You can find the main media outputs of BMC SAS in the Slovak language on the following website 

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and selected media outputs in the English language down here

2023

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 20. 04. 2023 / Boris Klempa, PhD.

Boris Klempa, PhD, Head of Virus Ecology Group, and Principal Investigator at the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences introduces the work of his institute and his Groups’ study of the interaction between tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and the tick. He describes how this impacts a One Health approach. Link

2022

COINTT, 14. 12. 2022 / Innovative solutions as a receipt to future pandemics

An interview with Dr. Boris Klempa

SCSTI, 18. 07. 2022 / Slovak

scientists – Lucia Balážová

Video (through settings / subtitles / auto-translate it is able to translate the Slovak subtitles to English)

2021

Slovak Spectator, 21. 12. 2021 / More than half of unvaccinated people do not have antibodies against Covid

More than half of the population unvaccinated against Covid do not have antibodies. This stems from research conducted in several localities of Slovakia with 3,789 participants. The study was carried out under the auspices of the Health Ministry; samples were collected by the Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava and Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, diagnosed by the Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22808584/more-than-half-of-unvaccinated-people-do-not-have-antibodies-against-covid.html

Slovak Spectator, 16. 12. 2021 / Slovak scientist’s study on lipid metabolism published in a prestigious journal

The recent discovery of Slovak scientist Miroslav Baláž regarding the mechanism on how fats break down in the human body has been recently published in the prestigious Nature Metabolism scientific magazine. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22804711/slovak-scientists-study-on-lipid-metabolism-published-in-a-prestigious-journal.html

Slovak Spectator, 14. 07. 2021 / Vaccines offer better protection against Covid, research confirms

The vaccines against Covid-19 create a stronger antibody response than a person recovering from the disease. At the same time, the level of antibodies significantly increases if a person who has recovered is vaccinated. This stems from recent research of the Biomedical Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (BMC SAV), which just completed the first phase of its study focused on the level of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The centre took samples from SAV employees. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22701415/vaccines-offer-better-protection-against-covid-a-research-confirms.html

Slovak Spectator, 23. 06. 2021 / First Delta variant case confirmed in Slovakia

Laboratory tests have confirmed the Delta variant in Slovakia, which was first identified in India. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22688020/delta-variant-confirmed-in-slovakia.html

Slovak Spectator, 18. 03. 2021 / Anti-pandemic strategies help companies remain in operation

Under the pending hard lockdown, employers have clustered with scientists and prepared anti-pandemic strategies for companies to protect their employees from contracting the coronavirus. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22619542/anti-pandemic-strategies-help-companies-remain-in-operation.html

2020

SCSTI, 27. 11. 2020 / Slovak scientists – Ján Bakoš

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Rádio Slovakia International, 09. 09. 2020 / A top virologist on the current state and future outlook of the pandemic

Interview with virologist Boris Klempa about questions related to the current situation and future outlook of the pandemic. Link: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/coronavirus/233662/a-top-virologist-on-the-current-state-and-future-outlook-of-the-pandemic

Slovak Spectator, 21. 05. 2020 / Good news from Slovakia: A gift to SAV will help double the testing

The number of coronavirus tests carried out daily by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) may soon double. The SAV Biomedical Research Centre received a financial gift of €500,000 from the Slovenská Sporiteľňa Foundation to purchase a testing device, testing sets and other equipment. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22409195/good-news-from-slovakia-a-gift-to-sav-will-help-double-the-testing.html

Rádio Slovakia International, 04. 05. 2020 / The virologists that isolated SARS-CoV-2 in Slovakia

Boris Klempa, a virologist at the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Scientists, is part of the team that first isolated the coronavirus in this country, leading to the sequencing of its genome soon afterwards. He talks about how this achievement came about, and its significance in the effort to slow the spread of infection in this country. Link: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/coronavirus/223914/the-virologists-that-isolated-sars-cov-2-in-slovakia

Rádio Slovakia International, 30. 04. 2020 / Virologist is optimistic but warns that danger is not over

Virologist Boris Klempa – part of the team that successfully isolated the coronavirus in a Slovak laboratory – warns that the danger is not over, and discusses how a long-awaited accurate anti-body test could shed light on the situation. Link: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/coronavirus/223729/virologist-is-optimistic-but-warns-that-danger-is-not-over

Rádio Slovakia International, 01. 04. 2020 / Slovak nutritionists: Being vegan has its benefits, but…

Doctor, scientist and nutrition specialist Adela Penesová from BMC SAS will give us her opinion on the vegan diet, specifying its risks as well as health benefits. Link: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/science-and-nature/221347/slovak-nutritionists-being-vegan-has-its-benefits-but

SCSTI, 23. 03. 2020 / Slovak scientists – Tatiana Betáková

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Rádio Slovakia International, 19. 03. 2020 / Virologists isolate the first Slovak strains of the novel coronavirus

Scientists from the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences have succeeded in isolating the first Slovak strains of the new coronavirus in cell cultures. After successful genetic characterization, the Slovak strains of SARS-CoV-2 will be sent to the European Virus Archive, making them available to the international scientific community for further research. Link to the article: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/coronavirus/220236/virologists-isolate-the-first-slovak-strains-of-the-novel-coronavirus

Slovak Spectator, 03. 01. 2020 / President awarded 20 personalities

President Zuzana Čaputová bestowed state honours on 20 personalities from Slovakia and Czechia on January 2. Photo: Silvia Pastorekova; Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22294441/president-awarded-20-personalities.html

2019

Rádio Slovakia International, 11. 12. 2019 / A Slovak takes the fight against viruses to Africa

RNDr. Boris Klempa, DrSc. in an interview explains what a virus actually is, how people get sick and much more. An interview is in English: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/science-and-healthcare/212639/a-slovak-takes-the-fight-against-viruses-to-africa 

SCSTI, 28. 11. 2019 / Slovak scientists – Adela Penesová

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2017

Slovak Spectator, 15. 11. 2017 / Academy of Sciences succeeds in luring smart people

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) seems to be more efficient than the state in offering scientists the motivation to stay at home – or come to Slovakia. Within its SASPRO programme aimed at reducing brain drain from Slovakia, the SAV has received a total of 138 applications, out of which 38 scientists have been selected so far: 16 Slovaks and 22 foreigners. Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20696763/academy-of-sciences-succeeds-in-luring-smart-people.html

Rádio Slovakia International, 03. 10. 2017 / Women in Science initiative issues first Slovak awards

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards program was created in 1998, but only now has it reached Slovakia. In September of 2017, the first Slovak edition saw two researchers awarded for their efforts in pushing scientific boundaries: Doctor Lucia Kučerová from BMC SAS and Zuzana Barbieriková from STU. Link to the interview with these two accomplished researchers: https://enrsi.rtvs.sk/articles/science-and-nature/144493/women-in-science-initiative-issues-first-slovak-awards

SCSTI, 08. 06. 2017 / Slovak scientists – Barbara Ukropcová

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2016

Slovak Spectator, 20. 01. 2016 / Slovak scientists boost health research

SLOVAK scientists have decided to boost research focused on the improvement of patient health and have set up a new Biomedical Centre that comes under the auspices of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV). Link: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20075875/slovak-scientists-boost-health-research.html