This is really cool! Well done!

🚨PMF milestone alert! Healthgen announces regulatory approval in China for Human Serum Albumin made in rice endosperm for use in patients suffering from hypoalbuminemia caused by liver cirrhosis: oryzogen.net/list/19.html

This is very cool: Duckweed‐based edible vaccine confers complete protection against avian infectious bronchitis virus by inducing robust mucosal and systemic immunity: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Great editorial in @PlantBiotechJ about why you should join scientific societies (like the ISPMF!): "Strengthening the future of science: Why joining a scientific society has never been more important" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fantastic result of a Phase II clinical trial of Human Serum Albumin produced in rice endosperm by Healthgen Biotech: doi.org/10.1136/gutj... Well done to all involved!

We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable

Thank you to all of our fantastic PhD student presenters and all those who joined our online workshop yesterday, we heard some great stuff!

This is taking place TODAY! See ou there :)

Registration for our free online workshop event on Monday is still open! Free to everyone, come and hear some wonderful talks about plant molecular farming. Register here: tu-darmstadt.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

Don't forget t oregister for this event taking place next week!

Join us for our online workshop on March 24th! We have some fantastic talks lined up from some very talented PhD students. Register here (free, open to everyone): tu-darmstadt.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

Congratulations to the 6 PhD students selected to give a presentation at our upcoming online Student Seminar, to be held on Monday, March 24th from 9-11:30 am EST (3-5:30 pm CET). All are welcome to attend - put it in your calendars now!

PhD students: don't forget to submit your abstracts by this Saturday!

The deadline is this Saturday! Don't forget to submit your abstract for a chance to present your work to the molecular farming community at our upcoming PhD student workshop.

📢 calling all students! The ISPMF is hosting a workshop for postgraduate students to present their research to the ISPMF community. The workshop will be held March 24th. Abstract submission deadline is Feb 15th (see details in image). Spread the word!!

An interesting paper on codon optimisation for recombinant protein production in tobacco: doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...

This is TODAY! You can still join us (registration link below) for free, even if you're not a member of our society ☺️

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📢Save the date! We've got another exciting online seminar coming up on Dec. 6th about engineering the plant secretory pathway for plant molecular farming: to register: tu-darmstadt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

News about Medicago's big production facility in Quebec City: t.co/2odzFN3F01

Sad news that Leaf Expression Systems in Norwich (UK) has ceased trading. We'll miss them and our thoughts are with the staff members affected.

Are you looking for a bit of cash to help you attend a conference, or visit a collaborator's lab? The ISPMF might be able to help! Get in touch with one of the board members, or DM this account. 💰

🥳Congratulations to the winners of our student competitions at our conference in Cape Town: Jordan VanderBurgt from University of Western Ontario & Sarah Lindsay from University of Cape Town for oral presentations; and Kirti Daya & Andani Tshiitamune both also from Cape Town for the poster prize!👏

Thank you to all of you who joined us in Cape Town for a wonderful conference, with special thanks to the organisers - it really is a very exciting time to be working in plant molecular farming!

Our 2024 ISPMF conference in Cape Town is fast approaching, on 6th-8th May. If you have not yet done so, there is still time to register. Please go to: ispmf.org/events. The registration deadline is Friday 19th April.

Congratulations to Elena García-Pérez from @IBMCP , the recipient of the ISPMF President's Prize including a presentation slot, conference registration, travel and accomodation at the upcoming ISPMF conference in Cape Town! Info and registration here: ispmf.org/events

In case you missed it!

Kyomei, based in Cambridge, UK are hiring! If you have a background in plant molecular farming, you probably have the right skills:

The President's Prize online workshop is next week, with some fantastic talks lined up! Open to ISPMF members and non-members. No registration fee. To register: tinyurl.com/ISPMFPreside...

Our keynote speaker lineup at the upcoming conference in Cape Town. More info and registration here: www.ispmf.org/events

We have some fantastic keynote speakers lined up for our upcoming conference in Cape Town. More info, abstract submision, and registration here: www.ispmf.org/events

3 days left to submit your abstract for our upcoming conference in Cape Town! More info here: ispmf.org/events

5 days left to submit your abstract for our upcoming conference in Cape Town! More info here: ispmf.org/events

The ISPMF is now on BlueSky! Abstract submissions and registrations are now open for our upcoming conference in Cape Town this May. More info here: www.ispmf.org/events travel bursaries available.