The annual conference of the European Network for Plant Endomembrane Research (ENPER 2026) opened today in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This prestigious international scientific forum will run until 28 August and is being held in Bulgaria for the first time. Our country is only the second in Eastern Europe to be chosen to host it. Prof. Eugenia Russinova from Ghent University and the VIB–UGent Centre for Plant Systems Biology presented the thirty-year history of this major scientific forum which began in 1996 on the initiative of Prof. David Robinson from Heidelberg University. She emphasised that today the conference brings together leading scientists from Europe, Asia and North America, and expressed her pride that its anniversary edition is being [...]

Scientists from the “Metabolomics” laboratory within the Department of Biotechnology at the “Stephan Angeloff” Institute of Microbiology of BAS led by Prof. Milen Georgiev, in collaboration with researchers from the Centre of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB), have protected a utility model for a newly developed combination of natural bioactive compounds comprising the isoflavonoid maackiain, the triterpene betulinic acid and the alkaloid piperine. The scientific results have been obtained during five years of pre-clinical studies using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans and have been confirmed in experimental rodent models. The toxicological studies conducted found no toxic effects at the doses administered and under the experimental conditions. A clinical trial is due to be conducted to assess the effects of the developed combination on metabolic [...]

  A solemn meeting on the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was held on March 10 in the institute's conference hall. This year's celebration was held under the "Investment in Knowledge: Generation Z Behind the Microscope" motto emphasizing the role of young scientists in the development of modern microbiology. The director of the institute, Prof. Penka Petrova, opened the event and highlighted the importance of the chosen theme. According to her, representatives of Generation Z, the driving force of the new century, already occupy a significant place in the scientific staff of the institute. Currently, they make up over 20% of the researchers, with a total of 26 young scientists working in [...]