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. Accoding to the researchers behind the company, this may lead to better treatment of diseases.

In Denmark, we are famous for our register-based research, and now Professor Elsebeth Lynge – one of the pioneers in the field – receives the honorary 10-Year Impact Award. However, new work procedures threaten Danish register-based research.

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a protein that the body uses to generate muscle mass and have even succeeded in artificially triggering it.