Publications

Institutional magazine. Issue 1/2012

SUMMARY

In this issue...
An interview with Doctor José Antonio Fraga Castro

Veterinary products

Research and production. An essential combination
Bovine PPD Tuberculin. Essential diagnostic mean in the control of tuberculosis
Running ahead of time
Production of viral vaccines. High competence and high dose of reliability
Chemical Enterprise for Pharmaceuticals and Plastics. “Change is our only option”

Work Abroad

Economic bloc joins anti-vector campaign
International presence and prestige
A LABIOFAM delegation visits Mali

Events

Fertile ground for innovation in LABIOFAM
An encounter for quality and excellence in services
FIAGROP 2012. Feria ganadera en Rancho Boyeros
Pre-Congress LABIOFAM 2012 course. A meeting for animal nutrition

Human Resources

Villa Clara working for nature’s health
LABIOFAM S.A. celebrates International Women’s Day
The affection of his students: the best reward
Musaceae deep in his soul
Basic Course in Veterinary Clinical Trials: a step forward in the training
Agriculture Interest Groups for the young at LABIOFAM
The Villena-Revolución IPA celebrates its 50th anniversary with LABIOFAM

Natural products

Spirulina. Acknowledged virtues of an ancient nourishment
Cream Vimang® New, the beauty of the natural
Life drops: Vidatox® 30CH

Biological Products

Agricultural biopesticides. Current trends. Situation in Cuba
Rodenticide evolution and the appearance of Biorat® . National and international experiences after 25 years of work

Plastic and Chemical Products

A cologne for every taste
Crisol, for a spotless house

Institutional magazine. Issue 3/2011

SUMMARY

In this issue…
Model company or business model?
LABIOFAM: a light in the darkness
Research and Development Unit. With each new project, a bit more health
VIDATOX® 30CH, a wager for life
On homeopathy…
A company builds its future
A heartfelt show of love for children. Searching for Hope
LABIOFAM celebrates International Students’ Day
Solid brilliantine for every type of hair

Events

LABIOFAM at FIHAV 2011: Mission accomplished
LABIOFAM: the most popular at Biotechnology Havana 2011
LABIOFAM at 22nd anniversary of the Market on 3rd and 70th
Science and Technology Forum . Ingenuity and creativity at the service of development
First Symposium of the Cuban Society for Laboratory Animal Science

Work Abroad

Mutual exchange and cooperation activities
LABIOFAM, seeking new business opportunities
Cuban drug arrives in China
Amazonas, a new challenge for Cuban women
Cuban doctor uses novel anti-cancer drug

Natural products

Fifteen years producing Spirulina
Christine and Galopin, a pair of Equestrian champs

Biological Products

Lotus fields. Biorat® proves its worth
Biorat: a Cuban fight against rodents
Avian vaccines: addressing our country’s needs
LABIOFAM Matanzas. Bringing products closer to the client
Bioproducts for agriculture. A new endeavor of the LABIOFAM Entrepreneurial Group
Quality pig breeding in Cuba
LABIOFAM lands in Europe with innovative products

Institutional magazine. Issue 2/2011

SUMMARY

In this issue
LABIOFAM S.A. Commercializing Enterprise. Perseverance and responsibility, sole guarantee for success.
Bio Vietnam: A Cuban phoenix in Can Tho
First LABIOFAM-Bio Vietnam Scientific Meeting. Cuban Institution Implements Strategies for Penetrating the Asian Market
21st International Trade Fair Hanoi 2011. Building Bridges to Development and Bilateral Integration.
The LABIOFAM Entrepreneurial Group exhibits its achievements in EXPOCUBA.
Holguín Trade Fair.LABIOFAM in trade fair of Eastern Cuba
Trade Fair Expo Matanzas 2011.Prize to quality.
Bolivian Cochabamba Fair. LABIOFAM products are exhibited.
LABIOFAM-Matanzas consolidates its position
LABIOFAM S.A. makes an incursion into the Venezuelan market

Vector control

A piece of Cuba in Asian lands
Far from home, but highly valued: a possible goal
Cuba-Africa cooperation. 1st Inter-Regional LABIOFAM Colloquium in Ghana
LABIOFAM wins contract bid for rodenticide in Nicaragua
Eliminate malaria, a possible challenge for Ghana
Ties of Fraternity and Humanism
LABIOFAM and Africa, together against malaria vector
Echoes of solidarity
Bio-larvicide plant to be built in Tanzania
Program for vector control in Zambia. One goal: to eradicate malaria

Animal health

LABIOFAM presents its vaccines in immuno-pharmacology Congress.
LABIOFAM S.A. adds new services to its product portfolio

Natural products

GENIX-LABIOFAM: Spurring the industry of natural products
LABIOFAM’s Paraíso
Vidatox® 30 CH: the pleasure of feeling well
LABIOFAM and Cuban ambassadors together pursuing a common goal: health

Institutional magazine. Issue 1/2011

SUMMARY

In tis issue ...
Research, Production, Application: An Effective Working Strategy
Actions Aimed at Self-Sufficiency
A New Concept for Plantain Production in Cuba
A worthwhile insertion

Natural products

The Ferrical® Diet Supplement. A Product of Cuba’s and the World’s
Determination of oligoelements in the powder of plantain’s pseudostem
Steps to the Sustainability of Acitán® Project
Comparison of protein composition and in vitro toxicity of venom from Cuban scorpions Rhopalurus junceus and Centruroides gracilis
Scorpion Venom. A Solution to an Old Problem

Animal health

Development and Validation of a Method of Analysis for the Quantification of Bromhexine Hydrochloride.
Obtaining Master and Work Seed Virus from Vaccine Strain against Avian Influenza.

Vector control

Bactivec® & Griselesf®. Common way in vectorial control
Vector Control Program in Ghana. Project Making Progress
LABIOFAM Joins the International Workgroup for Vector Control
Cuban Biorat® Plant in Viet Nam. Healthy Proposal Seeking to Stay for Good
Obtaining bacterial isolates from soil samples from the western region of Cuba
Use of Operational Bactivec® (Bti) as part of the comprehensive control system of Anopheles darlingi (Dipteran: Culicidae) Malaria vector in Manaus, a State of the Amazonas, Brazil, from 2008 to 2010.

Institutional magazine. Issue 1/2010

SUMMARY

Editorial
A long way, clear outcomes
Importance of the national output of biological products for the sustainability of control programs in the prevention of epizooties

Natural products

Cytotoxicity of Rhopalurus junceus Cuban scorpion venom and its fractions on human tumor cell lines
Assessment of the toxicological safety of musa Paradisiaca’s pseudostem powder: Nutritional Supplement ACITAN
Genotoxicity of the aqueous extract of Solanum torvum Sw in germ cells of mice
VIMANG

Animal health

Assestment of liposome use as adjuvant of a DNA vaccine against gumboro disease
Obtaining and Evaluating a Vaccine Candidate against Paramyxovirus in Pigeons using La Sota Strain of the Newcastle Disease Virus Inactivated
Assestment of a vaccine strain against Classic Swine Fever
Toxicological Evaluation of Intramammary Infusion of Gentamicin for Veterinary Use

Vector control

Operational use of biolarvicides in the control of mosquitos in Mariel and Bejucal municipalities. 
Stepping up productivity in the BACTIVEC® making process
Operational use of Biological Biorat® Rodenticide in Malabo, Bata and Annobon, Equatorial Guinea, 2008
Use of Biological Larvicides in the Comprehensive Control of Malaria Vectors and other Diseases in Accra’s Metropolitan District, Ghana
Comparative effectiveness of BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS VAR. ISRAELENSIS and TEMEPHOS against Aedes aegypti’s larvas at Uberlândia municipality

Case report

Health-helping bacteria
Therapeutic effect of the Rhopalurus junceus scorpion venom in patients suffering from pancreas cancer