Professor P-O Berggren and his research groups run an impressive list of scientific projects outside those commercialized by Biocrine. The research groups also participate in projects conducted by other groups. In most cases, all these projects result in successful scientific publications.  Here is a list of publications generated since 2013: The different faces of the pancratic […]

Per-Olof Berggren has been elected to The National Academy of Medicine The National Academy of Medicine announced today the election of 70 U.S. members and 9 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have […]

New non-invasive method for studying the development of insulin-producing cells On the web-site of Karolinska Institutet, there is  recent post regarding a new publication: “Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have produced a unique method for monitoring the development of insulin-producing cells, which play a key part in regulating blood glucose […]

Insulin-secreting cells report on insulin resistance On the web-site of Karolinska Institutet, there is a recent post (see “Research news”) regarding a new publication: “Diabetes researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a novel technique that makes it possible to monitor insulin resistance in a non-invasive manner over time in mice. The new method, presented in […]

Liraglutide compromises pancreatic beta cell function in a humanized mouse model On the web-site of Karolinska Institutet, there is a recent post regarding a new publication of high impact: “Long-term use of liraglutide, a substance that helps to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, can have a deteriorating effect on insulin-producing […]

T Cells behaviors uncovered with InSight Technology featured in JEM on the 24th of February, 2014. How real-time imaging studies depicted the interaction of self-antigen-specific T cells with target tissue cells in vivo, has been described in an article in JEM, The Journal of Experimental Medicine. The study illustrates tolerance induction by contact-based immune cell […]

Science Daily reports on InSight Technology on the 29th of January, 2014. The website Science Daily reports on how the InSight Technology has been applied to the studying of the inflammatory process that occurs in the pancreas during type 1 diabetes. Unlike other non-invasive techniques such as PET and MRI, the InSight technology enables in […]

Images of the researchers in Professor Per-Olof Berggren’s group were presented an Biomedical Picture of the Day (BPoD) on the 31st of December 2013. BPoD stands for Biomedical Picture of the Day. The website is managed by the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre. It aims to engage everyone in the wonders of biomedicine. Images are provided by the […]

InSight Technology was featured in the Research Report section of Wall Street Journal on the 23rd of December 2013 Wall Street Journal reports on the possibility to study molecular and cellular processes in the pancreatic islets by using InSight Technology. The report is published on the 23rd of December 2013 in the Research Report section. […]

A possibility to study the islets of Langerhans in a mouse eye is reported by NyTeknik on the 2nd of December 2013.  Researchers in P-O Berggren’s group have come with a solution to study diabetes progress and effectiveness of a treatment program and exercising. If one places insulin-producing islets of Langerhans into a mouse eye, […]