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9 Jun 2026
A training ground for cell and gene therapies: New pre-GMP facility aims to smooth the path from idea to patient
When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falte...
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20 May 2026
STEM-PD enters a new chapter as Cellular Intelligence acquires global rights to advance the stem cell therapy for Parkinson's Disease
The STEM PD clinical trial, a stem cell–based approach for Parkinson’s disease, is entering a new phase in its development. In May 2026, Cellular Intelligence, an AI native biotech...
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19 May 2026
Lund Stem Cell Center joins BEYOND European postdoctoral programme in advanced therapies
The Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University is a partner in BEYOND, a new European postdoctoral training programme designed to prepare the next generation of researchers in advanc...
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8 May 2026
Early-life B cells can drive leukemia later in life
Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, have discovered that a population of B cells formed shortly after birth store long-term immune memory and, in mice, can g...
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7 May 2026
81 million SEK drives new international effort to study aging and epigenetic changes in Parkinson’s Disease
Every person ages, yet only some develop Parkinson’s Disease, and scientists still don’t know why. A new international effort involving a research team from Lund University aims to...
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30 Apr 2026
Prestigious international award for Martin L. Olsson
Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award, the highest international honour in transfusion medicine.
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29 Apr 2026
New immunotherapy initiative aims to bring research closer to the clinic and opens new tenure‑track positions
A new joint initiative in immunotherapy between Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, brings researchers, clinicians and engineers together to shorten the path fro...
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23 Apr 2026
What Does AI Really Cost Biomedical Research?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a routine tool in biomedical research, helping scientists analyse data, understand diseases and develop new treatments. But as AI models gr...
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23 Apr 2026
Global study advances harmonised quality control for stem cell‑based therapies
A large international collaboration involving researchers from Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center has taken an important step toward making induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC...
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15 Apr 2026
Professor Malin Parmar elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research
Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem...
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10 Apr 2026
UniStem Day 2026: Opening a door to a life in science
What happens when 200 high school students step inside a research center for a full day of science? Curiosity ignites, questions multiply, and for many, new futures begin to feel p...
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7 Apr 2026
Cancerfonden grants support early-career researchers in exploring new approaches to understanding and treating cancer
For many cancer patients, successful treatment depends on whether the disease is detected early or responds to existing therapies. With new grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (...
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11 Mar 2026
Malin Parmar Selected as a Candidate for Vice President of the ISSCR
Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been selected as a candidate for Vice President of the Internatio...
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6 Mar 2026
EIC Transition grant to advance OssiGel for bone repair
A consortium led by Paul Bourgine has been awarded EIC Transition grant with 2,5 million Euro over three years. This covers activities that are typically hard to finance - research...
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4 Mar 2026
Lund Stem Cell Center joins 4.5 million euro Horizon Europe doctoral network to advance human-relevant brain models beyond animal testing
Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center and Faculty of Medicine at Lund University are part of a new €4.5 million European doctoral training network that aims to improve how compl...
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18 Feb 2026
New Lund model aims to shorten the path to life-saving cell and gene therapies
Despite groundbreaking research, many cell and gene therapies do not make it all the way to the patients. Researchers and clinicians in Lund have now presented a new model for coop...
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2 Feb 2026
Universal method could transform the future of bone transplantation
Bone and skeletal injuries cause extensive and long-term functional impairments worldwide. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show how a cell-free cartilage s...
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27 Jan 2026
Lund Stem Cell Center researchers receive Blue Flame Award for contributions to open science
Addgene is a global, nonprofit repository that helps scientists share plasmids, DNA-based research tools that are widely used in the life sciences. Researchers whose plasmids have ...
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19 Jan 2026
"May the publishing be with you" - Sofie Mohlin receives an international JEDI Award
In a research system where publishing success can shape scientific careers, targeted support can make a decisive difference. Sofie Mohlin, Associate Professor at Lund University an...
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15 Jan 2026
“Recipe book” for reprogramming immune cells
In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the “recipe” for the transformation. Researchers at Lund Univers...