second number of the
Microbiology Book Series titled Current Research, Technology and
Education Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology.
All the details about this book are available
here
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BioMicroWorld2009 Conference
The III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and
Applied Microbiology held in Lisbon (Portugal) from 2 to 4 December
2009 has been a great success,
with more than
600 researchers from 54 countries participating in this year's
edition.
The Book of Abstracts,
virtual papers, conference pictures and more information is
available on the
conference website
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Research seminar
Formatex invited Prof. S.A. Shojaosadati to deliver a Research
Seminar. The speech was entitled “20 Years of Research in
Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology”, and took place at the
Biology Building (Badajoz campus, University of Extremadura), on
November 20th 2009.
Details of the seminar
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Research news
Formatex staff
present some of the latest findings in nanoscale-resolution
detection of bacterial capsules using AFM in Eurobiofilms-2009,
First European Congress on Microbial Biofilms, Rome, 2-5 September
2009
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Research news
Formatex staff published a report on micro/nano-wetting entitled "Ultrasmall
liquid droplets on solid surfaces: production, imaging and relevance
for current wetting research" in Small (Wiley-VCH,
impact factor 2007: 6.525).
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m-ICTE2009 Conference
Formatex would like to thank the
nearly 370 researches from 54 countries who participated in the
conference that was held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal) from
22 to 24 April 2009.
You can consult the Proceedings Book of the m-ICTE2009 Conference titled: “Research,
Reflections and Innovations in Integrating ICT in Education” at
m-ICTE2009 Conference
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Research news
Formatex staff contributed to the development of a promising
biomaterial for surgical implants (ultrafine-grained Zr) with
improved mechanical properties and excellent in vitro
biocompatibility.
The study "In vitro biocompatibility of an
ultrafine grained zirconium" was published by the prestigious
journal Biomaterials (impact factor 2007: 6.646).
doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.06.015
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Research news
Formatex staff
published a research work on the surface nanostructure of materials in
the leading journal Ultramicroscopy (#1 in the ISI-JCR
Microscopy category).
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USE-ME.GOV
USability-drivEn open platform for MobilE GOVernment)
finished in March 2006. It is now available to
public authorities. The Extremadura branch of the project is called
"The Mobile Student". You can learn more reading this
brochure, or the following papers:
The Mobile Student (Spanish)
Use-me.gov under 6th FP (English)
The project USE-ME.GOV was sponsored in the 6th Framework Programme by
the European Commission
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Formatex and the University of
Extremadura signed a collaboration agreement for jointly developing a FEDER project.
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Formatex participated in the
II Open Source World Conference and the
III
International Conference of EducaRed presenting two
papers in those conferences about the USE-ME.GOV project
Use-me.gov_EducaRed (Spanish)
Use-me.gov_OpenSource (English)
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The 2nd number of the Microscopy Book Series, entitled "Current Issues on
Multidisciplinary Microscopy Research and Education",
was already published. Papers are available
here
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Formatex and Caixa Galicia
undertook the project
Iberico.com
for the National "Asociación Interprofesional del
Cerdo Ibérico (ASICI)",
aiming at raising competitiveness of local companies in the
field of traditional products in international markets.
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Formatex participated in the
SWEET Project "Speech and
Web
Enabled
Eased
Administrative
Tasks"
(eContent
Programme, EU).
6 International Partners.
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Formatex participated in the IGUANA European Project.
Interactive GUiding
- A New
Approach
The need for developing innovative, interactive internet based tools
for guiding within the social- and health care sector
- a Leonardo project
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FORMATEX participated in the USE-ME.GOV European Project (STREP Call,
6FP)
USability-drivEn
open platform for MobilE
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Techno-Legal Aspects of Information Society and New Economy: an Overview PUBLISHED
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FORMATEX undertook the "TEMUEX Project - NETworking for Women in
Extremadura", within the e-Extremadura European Project (eEurope)
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Formatex included in the Consortium of "Skill Shortage" European
Project
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Formatex participated in the INDEVAL International Project (6FP) Individual-dependent
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