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With its tailored cannabis substances, the biotech start-up Octarine Bio is eyeing the growing market for pain relieving drugs.
Professor Anja Boisen from DTU Health Tech receives Proof of Concept grant of DKK 1.1 million from the European Research Council.
The Danish hearing aid manufacturers are among the world leaders in their field.
Thanks to two student projects, the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) research unit at Hvidovre Hospital will be able to receive images of the liver and brain tissue in...
As a relatively new department at DTU, the Department of Health Technology has an ambition to create and strengthen collaboration with stakeholders from academia, industry...
The award as ‘The Most Outstanding Healthcare Innovator in the World in 2019’ was presented to Professor Henrik Hautop Lund at the gala for the 2019 at The Global Over...
With the Advanced Materials and Healthcare Engineering programme, due to start this autumn, DTU now offers seven master’s programmes focusing on health with a technological...
Two cancer cells from the same tumour may have totally different DNA profiles. A new technique to identify them may lead to better treatments.
Mapping patients’ genetic make-up could lead to better treatment for a wide range of diseases.
DTU has entered into collaboration with the UK company Kromek aimed at developing a scanner that can improve breast cancer diagnostics.
From autumn 2019, DTU offers a new MSc programme in advanced materials and healthcare engineering.
A young researcher has discovered a solution for using rechargeable batteries in hearing aids without increasing their size or creating unwanted noise.
Artificial intelligence and big data are building blocks in the development of personal health technologies.
Applications of the growing Big Data, Machine/Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence fields show the potential impact and importance of these fields for solving real...
A new project will revolutionise monitoring of hospitalised patients at special risk, thus reducing the incidence of complications and deaths.
One of the largest studies of depression and bipolar disorder involving more than 120 patients have shown, that mood changes can be predicted with a very high accuracy...
A newly developed light seeks to reduce degradation of the brain in patents with Alzheimer’s disease.
Genetic data combined with new knowledge about the genetic make-up of gut bacteria opens the door to personal dietary recommendations.
In recent years, high-tech robotic solutions have found their way from the universities’ laboratories to the healthcare system.
One of the most cited researchers in Denmark, Professor Jun Wang, participates in DTU High Tech Summit and urges all Danes to digitize their health data.
A recent systematic review of more than 3500 scientific publications has investigated whether these many studies agree on the relationship between depressive symptoms and...
New DTU research is paving the way for matching hearing aids more closely to user needs. The aim is for more people to be happy with their hearing aids—and actually use...
The most active concert participants at Roskilde Festival burn about as many calories as they would doing two hours of spinning or running.
Physical activity, sleep and cognitive function: Clinical pilot study on crowd-sourced mHealth for cognitive rehabilitation
DTU distinguished itself at the Venture Cup National Startup Competition 2018. Medical equipment for treatment of chronic wounds was the big winner of the competition.
DTU start-ups develop new eco-friendly disposable products for hospitals. Common for these solutions is that they are simple, innovative, and easy to use.
The research group of Health Informatics and Innovation published an instrument and a toolkit to assess users´digital health literacy.
Researchers at DTU have identified natural peptides that fight bacteria, thereby reducing the need for antibiotics.
Modular welfare technology Moto Tiles, developed at DTU for eldercare, wins Product Innovation of the Year at the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards.
Grants Researchers receive funding from the European Commission for pioneering research.
The CACHET PhD project InstaPatch has received funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark. This funding will be used to further expand the project with an additional...
Researchers at DTU have identified the brain signals that help us to focus on a particular sound, for example speech from a single person.
DTU’s High Tech Summit is attracting considerable interest from the business community who have already bought or booked 60 of the 70 stands.
A patch which can measure movement patterns in persons with Parkinson’s disease won DTU’s Open Innovation X final.
The following are merely examples of some of DTU's research in life science.
DTU and Professor Henrik Hautop Lund from Center for Playware, DTU Electrical Engineering, are nominated for the development of the Moto Tiles for eldercare.
The Copenhagen Center for Health Technology (CACHET) have released the "CACHET in Profile 2018" report, which reports on research, research training, innovation in society...
Summer school in Denmark once again gives students from all over the world the opportunity to learn how the One Health concept can tackle challenges related to the health...
Exposure to loud noise in the environment is causing nerve damage in the ears of ever more people. New research will enable diagnosing and treating such hearing loss in...
Three grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will enable DTU researchers to create new knowledge about brain functions, gut bacteria, and nerve damage in the ears.
A simple method for electronically monitoring patient heart rhythm can improve the treatment of heart rhythm disorders and prevent strokes.
CACHET er kommet med en lang række input til det seneste nummer af Lægemiddelindustriens (LIF) medlemsblad "med."
A new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen shows that inactive, overweight people can lose fat mass just as effectively by riding the bike to work than by exercising...
Three BEng students have developed an anti-itch duvet using materials from NASA’s space suits. The project secured development funding in international competition.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) funds Hub for Enhanced Living with 3 million $. CACHET is part of project through DTU and UCPH.
Come to an open day on 29 November 2017, where cooperation partners are invited to have a look at some of the new, state-of-the-art facilities in DTU's largest building...
At this year's national congress, The Danish Society for Biomedical Engineering awarded students, Aske Bluhme Klok and Joakim Edin, from DTU/KU, 1st prize for the presentation...
Doctors and scientists have joined forces with a commercial enterprise to develop an alarm that makes life easier for patients and their relatives.
During the current royal visit to Japan, on Wednesday 11 Oct, HRH Crown Prince Frederik and HRH Crown Princess Mary, had the chance to engage in playful interaction with...
Hearing aids amplify sounds in our surroundings. New research makes it possible to distinguish between wanted sounds, e.g. a voice, and unwanted noise.
Hearing aids amplify all the sounds around us – even the ones we don’t want to listen to. New research makes it possible for hearing aids to distinguish between direct...
There is great potential in developing new technology that can address health challenges—and DTU aims to be part of the solution.
RESEARCHERS AIM AT REDUCING THE EXCESS MORTALITY OF PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS BY IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT
Personal health technology will play a greater role in the future healthcare system, which will be characterized by a growing number of chronic patients and a strong patient...
English summary: Whitepaper published, for the first time documenting comorbidity in Denmark. The book documents the problems facing patients, when they are in contact...
The Portable Ultrasound Scanners project—running from 2013 to 2018—has received DKK 75 million (EUR 10 million) in funding from Innovation Fund Denmark out of a total budget...
Professor Thomas Lars Andresen, Head of DTU Nanotech, receives one out of five EliteForsk awards. At the same time, four PhD students from DTU are awarded EliteForsk travel...
In my opinion, engineers will change the way we make pharmaceuticals—and DTU is to supply the graduates.
Innovation Fund Denmark awarded five new prizes at the EliteForsk conference on 23 February. Four current and former DTU researchers were among the recipients.
Ultrasound is an effective and harmless means to look inside the body. It is used by specially trained doctors, for example to monitor the foetus during pregnancy, but...
The spin-out company Scandinavian Micro Biodevices has completed its journey from the clean rooms at DTU to a global breakthrough. Zoetis, of USA, has just paid DKK 536...
Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted DKK 7 million for the further development of a new robot that will ensure COPD patients of the right amount of oxygen. DTU sees...
New research from DTU will extend the life expectancy of chronic patients with cystic fibrosis, and delay the need to replace artificial hips and knees.
By implanting dopamine-producing cells in the brain, patients may regulate their own dopamine level.
Innovation Fund Denmark has granted DKK 27 million to two major health-promoting projects carried out at the Copenhagen Center for Health Technology, CACHET,, in which...
Age. Obesity. Diabetes. Threats to our health that are both widespread and rising. They are also the most common causes for chronic wounds – not only painful to the patients...
The projects seek to develop and evaluate new healthcare monitoring technology for heart rhythm and psychiatric and neurological diseases. The goals are to enable early...
Small sensors on the bodies of cancer patients who have recently undergone surgery aim to ensure timely response to complications. The technology is being jointly developed...
DTU is the only Danish scientific participant in the EU's flagship Human Brain Project to map the human brain. An agreement covering the Danish part of the project has...
The Danish Cancer Society has supported a project on the development of continuous non-invasive monitoring for early detection and prevention of serious morbidity and mortality...
TEAM, a new €4 million research and training network focused on developing new technologies that can support mental health services for young people, was formally announced...
Each year, the Lundbeck Foundation awards fellowships to a number of particularly promising young researchers who are qualified to establish or expand their own research...
DTU researchers are using the biggest life science supercomputer in Denmark to analyse complex volumes of data and put doctors in a position to improve our health.
At the Danish Biomedical Society's Annual Congress 2016, taking place from 20 to 22 September, several students in Medicine & Technology were presented with awards for...
A new method makes it possible to find far more cancer attack points than before. The method is yet another advance for immunotherapy treatments, which have demonstrated...
Analysis of everyday speech from smartphone has shown to be a sensitive and valid measure of depression and mania in bipolar disorder.
Seniors throw away their canes and rollators after playing with the Moto tiles developed at DTU Elektro's Center for Playware.
A new data management and software centre linked to the European Spallation Source (ESS) recently opened in Copenhagen. Among other things, the centre will help to underpin...
In the future, ultrasound scanners will be small and portable, so that patients can be scanned any place and any time. This is the objective of a comprehensive high tech...
New healthcare technologies are needed to prevent, diagnose and treat the increasing number of cases of disease associated with increases in life expectancies. And this...
It was a perfect match when Associate Professor Winnie E. Svendsen met Dan Høgdall, a doctor. Together they developed a chip for diagnosing early-stage cancers. In January...
DTU and Frederiksberg Hospital are heading a European research project, where engineers and doctors develop new instruments for detecting bladder cancer.
Engineering World Health’s local department at DTU repairs medical equipment for developing countries.
Start-up company Nanovi has just had a biodegradable tumour marker approved, which can provide a more precise radiation therapy for patients with lung and oesophageal...
KU Leuven and University of Copenhagen held an International seminar on bridging Research and Industry within the theme "Ageing with a Healthy Brain". See highlights...
The Innovation Fund Denmark supports a new CACHET project, which aims at reducing the rate and duration of re-admission among patients with unipolar and bipolar disorder...
Senior Researcher Oline Vinter Olesen is working on transforming a seven-year-old idea into a business, backed by DTU, Harvard, and Rigshospitalet.
DTU-entrepreneurs are involved in five out of six category winners in this year's Venture Cup Idea Competition. The overall winner is the start-up company POC Solutions...
Sleep is the brain’s way of spring cleaning—and effectively removing toxins. During deep sleep, the body is normally completely at rest and unreactive to the brain’s signals...
There is increasing evidence to suggest that a particular sleep disorder producing abnormal movements during dream sleep may be an early marker for Parkinson’s disease...
DTU and Frederiksberg Hospital are heading a European research project, where engineers and medical doctors develop new instruments for detecting bladder cancer. The concept...
Our own Danish astronaut, Andreas Mogensen, occupies the front cover of the new issue of Technologist, DTU's international magazine, which this time takes a closer look...
Jakob E. Bardram was welcomed as a new professor in pervasive healthcare at DTU Computer and the Institute of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen.
Drug delivery is all about getting the active substance in medicine to target the right place in the body at the right time. American researcher and business founder...
This year a former DTU Elektro PhD student and two MSc students received prizes when the Elektrofondet celebrated its 50th anniversary and distributed the 'Elektroprisen...
The Mayor of Public Health in the City of Copenhagen officially opened CACHET at a public conference at the Copenhagen City Hall.
The Danish National Health Service is under pressure, with increasing numbers of elderly suffering from chronic disorders and a growing demand for healthcare services...
Elderly people and children with disabilities are jumping their way to improved life quality using interactive robot tiles developed at the Center for Playware.
Professor Jan Ardenkjaer-Larsen will be giving a lecture on Dissolution-DNP: Instrumentation at the upcoming EU-COST Summer School on Nuclear Spin Hyperpolarization Techniques...