The Cuban company Heber Biotec and the US-based Mercury Biotec have agreed to join efforts to bring Heberprot-P therapy to patients with diabetic foot ulcers in the United States, once the Drug and Food Administration (FDA) approves its use.

Cuba is set to continue expanding Internet access despite Washington's new political program aimed at carrying out subversive activities in the country, the Cuban Communications minister said.

A group of 24 projects developed by Cuban companies will be presented at the event Informatica Habana 2018 (Computing Science Habana 2018), which will open on March 20th at the Pabexpo conference center, said organizers.

The decision by the United States Department of State to make staff cuts at its Embassy in Havana indefinite, and restrict the presence of family members, is the latest chapter in a sage of unilateral measures affecting millions of Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits and putting collaborative efforts on issues of mutual interest at risk.