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2024 News Archive
ReproUnion Innovation Workshop: Transforming research into life-changing solutions
December 11, 2024
The ReproUnion Innovation Platform facilitated its first workshop to explore how cutting-edge research can be transformed into impactful, market-ready solutions. Innovation experts stories of successful research entrepreneurs and explained how to navigate differences in intellectual property (IP) rights in cross-border projects.
December 2, 2024
The funding from the Swedish Research Council will enable the research team to use the ReproUnion Biobank and Infertility Cohort (RUBIC) to analyze data from more than 500 couples across Denmark and Sweden, including a broad panel of hormone-disrupting chemicals, vitamins, and other biomarkers.
MVA Summit features RUBIC: The golden egg in women’s and men’s fertility research
November 28, 2024
At the Medicon Valley Alliance Summit ReproUnion presented how research using the cross-border biobank can bring us closer to understand the reasons for infertility, while underlining the importance of the couple-centric approach, which makes RUBIC a true pioneer in this field.
ReproUnion gains media attention in both Finland and Sweden
November 18, 2024
During the autumn Helsingin Sanomat visited Medicon Valley and published an in-depth article about the building of bridges in science and how the Öresund Region is setting a global example in reproductive health innovation. A couple of weeks later Altinget.se featured an opinion piece in connection with Father’s Day in Sweden, which called for new ways of supporting infertile couples.
Welcome back Mette Bach Dyremose
November 5, 2024
We’re thrilled to welcome back Mette Bach Dyremose to the ReproUnion Management Team as she takes on a part-time role to lead ReproUnion’s communication efforts! With over 20 years of experience in strategic communication, business development, and life sciences, Mette has a unique talent for turning complex scientific insights into compelling, impactful messages. She began […]
RUBIC Seminar – The Team Makes the Dream Work
October 10, 2024
On October 3. we gathered more than 60 people for the 2024 RUBIC Seminar, a networking event for the dedicated people involved in patient recruitment, clinical visits, sample preparation, and data analysis as well as other colleagues in contact with RUBIC in their daily work. It was amazing to witness the passion and strength of […]
Defective sperm doubles the risk of preeclampsia
October 9, 2024
We’re excited to share new findings from Lund University, led by ReproUnion researcher Aleksander Giwercman. For the first time, researchers have linked specific sperm defects to pregnancy complications and adverse effects on the child’s health. The study shows that DNA damage in the father’s sperm doubles the risk of preeclampsia in women undergoing IVF and […]
October 2, 2024
Great to have ReproUnion on the agenda on this years Tour de Health conference hosted by Ferring Pharmaceuticals arranged by Healthcare Denmark. Lars Løkke Rasmussen attended the conference and his presence highlights the growing political attention on reproductive health, an issue critical to gender equality and societal well-being. I big applaud to Henriette Svarre Nielsen […]
We wellcome Katalin Vikuk, Innovation Manager for ReproUnion
October 1, 2024
We are excited to introduce Katalin Vikuk, Innovation Manager for the ReproUnion project. Katalin started in the position on the 1st of July. With a comprehensive background in mental health and health technology, Katalin brings a decade of experience in translational research, knowledge of the start-up ecosystem and a proven track record in project management. […]
September 18, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor, founder and CEO Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman a dedicated ReproUnion researcher, was selected to present her start-up Dx4Life at the Nordic Life Science Days! She had the honor of presenting in both the Company Presentation section and as a featured Skåne company. Yvonne delivered an impactful presentation on Dx4Life’s mission […]
ReproUnion Researchers at the BII Summerschool!
August 15, 2024
Five of our brilliant ReproUnion researchers are diving deep into the BII Summerschool: Innovation and Commercialisation of Your Life Science Projects.
June 14, 2024
Folkemødet 2024 proved to be an incredible setting for discussions on infertility and equality in fertility treatment. The need to focus on the male cause of infertility was highlighted as an action point to improve both men’s and women’s journey through fertility treatment. 📢 In every debate about fertility >80% of the audience indicated that […]
Engage with ReproUnion at Folkemødet
May 24, 2024
Come join us to learn more about how ReproUnion aim at patient centered care for infertile patients through the establishment of an Innovation platform and projects run in close collaboration between academia, public hospitals, industry and incubators. ReproUnion develop new technologies, individualized preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic methods that can be implemented in healthcare for men […]
Interreg-project make the dream of having children come true
May 22, 2024
Interreg contributes to creating life. A claim that hold truth when talking about the cross boarder ReproUnion project.
May 7, 2024
Infertility is a couple issue, today we treat the women even when it's a male cause!
ReproUnion highlighted by Euronews in Smart Regions season VII
March 12, 2024
The project was selected for it’s high added value for European citizens and for the planet and highlight the bi-national “ReproUnion Biobank and Infertility Cohort” – RUBIC, where data from both questionnaires and biological samples are collected from couples in need of infertility treatment. The cohort is really unique and one of its kind as: […]
EU-money to ignite startups within fertility
January 10, 2024
Fertilitetsforskningssamarbetet Reprounion har fått ny EU-finansiering. Nu ska Öresundssamarbetet, vars totala budget uppgår till mer än 300 miljoner kronor, inkludera och initiera innovationsbolag.