Dutch start-up Predica Diagnostics joins the fight against cervical cancer
Nijmegen start-up develops new test that not only measures the presence, but also the carcinogenic activity of the HPV virus
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Researchers develop cheaper immunotherapy for blood and lymphatic cancer
In the fight against some forms of blood and lymphatic cancer, doctors have been achieving considerable successes with a new form of immunotherapy for some […]
Swarms of robots sweep the human body to fight cancer
Research carried out by the German Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) resembles films like Innerspace and the sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage (after a book […]
Start-up of the week: This week’s innovative Egg of Columbus goes to …
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
University of Cambridge stumbles across treatment for heart patients
Anyone who has survived a heart attack will never be completely healthy again seeing that heart cells cannot be regenerated naturally. Scar tissue develops after […]
Start-up of the week: Brilliant, unique weapon aimed at rare diseases wins IO weekly trophy!
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the Day: app teaches cancer patients how to cope with fatigue
Door Vonk, co-founder and CCO of ‘Tired of Cancer‘ ran her own consultancy firm for many years. There, she raised funds for all kinds of […]
New blood test detects 50+ cancer types, inc. early stage pre-symptomatic
There is, in principle, only one method for early detection of cancer: regular check-ups. These are often unpleasant, e.g. mammograms or colonoscopies. Plus they are […]
3D tumor models for testing anti-cancer drugs
Three-dimensional imitation tumors can help to test anti-cancer drugs more accurately. The 3D models can mimic a micro-environment which encounters cancer cells present in the […]
Start-up of the Week: pocket-sized cancer treatment provider
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the Day: faster, better and cheaper monitoring of cancer treatment thanks to chip
The Twente start-up ECsens won the 4TU Impact Challenge at the beginning of this month. Students from the four technical universities in The Netherlands presented […]
EU research project aims to improve breast cancer therapy
Every year, around two million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer, which at 30.5 percent is still the most common cancer among women. According […]
Plant used in traditional Chinese medicine is effective against malignant skin cancer
Malignant skin cancer is one of the most dangerous types of cancer. 5000 people are diagnosed with it every year in Austria. The number of […]
Will there soon be a drug against metastasized tumors?
When cancer cells travel through the body, metastases are often likely to develop. These metastases generally spread in two ways. They may metastasize via the […]
Top 10 Emerging Technologies (4): Disordered Proteins as Drug Targets
World Economic Forum (WEF) asked a group of international technology experts to identify this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies. After soliciting nominations from additional experts […]
Dual Therapy to Reduce the Relapse Rate in Cancer
The oncologist Clemens Schmitt of Kepler University Linz is developing a preventive dual therapy for cancer patients. The goal is to reduce the relapse rate. Some patients […]
Sport as an effective additional therapy to radiation therapy for cancer
The diagnosis of cancer alone is a shock for every affected person, which is difficult to handle and has a decisive influence on the quality […]
Diagnosing breast cancer with a blood test
In Germany, breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer types among women. Approximately 70,000 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. This […]
#WorldcancerDay – Innovations that will change the way the cancer is treated (2): targeted compounds for molecular imaging
February 4 is World Cancer Day that takes place annually to unite people, communities and institutions in the global fight against cancer, to raise awareness […]
Individualized chemotherapy thanks to lab on a chip?
In medical research, experiments are still being carried out on millions of mice, rabbits, rats, dogs and monkeys worldwide, even though it has recently become […]