Medical researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden, have found a way to take stem cells directly from blood to generate new vessels. About 25 milliliters of blood were sufficient to generate a new vein.
The new method accelerates the process and is far less painful than the past practice, which involved extracting stem cells from bone marrow. Using blood, researchers were able to grow a new vein in a week, compared with the month it takes using stem cells from bone marrow.
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies plan to invest $10 million in a new UK government-led global dementia discovery fund for research to find ways to prevent and treat dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The investment will come through its affiliate venture arm, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. The…
Gubra have announced the launch of a new research collaboration agreement with Sanofi focusing on the discovery of gut peptides. The new research program initiated between Gubra and Sanofi builds upon the established research consortium between Gubra, Gentofte Hospital and the University of Copenhagen partly funded by the Danish National…
AstraZeneca and Evotec have launched a research collaboration focused on developing new drugs for kidney disease, the second partnership involving entities of the pharma giant and the German drug discovery alliance and development partnership company. The value of the collaboration was not disclosed. Evotec will license a series of molecules…
Medicon Village, a Swedish cluster for life sciences, visited Wales’ new center for life sciences this month. The visit builds on a relationship which began 18 months ago when Life Sciences Hub Wales was chosen as Medicon Village’s first “twin.” The two organizations identified a number of areas where they…
