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European patent for the invention of a new methodological principle in the purification of viral particles has been approved

Published on: 13. February 2020.

European patent for inventing a new methodological principle for the purification of viral particles has been approved to the scientists at the Center of Excellence for Viral Immunology and Vaccines.

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We have envisioned the Center of Excellence as a program project grant which will focus on establishing a base for further development of viral immunology and vaccinology in Croatia.

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Research interest

Cytomegaloviruses

Human cytomegalovirus is the main cause of congenital infections and mental retardation worldwide.
Mumps virus

Although nearly eradicated in most developed countries, mumps reemerged as a global public health issue.
Hantavirus

Hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever and cardiopulmonary syndrome, with significant mortality rates.
Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus chronically infects 3% of the world’s population. Infection can often lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Process optimization

We are developing and optimizing small-scale biotechnological processes for production of vaccine candidates.

Scientific and advisory board

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Stipan Jonjić

Coordinator of the Center

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Stipan Jonjić is a full professor at Medical faculty, University of Rijeka, Head of the Department for histology and embryology and founder and head of Center for Proteomics. He is one of...
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Astrid Krmpotić

Scientific Board

Astrid Krmpotić is a full professor at Medical faculty, University of Rijeka. She is a coauthor of numerous research publications that have been cited over 1600 times. She was the first Croatian...
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Bojan Polić

Scientific Board

Bojan Polić je redoviti profesor u trajnom zvanju na Zavodu za histologiju i embriologiju Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci. Voditelj je istraživačke skupine koja izučava biologiju...
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Alemka Markotić

Scientific Board

Alemka Markotić is an associate professor at Medical faculty, University of Zagreb, head of the Department for scientific research, Laboratory for clinical immunology and Laboratory for BSL 3 at...
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Beata Halassy

Scientific Board

Beata Halassy is a scientific advisor of the Centre for Research and Knowledge Transfer in Biotechnology of University of Zagreb, and the Head of Laboratory for Immunochemistry and Biochemistry. She...
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Martin Messerle

Advisory Board

Martin Messerle is a professor at Medical faculty University of Hannover. he was the first to clone the whole cytomegalovirus genome into bacterial artificial chromosome which started rapid...
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Ulrich Kalinke

Advisory Board

Ulrich Kalinke is a professor and the director of Institute for Experimental Infection research, TWINCORE, at the Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research. He was awarded Pfizer award...
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Sabina Rabatić

Advisory board

Sabina Rabatić, a scientific advisor, has spent most of her career at the Institute of Immunology in Zagreb. Her H-index is 17 and her articles have been cited 777 times. She has received many...

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