Mucopolysaccharidoses: future therapies and perspectives

Susanne Gerit Kircher from the Medical University of Vienna and the Austrian MPS Society discusses how Mucopolysaccharidoses diseases are actually curable. Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of very rare disorders, also known as orphan diseases. They belong to the group...

Fermi systems as a new state of matter

The theory of fermion condensation offers an unexpectedly simple and reliable description of strongly correlated Fermi systems. The Landau Fermi-liquid (LFL) theory has a long history and brilliant accomplishments in describing the diverse properties of an electron liquid, ordinary metals...

Automated tissue therapy for burn victims

Innovation News Network speaks to CUTISS’ CEO, Dr Daniela Marino about their plans for the next financing round for automated tissue therapies. Skin is the largest organ of the human body, composed mainly by an outer epidermis and an inner...

Zellweger UK: A glimmer of hope

Peroxisome biogenesis disorders in the Zellweger spectrum (PBD-ZSD) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders caused by mutations in PEX genes responsible for normal peroxisome assembly and functions. Peroxisomes are membrane-bound organelles found in nearly all eukaryotic cells. They contain...

Ordered nanocylinder arrays in solar cells

Ultrathin layers and ordered nanocylinder arrays in solar cells made from alternative materials. With his ERC Grant 'Solacylin', Professor Julien Bachmann and his team at the University of Erlangen control interfaces in photovoltaic devices for optimised performance on the basis...

Nanotechnologies – almost there – what’s next?

The Joint Research Centre’s Dr Elke Anklam spoke to SEQ about how the European Commission is supporting nanotechnologies. In June, Innovation News Network travelled to Bucharest, Romania, to attend the 2019 instalment of the EuroNanoForum, a conference that brought together...

Dr Ann Moen on the global influenza strategy

Dr Ann Moen, Chief of the WHO’s Influenza Preparedness & Response Unit (IPR), explains the importance of their latest strategy: the Global Influenza Strategy 2019-2030. Influenza is a serious global health threat that impacts all countries: every year, there are...

Dietary fibre: Relating functionality to molecular structure

Dietary fibres confer numerous benefits as part of a healthy diet, but these are specific to which fibres are consumed. Dietary fibres are indigestible carbohydrates that confer many potential health benefits, including risk reductions for several chronic diseases, but both...

Disease diagnosis and environment-specific tissue engineering

We speak to G.E.R.N Director, Prof B Rolauffs, about tackling the problems with the current translation of tissue engineering towards clinical use. G.E.R.N. is the Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis of the Freiburg University Medical Center. The...

Preclinical drug development for childhood cancers

Research at Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute (Greehey CCRI) has been at the forefront of improving relevant preclinical models for developing new therapeutics. Cancer in children remains the major cause of disease-related death in the U.S. Although childhood cancers are...

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