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A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/exceptional-success-multipark-researchers-highly-competitive-international-call-parkinsons-research - 2026-06-25

This spring, MultiPark has the pleasure of welcoming a new research group leader. The Neural Circuits of Emotion team focuses on how neural circuits and neuroimmune interactions regulate emotional and cognitive functions in health and neurodegenerative diseases. Say hello to Kaizhen Li! Thanks to the inclusion of Kaizhen Li as a new research leader, MultiPark increases its collective expertise in

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-grows-new-research-group-focusing-neural-circuits-emotion - 2026-06-25

The risk of neurodegenerative diseases increases markedly after a traumatic brain injury – particularly following repeated concussions. Professors Niklas Marklund and Tadeusz Wieloch have now received SEK 3.4 million from The ALBORADA Trust for their research into preventing dementia after brain injury. Brain injury is a major but often underestimated public health problem that particularly affect

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/millions-brain-research-dementia - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do you stop Alzheimer’s disease without a simple way to diagnose it? It’s a real chicken and egg problem, as I wrote last year on TGN. Discovering a treatment for Alzheimer’s requires lots of clinical trials for new drugs—but it’s difficult to enroll participants without a way to identify people who have the disea

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/unexpected-way-we-might-one-day-diagnose-alzheimers - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed neurofilament light protein (NFL) in blood samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently published in JAMA Neurology, the study suggests that the NFL concentration

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-evidence-blood-tests-can-detect-risk-alzheimers - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played by the protein in Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers shut off the gene th

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Daniella was awarded the prize for "successful effort as a young researcher and group leader". Link to Jeanssons Foundation website (in Swedish)

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/daniella-ottosson-receives-prize-jeanssons-foundation - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Future Faculty is proud to present the 2019 Minerva Award to Tomas Deierborg, associate professor at the Department of Experimental Medical Sciences.The Minerva award selection committee's motivation for the choice is: "The core values of the Minerva award are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/minerva-award-tomas-deierborg - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In today’s JAMA Neurology, researchers led by Oskar Hansson, Lund University, Sweden, report how a fully automated immunoassay for plasma Aβ performed when they put it through its paces. Roche Diagnostic’s Elecsys system predicted Aβ-positive individuals with about 80 percent accuracy. That number improved by 5 percen

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drawing-closer-alzheimers-blood-test-primary-care - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scientists are becoming more nuanced in how they use amyloid scans—not just to detect the presence of Alzheimer’s pathology, but also to pinpoint disease stage. At this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, held July 13–18 in Los Angeles, researchers led by Niklas Mattsson and Oskar Hansson at Lund

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-pet-staging-scheme-amyloid - 2026-06-25

With SEK 36 million in funding, stakeholders in Skåne are joining forces to develop and commercialise breakthrough ATMP research – Advanced Therapy Medical Products. The aim is to accelerate the next generation of these therapies so that more potentially life-saving ATMP treatments reach patients who currently lack effective treatment options Through the ATMP Path2Patient project, stakeholders wil

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/major-investment-accelerates-advanced-therapies-research-patient - 2026-06-25

SAGA Diagnostics, a portfolio company of LU Ventures, has the potential to transform cancer care by detecting cancer recurrence early with unparalleled sensitivity. Founded in 2016 from research in Lund, their groundbreaking test is now available in the U.S. From Lab to Life: The Research Behind SAGA's BreakthroughThere's a significant need for improved biomarkers to diagnose cancer, select the be

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/transforming-cancer-care-saga-diagnostics-test-now-launched-us - 2026-06-25

LU Ventures portfolio company Xenergic, a spin-off from Lund University, has reached a pivotal commercial milestone. Its revolutionary low-power memory technology is now in mass production with a component manufacturer. In modern mobile phones, smartwatches, and other connected devices, the on-chip memory can be responsible for more than 50% of the total energy consumption. This massive power draw

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-xenergic-energy-saving-memory-enters-mass-production - 2026-06-25

Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: "Now I think it's genuinely exciting." Do you see increasing integration of innovation within research?"Twenty year

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/you-get-best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-06-25

Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common vaginal infection caused by an imbalance in the natural bacteria of the vagina, affects up to one in four women annually, often causing significant stress. Conventional antibiotic treatments typically prescribed by doctors can disrupt the natural vaginal microbiome, leading to high rates of recurrence and secondary yeast infections. Gedea Biotech’s novel antibiot

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/lab-market-phyph-now-approved-launch-eu - 2026-06-25

An innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at Lund University. Since its launch in 2017, the Future Innovations Award has recognised ideas that can “change our world for the better”. This year, the awards were worth a total of SEK 800,000 from Sparbanken Skåne. The top prize this year goes to Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, professor at the F

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebrated - 2026-06-25

Professor Thoas Fioretos is the first recipient of Lunds Innovatörspris (the Lund Innovator Award), a newly established prize that recognises research that has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. Fioretos receives the award for his pioneering work in blood cancer research and his ability to translate scientific discoveries into life-

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwide - 2026-06-25

Stefan Schüller's 150,000 SEK grant brought local bakers and brewers in to test whether a climate-friendly alternative to wheat can win over consumers. A new round of Sustainable Idea Exploration is open for applications until November 24, 2025. Stefan Schüller, a PhD student at LUCSUS, secured 150,000 SEK through Sustainable Idea Exploration to bridge a critical gap in perennial grain research: w

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/perennial-grain-research-moves-field-table-sustainable-idea-exploration-grant - 2026-06-25

On December 10, After Science Network will be launched – a new initiative for doctoral students and postdocs at Lund University who want to explore opportunities beyond academia or utilise their research through innovation. We speak with Johannes Jonasson, President of the DOKT (The Doctoral Student Guild at LTH), about why the network is needed. Lund university’s innovation office LU Innovation,

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-network-doctoral-students-curious-about-alternative-career-paths - 2026-06-25

Since 2024, Lund University's innovation office, LU Innovation, has worked to increase collaboration with external funders that support impact and innovation. This year, the department is deepening this collaboration. In 2026, LU Innovation is working with several new external funders and offers support to students and researchers seeking funding through information sessions and guidance on applic

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/lu-innovation-deepens-collaboration-external-funders-first-novo-nordisk-foundation - 2026-06-25