Uncategorized - April 4, 2018
New research that may lead to a broad spectrum anti-viral therapy
Scientist from Uppsala University has discovered a specific host protein that many viruses use for their transport within the cell. With modern DNA sequencing technologies it is relatively easy to identify all genes coding for proteins in an organism but it is often much more challenging to really understand the cellular function of proteins. The […]
Uncategorized - March 16, 2018
Maersk Tower – one of the winners at the MIPIM award
The Maersk Tower is a research building whose architecture creates a framework for health research. It aims to contribute positively by linking the University of Copenhagen with the surrounding neighbourhoods and wider city. The award as ‘Best Healthcare Development’ is the 6th award the project receives since the inauguration in 2017. The Maersk Tower has […]
In a new job - February 27, 2018
New Director at FIMM
The University of Helsinki has recruited Professor Mark Daly of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to lead the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM). Daly succeeds Academy Professor Jaakko Kaprio, and has been appointed with effect from February 1, 2018. While spending most of his time in Finland, Daly will continue […]
Uncategorized - February 21, 2018
Cells can be engineered to produce high levels of valuable chemicals
A study made by scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark, published by PNAS, suggests that cells can be engineered to overcome evolutionary pressure and produce high levels of valuable chemicals. Bioproduction of chemicals using engineered microorganisms is routinely demonstrated today, but only few bioprocesses are functional […]
Uncategorized - February 16, 2018
EUR 30 million financing to the new ESS Campus
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the special-purpose vehicle SKR Spallation AB have signed a 23-year loan agreement of EUR 30 million for the construction of offices and laboratories at the site of the European Spallation Source in Lund, Southern Sweden. The project is referred to as the ESS Campus, and includes the construction of laboratories and […]
Uncategorized - February 15, 2018
Atlas of brain blood vessels provides clues to brain diseases
Researchers from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden present in the journal Nature a detailed molecular atlas of the cells that form the brain’s blood vessels and the life-essential blood-brain barrier. The atlas provides new knowledge regarding the functions of the cells and the barrier, and clues to which cell types are involved in different diseases. […]
