Tag Archives: neurodegeneration

Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Palatin Technologies to develop novel melanocortin-based therapy for diabetic retinopathy and retinal diseases

(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim has entered into a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Palatin Technologies to develop melanocortin receptor agonists as a new treatment for retinal diseases, beginning with diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The approach targets inflammation, … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool Launches LINC to Unite Brain and Mind Research for Global Health Impact

(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has launched the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC), an ambitious collaboration uniting nearly 170 researchers and clinicians from the University, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Brain Health Northwest, and global partners. LINC aims … Read the full press release

University of Dundee’s Professor Miratul Muqit Named First Director of UK DRI Parkinson’s Research Centre

(IN BRIEF) The University of Dundee has named Professor Miratul Muqit as inaugural Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute’s Parkinson’s Research Centre. Funded with £10 million, the centre aims to develop new predictive tools, preventive strategies, and treatments to … Read the full press release

University of Twente associate professor Kerensa Broersen granted a Vici funding from NWO, the Dutch Research Council

(PRESS RELEASE) ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, 28-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Twente, a Enschede, NL based public technical university, has announced that its associate professor Kerensa Broersen has been granted Vici funding from NWO, the Dutch Research Council. Kerensa Broersen, associate … Read the full press release