The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”

It took several years of failures in GLP-1 before Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and her colleagues found the right path – but when they did, it was a true breakthrough. "We invested for 25 years while everyone else laughed at us. Now everyone wants to join the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.

Anna Törner: Yes, I Am Sick, But Not Weak

”People often say that someone who is ill only has one wish—to get better. But I think that is not true. Someone who is ill also longs to be understood, to be respected, to not have their identity overshadowed by their condition”, writes Anna Törner in a column.

Miljardsatsning ska lyfta datadriven life science

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse gör en långsiktig storsatsning på datadriven life science och avsätter ytterligare 50 miljoner till forskningsprojekt om covid-19 på Scilifelab.

640 miljoner till forskningsprojekt

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse har beviljat totalt 640 miljoner kronor till 22 forskningsprojekt varav flera inom medicin som bedöms ha möjlighet att leda till framtida vetenskapliga genombrott.

Myggor, proteiner och människans ursprung i fokus vid 100-årsjubileum