Clinical Trials - May 7, 2024
The pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing
After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD (stem cell-based transplant for Parkinson’s disease) clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing. STEM-PD is a first-in-human clinical trial testing a new investigational therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at replacing the dopamine cells lost to the disease with healthy ones derived from stem cells. A […]
Global report - May 6, 2024
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome & the Gates Foundation join forces
The new partnership will support critical scientific R&D for global health and is focused on advancing solutions that are accessible and affordable to people in low- and middle-income countries. The three-year initiative was announced at the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Global Science Summit in Denmark, where each organization committed USD 100 million, for a total of […]
Global report - April 16, 2024
The causes of the KI freezer failure according to internal report
On 12 April, the internal investigation into the freezer failure during the Christmas holidays in 2023 was presented in the Neo building at Karolinska Institutet. The investigation has been led by KI’s head of security and it points to clear technical as well as organizational shortcomings. Taken together, a chain of these shortcomings caused the […]
Global report - April 11, 2024
Roche and Lilly’s Alzheimer’s test granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Roche and Eli Lilly and Company’s Elecsys pTau217 assay has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This blood test will be used to help identify the presence or absence of amyloid pathology in individuals, which can help ensure they are able to receive appropriate care. This may include participation […]
Careers article - March 20, 2024
Workforce challenge: Cell & gene therapy manufacturing
International lessons in building the cell and gene therapy manufacturing workforce, from Seattle and the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries have a few things in common with the drippy, green Northwest corner of the United States. Settled partly by Scandinavian fishermen and loggers, Seattle claims to have the largest Norwegian Independence Day celebration outside of […]
Global report - March 15, 2024
Four researchers connected to Karolinska Institutet convicted of research fraud
The researchers are convicted of misconduct, according to a decision from the Board for Examination of Research Misconduct, NPOF. This is due to partially manipulated and falsified images in a scientific article, reports Läkartidningen. The five scientific articles are in the cancer area, and NPOF, after taking the help of an expert, has come to […]
