Cuba has registered its fourth COVID-19 vaccine to undergo clinical trials. The two new vaccines are known as the Mambisa (CIGB 669) and Abdala (CIGB 66) developed by the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center (CIGB). The Mambisa and Abdala vaccines have... More »
His Excellency Ambassador Antony Stokes LVO attended a presentation at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) to learn of the progress of five collaborative projects supported by the United Kingdom. The Ambassador was received by Dr. Eulog... More »
The president of the business group BioCubaFarma, Eduardo Martinez, announced that by the year 2021 all Cubans will be vaccinated against COVID-19. On October 31, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) presented documentation to the Cuban ... More »
The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) presented the required documentation to the regulatory authority for Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) on October 31st for its third vaccine against COVID-19. According to the national TV ... More »
The Cuban health system is working hard to solve the SARS-CoV-2 crisis. In this effort, the interaction between the different fields of the Cuban society that are protagonists in this fight plays a decisive role. Science and its research-development institutio... More »
Two more drugs, CIGB-258 and Itolizumab (Anti-CD6), manufactured by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) have been added to Cuba’s arsenal of drugs in the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Francisco Duran, the National Director of Epidemiology... More »
Dr. Gerardo Guillén Nieto, the Director of Biomedical Research at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), of the BioCubaFarma Group, said a clinical trial is taking place for a vaccine called CIGB 2020 to stimulate the immune system. The v... More »
More than 45 countries have requested Cuba’s Interferon Alpha 2B Recombinant, the only drug currently available to combat COVID19 (coronavirus). The drug is manufactured by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) under the brand name Hebero... More »
Researchers and scientists from the BioCubaFarma group are currently developing new drugs to fight the spread of COVID-19. These new anti-viral drugs are based on prior research and clinical testing against other viruses. Clinical testing is ongoing and will b... More »
The Cuban skin cancer drug HeberFERON has demonstrated promising results in the treatment of skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma). HeberFERON, produced by Cuba’s Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) has shown that the drug can significantly re... More »
