Boyan Tsankov – IMMPress Magazine

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Biotech success story: Where collaboration meets competition

Boyan TsankovJanuary 25, 2026January 25, 2026

When we observe the previous winners of the Nobel Prize, it becomes immediately apparent that open collaboration, and a drive to improve humanity’s fight against disease are important factors of...

Artistic Involvement in Scientific Breakthroughs

Boyan TsankovOctober 2, 2025October 2, 2025

According to Pablo Picasso, “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” Art in its very nature does not provide an accurate depiction of reality. In fact, oftentimes, it...

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Why do science? Lessons learned from regional variations in life expectancy through time (Infographic)

Boyan TsankovJanuary 20, 2025May 15, 2025

Life expectancy (LE) is intuitively defined by the number of years an individual is expected to live. For the purposes of this article, I mean life expectancy at birth –...

Seminal Canadian Discoveries in Immunology

Boyan TsankovOctober 4, 2024May 15, 2025

Despite having its statehood established relatively recently in 1867 and hosting a relatively small population of just over 40 million inhabitants, Canada has an illustrious history of major contributions to...

Smallpox Eradication: a Show of Worldwide Collaborative Brilliance

Boyan TsankovJanuary 30, 2024May 15, 2025

International scientific collaboration makes use of the collective experiences, knowledge, and intellect of diverse nations. Through shared knowledge and combined efforts, it pioneers breakthroughs unattainable within the confines of solitary...

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Trained Immunity? What’s that?!

Boyan TsankovOctober 30, 2023May 15, 2025

The innate and adaptive immune systems Our immune system is broadly divided into two separate “arms” that communicate with each other to protect us from infections. These two factions are...