2012-03-16 14:29 GöteborgBIO The widely used diabetes medicine metformin can have protective effects on the heart, reveals a new study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have shown in a preliminary study in rats that one of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, also has a protective effect on the heart.

2012-02-10 13:55 GöteborgBIO Premune is based on world-leading research in bacteriology and immunology, with 15 years of clinical studies at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska Academy. Serendipity Innovations AB has initiated an exciting collaboration with Encubator AB regarding the startup company Premune AB, a company that is expected to revolutionize the market with its new approach to allergy prevention.

2012-01-06 09:13 GöteborgBIO 15 researchers in Göteborg receive MSEK 13.7 from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation to develop methods to treat people suffering from heart, lung or vascular diseases. One of them is Anna-Carin Olin, Senior Lecturer at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Anna-Carin Olin also recieved verification grant in 2010 from GöteborgBIOin collaboration with Sahlgrenska Science Park.

2011-01-25 13:46 GöteborgBIO At Sahlgrenska Academy work is progressing on practical applications of a new discovery — that the cartilage cells of the discs located between the vertebrae in the spine also have the ability to reproduce, that even the cartilage has stem cells. This discovery was recently detailed in a doctoral thesis by researcher Helena Barreto Henriksson, biomedical analyst at Sahlgrenska Academy.

2010-11-03 09:29 GöteborgBIO Mats Brittberg is Associate Professor at the orthopaedic department of the Sahlgrenska Academy. He recently received The ICRS Genzyme Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the field of cartilage research.

2010-09-20 17:20 GöteborgBIO Region Västra Götaland and the Sahlgrenska Academy are behind a new simulation centre at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Using simulation technology, employees can learn and practise new techniques effectively, either individually or in groups.

2010-09-01 09:38 GöteborgBIO International Conference on Orthopaedic Research in Gothenburg, 31 August - 3 September. Around 3,000 participants from all over the world will be present. Latest results from Swedish and international orthopaedic research will be presented at the conference.Invited speakers include Professor Sam Stupp, a world-leading scientist from the USA in the field of biomaterials and nanotechnology.

2010-03-08 14:18 GöteborgBIO The board of the Swedish Research Council has appointed Peter Lönnroth as new chairman of the Scientific Council for Medicine and Health.