Nobel Prize Discoveries - March 31, 2017
A new avenue for Huntington therapy
A neuroscientist reports on Huntington disease results and a Nobel Prize reaction.
Profiles in Science - March 8, 2017
“My basic personality is more like a discoverer”
Sirpa Jalkanen is a professor in the Academy of Finland, board member of Orion, and cofounder of BioTie Therapies and Faron Pharmaceuticals. BioTie Therapies and Faron Pharmaceuticals develop drugs for inflammation and immune-related conditions. In 2016, BioTie was acquired by Acorda Therapeutics. How did you turn basic research findings into companies? “When we returned from […]
Business article - February 10, 2017
Crowdfunding turns public interest into a cash boost
The funding model connects startup companies with investors and basic researchers with backers, reports Chris Tachibana. In 2012, the AssiStep, a handrail for people who need help with stairs, was just a clever student project. Last year, it hit the market. Norwegian University of Science and Technology graduates Halvor Wold, Ingrid Lonar, and Eirik Gjelsvik […]
Careers article - February 1, 2017
Per Spindler at Biopeople
Biopeople is a gold-label Danish life science cluster. Director Per Spindler tells the secrets of its success. Per Spindler’s career spans veterinarian to startup vice president. He has degrees in toxicology and business, and expertise in drug development and regulation. He uses all this experience in his current job. Spindler directs Biopeople, a life science […]
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2016
Yoshinori Ohsumi: “Still we have so many questions”
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine highlights a process that is integral to aging, cancer, and infectious disease, but has not been well known outside of cell biology.
Science article - December 19, 2016
Y chromosome loss links to cancer and Alzheimer’s
Men have a shorter lifespan than women and Uppsala University researchers might have an explanation. Why do women tend to live longer than men? Why do men have higher cancer risks than women? Research led by Professor Jan Dumanski and Assistant Professor Lars Forsberg, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, suggests that loss […]
