Why preserve the skin microbiota?
The skin serves as the first line of interaction with the external environment and as a defence mechanism against the physical, chemical, or biological stresses and challenges it encounters. The skin microbiota plays a key role in these interactions and defence functions. Formerly known as “skin flora“, it colonises every square centimetre of the skin. […]
European Commission Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience
The European objective for 2050 is to achieve a healthy and more resilient soil. To support this objective, on Friday 7th of July, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) [1].
Exciting news in leprosy detection and surveillance. Think positive!
Although considered an extinct calamity, leprosy is an infectious disease still present in more than hundred countries.
Seeking the source of tuberculosis drug resistance
A targeted deep sequencing assay identifies multidrugresistant tuberculosis strains responsible for silent outbreaks
Yes we can, end TB!
For over a decade, GenoScreen has been committed to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. The company’s journey began with the groundbreaking development of MIRU-VNTR typing kits in 2013 which marked a turning point in TB research and control by enabling rapid and accurate identification of TB […]
Skin microbiome’s influence on skin health
The cutaneous microbiota has become a subject of interest for the nutri-cosmetics, dermo-cosmetics and beauty industries. New products have been launched that claim to respect the skin’s microbiota, as well as skincare products containing a new category of active ingredients – pre-, pro- and post-biotics – designed to protect, rebalance or maintain its equilibrium. These […]
GenoScreen becomes a Certified Service Provider by Oxford Nanopore Technologies
GenoScreen is now a certified service provider of Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
GenoScreen and Illumina Partner to Expand Access to Genomic Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
GenoScreen, world specialist in TB genomic solutions, and Illumina partner to expand access to a package combining Deeplex® Myc-TB assay and Illumina sequencing products.
Meet us at the 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Lausanne – Switzerland
The new edition of the International Symposium on Microbial Ecology a staple meeting in the field, will cover many topics, in environment, human and animal health, and bioprocesses.
Dr Philip Supply receives the Gardner Middlebrook Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Dr Philip Supply, Director of Research at the CNRS and Scientific Adviser at GenoScreen, has received the prestigious Gardner Middlebrook Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology (ESM) on 26 June 2022 in Bologna – Italy.