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What do you get when you link Europe\u2019s leading life sciences research institution with one of Denmark\u2019s highly praised innovation performers? Ideally, a rapid acceleration of healthcare breakthroughs and scientific solutions to help solve some of the planet\u2019s most pressing challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collaboration agreement between EMBL and Denmark\u2019s BioInnovation Institute Foundation<\/a> (BII) aims to do just that \u2013 by improving access for both institutions to the other\u2019s expertise in delivering science and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis collaboration offers exciting potential for innovation,\u201d said EMBL Director General Edith Heard.  \u201cOur closer ties should provide fertile ground for leveraging molecular science in novel ways that take aim at some of the planet\u2019s most challenging problems. This is just one example of how our new strategic research programme<\/a> aims to explore the innovation and translation. Together with EMBLEM, we hope that BII will enhance EMBL\u2019s potential to innovate in new areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markus Herrg\u00e5rd, BII\u2019s Chief Technology Officer, pointed to EMBL access to BII\u2019s recently announced Bio Studio<\/a> programme as an example of the benefits of this formal collaboration agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of this programme, promising research can more easily progress to innovative products and solutions, and possibly to next-generation life science start-up companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal with the Bio Studio programme is to stimulate the creation of early-stage life science start-ups,\u201d Herrg\u00e5rd said. \u201cWe are pleased to collaborate with EMBL, which represents some of the most cutting-edge life sciences research in Europe. Together we can boost our shared vision of utilising life science innovation to create an impact for people and society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BII recently announced its first project under the Bio Studio programme \u2013 a joint endeavour facilitated through EMBLEM, EMBL\u2019s tech transfer arm. EMBL Team Leader Theodore Alexandrov will lead SpaceM<\/a> , a project that taps single-cell metabolomics for drug discovery and precision medicine. His research compares single cells from individuals in both diseased and healthy states. The goal is to not just treat diseased cells with this knowledge, but to restore cells to a healthy state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studying cell-to-cell variation this way provides new input into translational research and allows, for example, a way to develop better cancer diagnostics and therapeutics targeting rare tumour cells. It can also be applied to health conditions related to aging, diabetes, and liver disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of 2022, EMBL embarked on its new strategic research programme, \u2018Molecules to Ecosystems\u2019<\/a>, to advance understanding of ecosystems at the molecular level and study life in context. This broader focus will expand opportunities to jointly pursue translational projects that leverage fundamental research to develop innovative scientific solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":49380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17595,3],"tags":[13584,474,5758,303,12754,809,219,803,238],"embl_taxonomy":[4798],"class_list":["post-48208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-connections","category-lab-matters","tag-bioinnovation-institute","tag-collaboration","tag-denmark","tag-emblem","tag-international-collaboration","tag-international-relations","tag-metabolomics","tag-mou","tag-technology-transfer","embl_taxonomy-international-relations"],"acf":{"featured":true,"show_featured_image":false,"field_target_display":"embl","article_intro":"

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