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Recently Karo Bio acquired 100 percent of the drug research company Tanomed AB for 20 MSEK. This deal gives Karo Bio access to Tanomed’s nasal spray to relieve and prevent the progression of the common cold by reinforcing the body’s own defenses, according to Biotech Umeå.  The patented technology is based on Swedish research in […]

A new center for the study of molecular medicine at Umeå University is seeking 16 young scientists to engage in research. Founded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), the center has received 175 million kronor for the period from 2016 to 2024 from the foundation. Umeå University and Västerbotten County Council also will […]

Researchers have identified more than 100 positions in the human genome that can be connected to the risk of developing schizophrenia. An international research team, where scientists from Umeå University and Karolinska Institute take part, have presented a new study in Nature on the findings which could lead to new methods to treat the disease. […]

Emmanuelle Charpentier is group leader at MIMS and guest professor at Umeå Centre for Microbial Research at Umeå University. She and the other laureate Jennifer Doudna, from the University of California, Berkeley, are recognized for their work demonstrating that Cas9 – an enzyme specialized for cutting DNA – can be programmed with single RNA molecules, […]

Researchers at Umeå University and SLU in Umeå will together with AcureOmics AB get a SEK 4 million funding for a transplant research project. The project is focused on developing new methods to early identify risks of rejection of transplanted kidneys. “If we can discover rejection processes in transplanted kidneys at an earlier stage it […]

Researchers at Umeå University and Norrlands University hospital are working on an intelligent wheeled walker, in a new science project. The aim is to reduce tripping and falling accidents by inventing a walker which can turn away from obstacles and prevent people from accidentally going down the curb. The technical solutions the researchers propose includes an atomized […]