Designed proteins are anticipated to have groundbreaking impact on a range of issues from treating disease to tackling environmental problems. With a DKK 700 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and headed by Professor Dek Woolfson, a new Center for Protein Design (CPD) at the University of Copenhagen has ambitions to match this potential. The CPD will spearhead developments in protein design and its applications through strong interdisciplinary collaborations across the university and partnerships in Denmark and internationally.

A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the method and believe it has the potential to save lives worldwide.

Unprecedented insights into insulin resistance could pave the way for better treatments and earlier detection of type 2 diabetes.