News

2024.07.08

Lars Engelholm awarded prestigious grant to advance innovative pan-cancer therapy

Patients suffering from pancreatic cancer, as well as other cancer types, may face better treatment in the future. Researchers from BRIC and Rigshospitalet are awarded a 5 million DKK Frontier Grant by LF.

Immunotherapy

2024.06.06

Now we know why successful treatment does not affect specific cancer cells

BRIC researchers reveal how glioblastoma cancer cells change appearance to avoid immunotherapy

New PI

2024.05.02

New BRIC group leader seeks a multi-expertise approach in research

Associate professor Julien Duxin is new group leader at BRIC. On June 10, 2024, Duxin-group from Center for Protein is moving to BRIC.

Genes

2024.03.08

Secrets of cell division revealed by cutting-edge imaging technique

Research from University of Copenhagen enhances our understanding of cell division. The study utilized super-resolution microscopy to visualize the protein complexes at the molecular level.

2024.02.23

BRIC Pioneers Advanced Imaging Technology in Denmark

BRIC has received 2,385,000 DKK from the Kirsten and Freddy Johansens Foundation to establish a novel, cutting edge imaging technology, called live-3D-SIM in Denmark.

Job

2024.02.08

BRIC is hiring one or two new group leaders

BRIC is hiring two new group leaders to establish and lead a new research group.

2024.01.19

BRIC professor Janine Erler awarded Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator Grant

Professor Janine Erler receives a DKK 5,94 million grant to support the development of a new anticancer therapy for clinical applications. Her goal is to produce RNA-based therapies targeting metastatic tumor growth.

2023.12.19

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT – Are newly identified metabolic regulating molecules promising for T-cell immunotherapy?

Regulation of mitochondria respiration and metabolism, the powerhouse of all cells, is essential for anti-inflammatory FoxA1+ regulatory T cell generation.

2023.12.05

Medication in lower doses can save the healthcare system billions of DKK

The effect of cancer drugs can often be preserved even when the labeled dose is significantly reduced. This can be used to spare cancer patients from side effects, free up staffing resources, and save the Danish…

2023.11.16

Denmark funds BRIC cancer research projects

From left: Fena Ochs, Jesper Andersen, Niels Behrendt Thanks to the generous donations made during the 2023 Knæk Cancer show last month, run by Danish Cancer Society and TV2, BRIC researchers Fena Ochs, Niels Behrend…

2023.11.02

Group leader Joachim Weischenfeldt appointed professor

Group Leader Joachim Weischenfeldt has been appointed “Clinical professor in clinical oncology with special focus on cancer genetics and structural variations” on 1 November 2023. Weischenfeldt group is interested in…

2023.10.23

Mapping the evolution of the human genome – A Portrait of New Group Leader Fran Supek

Fran Supek, new Group Leader and Professor at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the processes behind cancer mutations. He will do so by combining…

2023.10.09

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT – How a “good” leukemia turns “bad” and how we can turn it “good” again

By Anna S Wilhelmson, Senior Scientist, Porse Group How would you summarise your study in one sentence? Through a successful collaboration between the Porse lab here at the Finsen Laboratory and BRIC and the Grebien lab…

The brain

2023.10.05

Researchers find a cause of Parkinson’s disease

A significant breakthrough sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of Parkinson's disease, offering the potential for innovative treatments in the future.

2023.09.18

Turning the Right Cell-Switch to unlock the Cure for Cancer

All cells have thousands of switches on their surface, so-called ‘receptors'. Turning the right ones allows us to develop smart and more effective cures against cancer.

Ribosome

2023.09.12

Oldest known molecule surprises researchers. It could lead to new important treatments

Researchers have previously believed that the ribosome, one of the body's most crucial molecular machines, was merely a helper when creating new cells. However, recent research reveals that the ribosome has far greater…

2023.07.04

Group leader Konstantin Khodosevich appointed professor

Group Leader Konstantin Khodosevich has been appointed professor in neurodevelopmental disorders by July 1st 2023. Konstantin Khodosevich has been a group leader at BRIC since 2015. The goal of Khodosevich Group is to…

2023.06.26

Michael Ploug receives research grant to study the breakdown of fat in the smallest blood vessels

BRIC/Finsen Group Leader, Michael Ploug, and his Network Receives a Research Grant to Study the breakdown of fat in the smallest blood vessels.

2023.06.19

Group leaders Jesper B. Andersen and Claus S. Sørensen appointed professors

Group Leader Jesper B. Andersen has been appointed professor in translational hepatology by June 1st 2023. Jesper B. Andersen has been a group leader at BRIC since 2014. The goal of Andersen Group is to unravel the…

NEW GROUP LEADER

2023.06.07

Illuminating the Cellular World - A Portrait of New Group Leader Fena Ochs

Fena Ochs is new Group Leader and Associate Professor at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen.

2023.05.15

The iMED programme pushed the limits of PhD training at BRIC

On May 2nd BRIC hosted the ending symposium for the 2nd cohort of PhD fellows from the International Doctoral Program in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (iMED). Since 2019, iMED enrolled 23 talented international PhD…

INNOVATION

2023.04.11

BRIC/Finsen spinout Adcendo Aps moves forward towards clinical trials

Closing a Series A extension financing of 31 million euro will allow BRIC/Finsen spinout Adcendo ApS to conduct broad phase 1 testing of their uPARAP ADC, starting by the end of 2024.

FUNDING

2023.01.23

Professor Ana Cvejic receives a grant to better understand the interplay between immune cells and cancer

Ana Cvejic, a professor at Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), was awarded the DNRF Chair Grant of 10 million DKK over a period of three years to gain knowledge about the interaction of immune and tumor cells.

INNOVATION

2023.01.05

Niels Behrendt receives the NNF Distinguished Innovator Grant

Niels Behrendt, group leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet/BRIC receives the NNF Distinguished Innovator grant for a project focused on creating test ADC therapeutics.

Breast cancer

2022.12.06

New gene technology is able to predict the effect of treatment on the individual breast cancer patient

How do you know whether breast cancer treatment will be able to cure the individual patient? New gene technology can tell us, and it may prove vital to patients.

DISEASE

2022.10.20

Huge unveiling of schizophrenia brain cells show new treatment targets

For the first time, researchers show how schizophrenia affects both the single cell and regional cell networks in the brain. The study may provide new options for treating the disease.

2022.10.13

Translational AML trial improves clinical outcome and identifies novel drugs for future treatment

The LD-VenEx trial exemplifies the vast potential of clinical trials integrating translational research programs, says research group leader Kim Theilgaard-Mönch. In a large investigator-initiated trial, clinicians form…

2022.09.06

CellX Infrastructure Network strengthens single cell omics in Denmark and at BRIC

The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science has granted now DKK 51 million to the ‘CellX’ project, which aims to provide researchers across Denmark with better access to the analysis of cells and tissues at…

CRISPR

2022.08.19

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. According to the researchers behind the…

Cancer

2022.07.14

The immune system can help us diagnose cancer

How do you detect a dangerous cancer if you do not know exactly what to look for or where? New research into biliary tract cancer conducted at the University of Copenhagen can pave the way for early detection of the…

2022.06.27

Two BRIC researchers start their own research groups

Chiraq Nepal from Andersen Group and Diego García González from Khodosevich group have both received funding to start their own research groups outside the University of Copenhagen.

2022.05.02

Jesper B Andersen receives NNF Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator grant

For 15 years, Jesper B Andersen has investigated the molecular pathogenesis of liver and bile duct cancers. Whereas, viral hepatitis is known to pose an increased risk for developing liver cancer for infected carriers,…

Cancer

2022.04.28

Research discovery reveals how a cancer cell resists radiation treatment

Radiation is usually an effective treatment for cancer. Unfortunately, cancer cells are frequently able to defend themselves against the treatment. But now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown how…

2022.04.06

Postdocs receive the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship!

Congratulations to Lidia Moyano Galceran (Wennerberg group) and Kadi Lõhmussaar (Jensen group) who have received the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship. This year, in the first round of the MSCA…

2022.03.31

Bringing genomics into the classroom of Danish high schools

In 2020, the Danish teaching material for high school students “Data analysis & Cancer (Dataanalyse & Kræft”) was launched, and since then, the material has received significant attention from teachers across Denmark.

2022.03.31

Leadership and management skills workshop

In the beginning of March, a Leadership and Management skills workshop took place at BRIC. The workshop was hosted by Hfp Consulting and ran over 3 days. The main goal was to enable young and senior scientists to master…

2022.03.23

ERC Consolidator grant for Dr. Ana Cvejic

Among the winners of the European Research Council’s latest round of Consolidator Grants are Dr. Ana Cvejic who has been awarded funding for her project Aneuploidy and Its Impact on Blood Development: Context Matters.…

2022.03.18

Escape room at BRIC!

On 15 march 2022, during the brain awareness week, BRIC scientists locked up 30 high-school students within the research centre – To escape, the students had to find a (fictional) cure for Parkinson’s disease! Din…

Ulcerative colitis

2022.03.11

Quantum leap towards transplanting stem cells into the intestines

Stem cell transplantation can cure mice suffering from inflammation in the large intestine. This is good news for ulcerative colitis patients, as it may lead to the development of new treatment forms that do not result…

2022.02.11

BRIC celebrates the International Day of Women & Girls in Science

On Friday 11th of February BRIC marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hosting an internal panel discussion with six successful female alumni from academia and industry. The BRIC Diversity &…

2022.02.04

New Head of the MoMeD Programme

From January 1st 2022 Professor Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas has been appointed new head of the MoMeD PhD Programme. Shohreh takes over from Kim Jensen, who has from January 1st moved his research group to the new Novo…

2022.01.10

BRIC welcomes new group leader Ana Cvejic

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded Dr. Ana Cvejic a Young Investigator Award to set up a research group at BRIC in 2022 where she will study the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of blood cells. The…

2021.12.20

Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas awarded LF professorship research grant of 28 Million DKK

The Lundbeck Foundation has awarded its 2021 LF Professorships to six projects representing brain research with “ground-breaking potential”. Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas, professor, Biotech Research & Innovation Centre…

2021.12.09

”Go for your ideas!”

Video interview with PI Raphael Reuten on how and why to become a PI

2021.11.25

New disease model puts metastasis in a box

Cancer cells can travel away from the tumour where they originate and establish distant colonies (a process known as metastasis). Metastatic tumours are extremely difficult to treat and remain responsible for most cance…

Cancer

2021.11.23

Molecular hijacking: Cancer gene re-programs ‘protein factories’ to stimulate cell growth

The ribosomes, the ‘protein factories’ in our cells, can be altered by cancer genes, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows. This has implications for our understanding of both normal development and…

Genetics

2021.11.03

Researchers identify gene heavily linked to psychiatric disease

Advanced algorithms and functional animal studies have revealed a new gene linked to psychiatric disease.

Pandemic

2021.10.18

New COVID-19-discovery could predict patient death or hospitalization

In a new study, researchers from University of Copenhagen shows that the phenomenon cell fitness could predict the host immune response to a COVID-19-infection.

Drugs

2021.10.08

Frontrunner target for Parkinson’s Disease may only be relevant for small fraction of patients

The industry are developing drugs for Parkinson’s Disease aimed at a specific mechanism. But they may not help the majority of patients suffering from the disease, new mouse study from University of Copenhagen suggests.

2021.09.13

Bridging the gap between the lab and the clinic: the first European-wide PhD program to train physician-scientists launched

The Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) has joined six other biomedical research institutes to train Europe’s next generation of physician-scientists. The PhD program, Emerald, will provide medical doctors wit…

2021.09.10

BRIC Alumni Aliaksandra Radzisheuskaya joins the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) as new PI

After 7 years in Helin group at BRIC and Memorial Sloan Kettering, research associate Aliaksandra (Alex) Radzisheuskaya will start her own research group at ICR, which will focus on the relationship between chromatin…

MSCA fellowships

2021.08.05

18 Marie S. Curie fellowships within biomedicine open at BRIC in 2021

LEAD – International Postdoc to Leadership Programme Call opening August 1st 2021 – deadline for application October 1st 2021 Are you: Scientifically curious and driven to pursue a research leadership career?…

2021.07.08

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - PIAS2-mediated blockade of IFN-β signaling: A basis for sporadic Parkinson disease dementia

By Emilie Tresse-Gommeaux, Assistant Professor, Issazadeh-Navikas Group How would you summarise your research into one sentence? Our work clearly demonstrates that dysregulation of the immune genes in the brain is a…

2021.06.18

Promising study on the immune system in pancreatic cancer

New study by Erler group explores the immune system’s function in pancreatic cancer and finds that an existing therapy can be used to suppress pancreatic tumor development in pre-clinical mouse models. The research was…

2021.06.08

EMBO MEMBERSHIP TO BRIC AND DANSTEM PROFESSOR, KIM B. JENSEN

The EMBO Membership is a recognition of a contribution to scientific excellence. BRIC and DanStem Professor Kim B. Jensen’s election, is thus a tribute to his research and achievements by the scientific community. With…

2021.06.07

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - Single cell proteomics detects heterogeneity in complex cell systems

By Benjamin Furtwängler, PhD fellow, Porse Group How would you summarise your study in one sentence? We present a comprehensive mass spectrometry-based single-cell proteomics workflow that enables the characterization o…

2021.04.29

Successful researchers attract huge investment for Trojan attack on cancer cells

Researchers from Finsen Lab, Rigshospitalet and Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) have developed a form of chemotherapy that can kill cancer cells from within using a unique Trojan Horse strategy. The…

2021.04.27

PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT - The long non-coding RNA MIR31HG regulates the senescence associated secretory phenotype

By Marta Montes Resano, Assistant professor, Lund Group How would you summarise your study in one sentence? The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) MIR31HG regulates the expression and secretion of a subset of components from…

2021.04.21

Konstantin Khodosevich receives the NNF Hallas-Møller Ascending Investigator grant

For many years, Konstantin Khodosevich has investigated the functions of the brain in order to understand how mental disorders arise during brain development. Through the years, his research has contributed to scientifi…

2021.04.21

New group leader to strengthen molecular pathology at BRIC

From April 2021 professor Bjarne Winther Kristensen (MD, PhD) is affiliated with BRIC as group leader.

2021.03.18

Danish Single Cell Network launches new website to expand single cell technology in Denmark and beyond

The Danish Single-Cell Network was established in 2016 by the Khodosevich and Pers groups at the UCPH BRIC and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, respectively. The goal was to expand the…

2021.02.25

Two BRIC researchers receive the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowship

Congratulations to Denise Serra and Daniela Mayer who have received the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowship.

CANCER

2021.02.11

FEATURE - Unraveling the mysteries of a rare cancer

Group Leader Jesper B Andersen from BRIC is one of the researchers behind the initiative World Cholangiocarcinoma Day - an international effort to raise awareness of the rare and highly aggressive cancer of the bile…

2021.01.25

New scientific discovery may enable accurate prediction of cancer spread even before cancer develops

Researchers from Erler Group at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) in Copenhagen have discovered that the rigidity of a thin membrane structure encompassing cells and lining all vessels regulates how easily…

2021.01.11

Two BRIC researchers receive Lundbeck grants for “bold projects with the potential to produce new knowledge in the field of neuroscience”

Assistant professor Ninna Struck Rossen and Assistant professor Sophia Julia Häfner are two of 29 researchers in DK who have received funding from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Experiments research programme for high-risk…

2020.12.17

New BRIC Head of Administration

From 1 January Christian Hestbæk will be BRIC's new Head of Administration. Christian is currently Head of Administration at Dept. for Drug Design and Phamacology under Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Before…

2020.12.04

Tumor microenvironment could play an important role in gallbladder carcinogenesis

A new study from the Andersen Group, BRIC at University of Copenhagen and researchers at the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health in…

2020.11.05

Open call for fellowships: International leadership programme for postdocs

The Postdoc to research LEADer programme (LEAD) is an international postdoc programme supported by the H2020 Marie S. Curie COFUND programme (grant no 945322). LEAD’s goal is to empower diverse research talents to becom…

2020.11.04

BRIC/Finsen Group leaders will be part of national brain cancer center

The Danish Cancer Society has given 20 million DKK to a national Cancer Research Center for Targeted treatment of Primary Brain Tumors. The centre will strengthen the ties between research and clinical practice and…

2020.10.21

PI receives Lundbeck Foundation Ascending Investigator grant

Congratulations to Konstantin Khodosevich, group leader at BRIC, who received this prestigious grant! Project title: Etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders: impact of genetics and environment. Sum: DKK 5,050,000.…

2020.10.07

Comics as science communication

Science communication is highly valued at BRIC as a skill that can be done in many ways. Several researchers at BRIC have now tried their hand at combining art and science by creating comics as a way of communicating…

Precision medicine

2020.09.15

Biomarker reveals how aggressive biliary tract cancer is in patients

PRECISION MEDICINE Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital have discovered a biomarker that might predict the course of the disease in patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC). The…

2020.08.27

“Work hard, follow your interest and never surrender!”

Interview with group leader Jordi Guiu

2020.08.04

BRIC researchers discover role of metabolism gene in brain dysfunction

Researchers from Khodosevich group at BRIC and Perrier’s group at Department of Neuroscience have discovered that the function of neurons most affected by mental disorders are dependent of a specific molecule. This…

2020.07.03

New method reveals common biomarker for cancer and neurodegeneration disease

A new and more precise method of sequencing mitochondrial DNA developed by researchers from Issazadeh-Navikas Group at BRIC has revealed a mutation hotspot which is associated with both neurodegeneration disease and…

2020.06.30

Reducing ADAM12 protein can limit activation of overly active immune cells in MS

INFLAMMATORY DISEASE In a new study, researchers from the Issazadeh-Navikas group, BRIC, show that the protein ADAM12 plays an essential role in the function of immune cells and that reducing the protein can limit the…

award

2020.06.23

YOUPPIE award to Luis Arnes

Associate professor Luis Arnes was awarded The YOUPPIE award by The Young Pancreatologist Platform in Europe (YOUPPIE, the young talent group of the EPC).

2020.05.25

New peer groups to support wellbeing at BRIC

The reopening of our labs from Wednesday is great news! However, staff with computer/office-based work still have to work from home and even for those coming back, life is not back to normal with rules on social…

2020.05.25

Buddies in challenging times

BRIC is running a Buddy Program for postdocs, to facilitate the integration of incoming postdocs. In this voluntary program, BRIC pairs an incoming postdoc to a “buddy” postdoc who is already working at BRIC/Finsen. Thi…

2020.05.22

Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered how the protein PP2A can inhibit tumour growth in mice. The protein turns off an enzyme that stimulates cell growth, thus inhibiting the…

Cancer

2020.05.14

Danish Researchers Find New Breast Cancer Gene in Young People

New research shows for the first time that RBBP8 gene variants may lead to the development of breast cancer in very young women.

2020.05.11

COVID19: BRIC researchers helping out at hospital

In April, Rigshospitalet called upon staff, to help with the screening for antibodies against COVID-19. The goal was to test 8000 health care employees over 3 days, 15-17th April 2020, and several people from BRIC…

2020.05.06

Lockdown still challenges experimental research

The partial reopening of BRIC is being put to full use by the researchers allowed back in the labs. However, the experimental research is still very challenged by the lockdown situation. The Danish newspaper…

2020.03.26

BRIC researcher receives BRIDGE fellowship

Congratulations to João Nuno Silva Duarte (Issazadeh-Navikas Group) who has been nominated for a fellowship in The Translational Excellence Programme! We have asked João what his project is about, and how the corona…

2020.02.27

4 BRIC researchers receive the prestigious Marie Curie individual fellowship

Once again, BRIC has been very successful in the MSCA individual fellowship round. This year 4 out of 7 of the research proposals were funded! Congratulations to our new MSCA fellows: Raul Bressan, Jayashree Thatte, Jua…

Personalized medicine

2020.02.10

PTH - Towards personalized medicine

With a significant grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation awarded in 2017 to start the DanStem-affiliated PTH program, Professors Kirsten Grønbæk from the Department of Hematology (Rigshospitalet), Bo Porse from the…

Cancer mutations

2020.02.05

Global study maps cancer mutations in large catalogue

Mutations in 38 different types of cancer have been mapped by means of whole genome analysis by an international team of researchers from, amongst others, the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, Aarhus…

2020.01.24

Outreach: Successfully introducing the world of CRISPR at SRP high school course 2020

On 14-15 January 2020, 13 students from Danish high schools across the country participated in the two-day SRP course. The SRP high school course is an annual event hosted by BRIC and this year the theme of the course…

Cancer

2020.01.08

Cancer Research Becomes Part of the Schedule for High School Students

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Herlev Gentofte Hospital have teamed up with teachers from Roskilde High School to develop new teaching material on data analysis, cancer and precision medicine. The…

2019.12.17

Ancient worm reveals way to destroy toxic cells in Huntington’s disease

Researchers from Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), Univeristy of Cambridge and University of Copenhagen, have identified a highly conserved mechanism in worms and humans that controls the removal of toxic…

2019.12.11

Newly appointed professor at BRIC Kim Jensen aims to uncover the full potential of stem cells

Kim Jensen, PhD and Group Leader has been appointed professor at BRIC from 1st December 2019. ​"I am very excited to see Kim Jensen appointed professor. Kim is extremely competent in realizing his visions through…

2019.12.03

New Head of Administration

From 1 December 2019, Ellen Hertz Bilberg is new Head of Administration at BRIC. Ellen has an educational background in economics and she has several years of experience working in the public sector. In her new position…

2019.12.03

Clinical pathologist to strengthen teaching and research in molecular pathology at BRIC

November 1st 2019, MD PhD Eric Santoni-Rugiu joined BRIC. Eric will use his strong expertise in pathology to support BRIC researchers and the teaching of pathology courses at BRIC. "Recruitment of Eric will significantl…

2019.11.22

Communicating the importance of basic research through outreach

Basic research is crucial for the continuous development of new treatments of serious diseases. However, basic research is a complex matter, dependent on modern laboratory equipment and highly educated researchers. This…

Pregnancy

2019.10.30

How are psychiatric disorders linked to infections during pregnancy?

Severe infections during pregnancy have been connected to a range of psychiatric disorders by different studies in humans and animals. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown in mice how the…

Grants

2019.10.23

The Lundbeck Foundation Supports Experienced Talents with Grants of DKK 40 Million

As part of the ‘Ascending Investigators’ grant programme, eight researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences will each receive DKK 5 million for a number of projects.

2019.10.15

Novel insight into PRMT5, a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment

Despite progress in the treatment of patients with cancer, it is still a devastating disease with an urgent need for more precise and effective medicine. This requires a better understanding of the mechanism leading to…

2019.09.25

From postdoc to PI

Is your personal goal to become a PI? Are you interested in improving your strategy and chances of succeeding? Or are you undecided but curious to find out what it takes to become a PI and what the daily life of a PI…

Genetics

2019.09.20

New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

In the body's cells, some proteins are of vital importance as to which genes are active or turned off. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered…

2019.08.28

BRIC spin-out receives venture support for development of novel antibody-drug conjugates

ADCendo ApS, a spin-out from the University of Copenhagen, BRIC and Rigshospitalet, Finsen Laboratory has been accepted into the BioInnovation Institute (BII) Creation House program. As part of the program, ADCendo wil…

2019.08.01

Professor Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas appointed member of the Danish Medical Research Council (DFF)

In January 2020 Shohreh will join Kirsten Grønbæk (Chair) as member of the Danish Medical Research Council (DFF)! The full list of members for 2020 is available here.

Stem Cells

2019.07.30

Stem Cell Research Sheds New Light on the Skin

For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied and outlined the development of sebaceous glands in the skin. The study provides greater insight into the development and maintenance of the…

2019.07.22

Sign up now open for high school teacher course

BRIC hosts an annual workshop for high school teachers on a current topic. This year's workshop will be in collaboration with DanStem and is about stem cells and healthy organs. Read more about the programme and sign up…

2019.07.09

Study points to CD73 as novel therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia

A recent study from the Porse group at the Finsen Laboratory, DanStem and BRIC, shows that the cancer-protective and -targetable CD73-gene is upregulated in a type of leukemia, indicating a potential novel therapy. …

BRIC

2019.06.26

Professor Anders H. Lund is the new Director of BRIC

The new director of BRIC, University of Copenhagen, are starting July 1 this year. The new director will be Anders H. Lund, who has been interim director since June last year, where he took over from professor Kristian…

2019.06.25

Tissue-Engineering the Intestine: The Trials before the Trials

Building complex tissues requires the development of innovative interdisciplinary engineering solutions. In this Forum, the INTENS Consortium discuss experimental considerations and challenges for generating a…

2019.05.22

Transcription Re-Orders the Epigenome after DNA Replication

Published in Molecular Cell, a study from the Groth laboratory at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, shows that transcription, the first step in the process by which genes are…

2019.05.16

Surprising Research Result: All Immature Cells Can Develop into Stem Cells

New sensational study conducted at the University of Copenhagen disproves traditional knowledge of stem cell development. The study reveals that the destiny of intestinal cells is not predetermined, but instead…

2019.04.09

BRIC based start-up joins BioInnovation Institute’s incubator program

Ankrin Therapeutics joins the four life science start-ups in BioInnovation Institute’s incubator program Creation House. The company is co-founded by BRIC group leader Professor Anja Groth who holds the chair as CSO and…

Stem cells

2019.04.05

Mutation Stands in the Way of Healthy Blood Cell Maturation

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and EMBL in Heidelberg have learned how a specific genetic mutation affects the maturation of blood cells in mouse models. Leukaemia patients often have a…

2019.03.13

BRIC welcomes the Life science entrepreneurs of tomorrow

On Tuesday 12 March, BRIC welcomed two high school classes from Herlufsholm and Nærum high school. The students are all enrolled in a new life science program at the two schools with a special focus on the cross field…

DNA

2019.02.25

Researchers Discover ’Chromosome Scanner’ that Protects Against Cancer

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the repair of serious damage to the human DNA. A ‘scanner’ inside the cells decides whether or not so-calle…

2019.01.17

Janine Erler appointed InnoWoman ambassador for Innovation Fund Denmark

Group leader Janine Erler is part of a new initiative from Innovation Fund Denmark that aims to secure a better gender balance among the Fund’s applicants.

2019.01.17

BRIC and DanStem welcomes new group leader Luis Arnes Perez

In January 2019 BRIC and DanStem welcomed new junior group leader Luis Arnes Perez. Since 2009, Arnes has been a postdoc at the Department of Genetics and Development and the Department of Systems Biology, Columbia…

2019.01.06

Professor Kirsten Grønbæk appointed new chair of the Danish Medical Research Council (DFF)

Professor Kirsten Grønbæk, chief physician at Rigshospitalet, Department of Haematology, and Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM) is the new chair of the Danish Medical Research Council.

Precision medicine

2018.11.01

New Research Centre to improve personalized treatment for Danish patients with blood cancers

With a grant of DKK 20 million from the national Knæk Cancer-collection 2018, the new “The Danish Cancer Society’s Cancer Research Center for Precision Medicine in Blood Cancers” will be established at UCPH.

CAREER

2018.10.24

Lisa Frankel starts new research group at Kræftens Bekæmpelse

Assistant professor Lisa Frankel from the Lund Group at BRIC has received a Lundbeck fellowship to start her own research group at Kræftens Bekæmpelse from December 1st 2018.

2018.10.15

International top researcher Peter Campbell visits BRIC on 23 October

On Tuesday 23 October 2018 Peter Campbell, Head of Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK visits Copenhagen to give two talks on cancer.

KFJ prize

2018.06.19

Prestigious Prize Rewards Elite Researchers in Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Diseases

Kristian Helin and Anne Tybjærg-Hansen from the University of Copenhagen receive this year’s KFJ Prize for their ground-breaking contribution to research in e.g. cancer, epigenetics and atherosclerosis. Along with the…

Outreach

2018.04.17

Bringing genomics into the class room: Successful Inspiration day on Big Data and precision medicine

On April 5 2018, 38 High School science teachers from across the country participated in the BRIC outreach course “ Big data in the clinics: the roadmap to precision medicine”.

TOP RESEARCH

2018.04.04

Distinguished Investigator Grant for Anders H. Lund

Professor and group leader Anders H. Lund has received a Distinguished Investigator grant of DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for the research project ”In vivo investigations of the ribosome code.”

CRISPR

2018.03.23

New European research network to improve efficiency of genome editing

The new EU-funded IMGENE (Improving CRISPR genome editing) consortium wants to improve genome editing for application in research and therapy

Elite Research Prize

2018.03.01

Elite Research Prize for Ground-Breaking Research in Cell Memory

Each year the Ministry of Higher Education and Science honours some of Denmark’s most talented researchers with the Elite Research Prize. This year Professor Anja Groth from BRIC receives the prize for her research into…

Investment

2018.02.01

EU grants 1.9 million euros to new international PhD program

BRIC has just received a grant of EUR 1.883.520 over five years from the EU Marie S. Curie program COFUND for a new international PhD program ‘iMED’. The goal of the research program is to train PhD-students in multipl…

OUTREACH

2017.11.22

SRP high school programme 2017 was a great succes

On November 16-17 2017, 15 students from Danish high schools across the country made their way to BRIC to participate in the two day SRP course on radiation and DNA damage.

Honorary award

2017.11.07

Lundbeck Foundation's Research Prize for Young Scientists to Professor Janine Erler

- "Janine Erler is a researcher who can take on almost anything. She is a great talent, a skilled researcher, a popular lecturer, a much-used assessor for journals and foundations, a talented research leader and an…

BIOTECH

2017.11.06

Research results from the Finsen Laboratory lead to establishment of new biotech company

A global patent agreement between the University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region has now led to the establishment of ADCendo, a biotech company that will develop new treatments for bone, connective tissue and brain…

retirement

2017.10.20

The matrix man - retirement portrait of John Couchman

Professor and group leader John Couchman is not a man who craves attention. For more than 40 years, he has conducted experiments, published results and trained students, engaged in academic activities and received honor…

phd programme

2017.10.17

CPH Bioscience PhD programme - 2018 application is open

The CPH Bioscience PhD programme is designed for international talents to come to Denmark and start their research careers at one of the NNF Research Centers.

Grant

2017.08.24

New Ambitious Research Programme Receives DKK 100 million for Research into Leukaemia and New Treatment

Professor Kristian Helin heads a new research programme, which has just received DKK 100 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The programme, which falls under DanStem, is clinically focussed and aims to develop and…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2017.06.16

Professor Anja Groth elected Member of EMBO

The selection is an international acknowledgment of her excellent research effort within chromatin replication and epigenetics.

Research collaboration

2017.06.09

New research group to strengthen BRIC blood cancer research

An agreement between Rigshospitalet and the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has associated Professor Kirsten Grønbæk and her research group with BRIC.

new project

2017.01.10

New project: Patients own cells to be used in the fight against cancer

Cancer patient survival rates in Denmark are among the poorest in Europe, but a new project aims to use personalized medicine to fight back.

ERC Consolidator Grant

2016.12.14

ERC Consolidator Grant: Putting the fundamental questions of biology under the microscope

BRIC Professor and Group Leader Anja Groth has been awarded one of the coveted ERC Consolidator Grants.

new project

2016.12.05

New project: New blood cancer treatment targeting cancer proteins

A new research project in the Helin group together with Nuevolution seeks to create tailored therapies for patients affected by blood cancer.

2016.10.11

Talented BRIC researchers become PIs

Two talented BRIC researchers have proven that you should never stop believing in yourself and your dreams.

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

2016.08.09

Research powerhouse within cancer will become part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

The path from basic research to development of new medicines and treatment methods within cancer, for example, will become shorter when BRIC becomes part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (SUND) at the…

2016.05.23

Janine Erler awarded the Danish Cancer Society’s Junior Researcher Award 2016

Associate Professor and Group Leader at BRIC Janine Terra Erler has just been awarded the Danish Cancer Society’s Junior Researcher Award 2016.

2016.05.02

BRIC group leader in distinguished company

Professor Anja Groth has been elected member of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

2016.04.15

Konstantin Khodosevich receives the Hallas Møller Investigator grant

What biological processes are needed to build a healthy brain? And what goes wrong in disorders of brain development? These are the central questions behind the work of associate professor Konstantin Khodosevich, who ha…

2016.03.17

The future’s intestinal flora receives a helping hand

About a hundred thousand billion - 100.000.000.000.000 – bacteria live in our digestive system. The intestinal microbiome consists of both beneficial bacteria that ensure that the gut remains healthy and supports…

ERC

2016.02.17

ERC Consolidator grants for BRIC researchers

Two researchers from BRIC have been awarded grants from the European Research Council out of a total of ten grants given to Danish projects.

GRANTS

2016.02.08

2 BRIC group leaders awarded grants from Lundbeck Foundation

For BRIC Group Leaders Anders H. Lund and Anja Groth, Christmas 2015 became merrier than expected due to extra Christmas presents in the form of research grants from Lundbeck Foundation.

2016.01.14

Anja Groth new member of the Medical Research Council

The Danish minister of education and research has appointed new members for the Independent Research Councils. BRIC group leader Anja Groth has been appointed as member of the Medical Research Council (FSS).

2015.11.24

Professor and Director Kristian Helin receives Director Ib Henriksen's Foundation's research award

At a reception on 24 November 2015 at D’Angleterre, Director Ib Henriksen’s Foundation will present their 30th annual research award. This year, the 250.000 DKK award goes to Professor and Director Kristian Helin for hi…

GENDER

2015.10.30

Top European research institutes move towards gender equality

Along with partners from twelve other European research institutes in life sciences, BRIC is now committing to beat the current gender imbalance in life science.

ELITE RESEARCH

2015.06.23

2 BRIC researchers awarded Sapere Aude grants

Group Leader, Professor Anders H. Lund and Group Leader, Associate Professor Jesper B. Andersen have both received grants from the Danish Council for Independent Research’s prestigious career program Sapere Aude.

2015.06.01

Merit Award for Cancer Research to BRIC Group Leader

Group leader Jesper B Andersen has received the Junior Researcher Award 2015 from the Danish Cancer Society, for his contribution to the field of cancer research

Spin out

2015.05.07

Biotech company founded at BRIC sold for 450 million DKK

EpiTherapeutics, a Danish firm that develops medicine using biomedical research conducted at the University of Copenhagen, was today sold to an American drug maker for 444 million kroner. EpiTherapeutics’ products are…

2015.04.30

EU-LIFE Open Statement on the Strategic Investment Fund (Juncker Plan)

EU-LIFE strongly welcomes the position of the European Parliament committees made public on 20th April about the Strategic Investment Fund - EFSI or “Juncker Plan”.

PRIZE

2014.10.09

Suffrage Science Heirloom to BRIC group leader

Group Leader Anja Groth honoured for her scientific achievements and desire to pave the way for young women in science.

GRANTS

2014.10.07

DFF-YDUN Grants to talented BRIC researchers

BRIC Group Leaders Anja Groth and Janine Erler receives almost DKK 6.5 M each.

PRIZE

2014.09.05

Prestigious medical award to BRIC researcher

Kristian Helin receives the Anders Jahre Senior Medical Prize and NOK 1 million for his groundbreaking contribution to understanding epigenetics. Epigenetics is the change of our genetic material which controls gene…

PRIZE

2014.07.02

Award for pioneering stem cell research

Gold medal from LEO Pharma Research Foundation to BRIC Group Leader Kim B. Jensen, for his outstanding research in epidermal stem cells.

Gene research

2014.03.31

The FANTOM project charts an atlas of gene activity over the human body

In 2003, the human DNA sequence was determined in the human genome project. Now, scientists in the FANTOM project determined exactly where in the body each gene encoded in DNA is active. This is important, because it i…

appointments

2014.02.10

New group leaders at BRIC

The appointment of two new Group Leaders Jesper Andersen (BRIC) and Kim Theilgaard (Finsenlab) underpins a strategic effort to strengthen the translational research at BRIC.

Elite programme

2013.11.06

Group Leader Kim Jensen in prestigious elite programme

BRIC Group Leader Kim Jensen has been selected for the EMBO’s Young Investigator Programme

Research prize

2013.05.25

Cancer research prize to BRIC group leader Kim Jensen

Kim Jensen has on May 25th 2013, been awarded the Junior Research Prize from the Danish Cancer Society. Frede Olesen, President of the Danish Cancer Society, accompanied the prize with praising words: “Kim is an…

2012.12.13

Lundbeck fellowship to new group leader at BRIC Kim Jensen

The Lundbeck Foundation has awarded Kim Jensen a fellowship to initiate a research group at BRIC. His focus is on stem cell renewal and the role of stem cells in disease

2012.12.11

PhD-Prize from the Danish Academy of Natural Sciences to Kristine Williams

Kristine receives the prize for her unique work on TET1 and hydroxymethylcytosine, and the important Nature paper that came from this work in 2011

2012.09.19

Carlsberg Research Prize 2012 to Kristian Helin

The Carlsberg Foundation has awarded their Research Prize 2012 in natural sciences to BRIC Professor Kristian Helin

2012.05.13

Cancer research prize to BRIC researcher Anja Groth

The Danish Cancer Society has just awarded their Junior Research Prize to Anja Groth for her outstanding research in epigenetics.

2012.03.30

Two prestigious Novo Nordisk research stipends to BRIC researchers

BRIC Group Leader Janine Erler has just received the prestigious Hallas Møller stipend from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for her research in cancer metastasis and MD Kim Theilgaard-Mönch received a clinical research gran…

2012.02.10

ERC advanced grant to BRIC researcher Kristian Helin

Director and Professor at BRIC, Kristian Helin has received an ERC advanced grant for his research in molecular cancer biology.

2011.11.17

Innovation prize to BRIC researchers

New innovation prize from the University of Copenhagen goes to BRIC researchers Kristian Helin, Jesper Christensen and Paul Cloos.

2011.11.07

Research in cellular memory

Associate Professor Anja Groth has received an ERC Starting Grant and has been selected for EMBO's Young Investigator Programme. Her research deals with how cells know what to become and how they sustain this memory…

2010.11.03

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology, DanStem

New center involving BRIC researchers Kristian Helin and Bo Porse will position Danish stem cell research in the international elite

2010.01.29

Research Prize to Constance Alabert

Constance Alabert receives the "young elite-researcher prize" from the Danish Council for Independent Research

2010.01.11

New research group at BRIC

A new research group has been founded at BRIC, headed by Associate Professor Roger Pocock