BOGOTA, Colombia – Chilean researchers from the Instituto Milenio en Inmunología e Inmunoterapia (IMII) are developing a vaccine targeting melanoma, as well as vaccines for infectious agents of high impact on public health. IMII said the cancer vaccine will be tested in Cuba.

BOGOTA, Colombia – Mexico's health secretary recently issued new regulations regarding sanitary inspection and approval for imported biotech products. It is hoped by regulators and biotech companies that the new rules, which clarify many previously unclear aspects of the biotech market, will enable foreign companies to operate with greater confidence and ease in the Latin American country.

BOGOTA, Colombia – As of 2015, Argentina will add three vaccines to its already significant immunization schedule. Vaccines for varicella zoster virus (chickenpox), rotaviruses and Neisseria meningitidis will be added to the country´s national immunization program (NIP).