The international alliance of scientists ICDA is publishing its recommendations as to what science should focus on to take the next quantum leap to an understanding of the major common diseases and their genetic origins. The University of Copenhagen is represented on the alliance's Steering Committee and has high expectations for the upcoming project.

This year, three researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receive awards from the Bagger-Sørensen Foundation. Professor Karsten Buschard receives this year’s main award for his age-long research into type 1 diabetes.

A new state-of-the-art biological mass spectrometry (MS) based proteomic research facility has opened this summer at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH).