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Bridging the gap of research and clinic to improve fertility treatments

Dr. Malene Hviid Saxtorph is a medical doctor who went back to research with the aim to find answers on why high-quality embryos fail to implant during IVF.

Stretching the skin to expand knowledge

Can stretching the skin change how we feel touch, pain, and temperature? Surprisingly, yes! Associate Professor Aragona and her team will look into how and why, thanks to the Serendipity Grant Scheme research grant.

How Once Upon a Time…Life sparked Yan Fung’s academic journey

Dr. Yan Fung Wong’s love for science started when he was still a kid. He watched the cartoon Once Upon a Time…Life – a show that brought the human body to life by turning cells, organs, and processes into characters.

Unraveling the metabolic journey of an embryo in its first days of life

Postdoc Johanna Gassler is one of the 15 fellows that have been selected to join the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme where she will investigate the metabolic journey of an embryo in its first days of life.

Debut for reNEW at People’s Political Meeting – Folkemødet

Professor and Node Director Kim Bak Jensen and Associate Professor Agnete Kirkeby participated in the dialogue meetings speaking about the exiting ongoing stem cell research and how far the research has come.

Patient engagement

Andy and the STEM-PD journey

Patient Andrew Cassy shares personal story on his participation in the STEM-PD clinical trial.

reNEW CEO named Fellow of the Royal Society

Copenhagen May 20, 2025 – Professor Melissa H. Little, reNEW’s CEO, has been appointed Fellow of the Royal Society. Fellows of the Royal Society are many of the world’s most eminent scientists, engineers and…

Fundamental mechanism of aging could improve IVF success

A paper published in the EMBO Journal by the Brickman Group uncovers a fundamental mechanism of ageing that could improve IVF success.

Metabolism is a major player in early human development

A paper published in the Nature Cell Biology Journal by Żylicz Group uncovers how metabolism is a major player in early human development.

reNEW releases its Annual Report 2024

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, has released its annual report, highlighting the stellar work accomplished throughout 2024.

Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship for Dr. Rita Alves

Rita Alves, postdoc in the Żylicz Group at reNEW Copenhagen has been awarded a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from the European Union.

reNEW Copenhagen enters collaboration with the Cellerator

reNEW Copenhagen enters collaboration with the Cellerator to prepare a GMP manufacturing protocol for stem cell product for dementia.

Dr Janko Kajtez awarded a Lundbeck Foundation grant

Dr Janko Kajtez, postdoc in the Kirkeby Group, has received a Lundbeck Foundation Experiment grant worth DKK 2 million.

StemScreen researchers present progress in disease modelling and drug screening

Researchers representing seven of the proof-of-concept projects in the StemScreen network presented their rationale, progress, and plans. Screening models are being developed for diseases including glaucoma, Parkinson’s…

New discoveries on intestinal epithelium maintenance

Now, a paper has been published by Professor Kim Bak Jensen’s group at the Copenhagen node of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, in the journal Developmental Cell that provides new…

Clinical trials

Clinical trials using human pluripotent stem cells worldwide

Human pluripotent stem cells can self-renew indefinitely in culture while maintaining the ability to become any cell type in the human body. Over the last decade, a growing number of clinical trials using these stem…

Annika Hausmann Profile “Life Science Success”

At the Novo Nordisk Centre for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, we like to tell stories of success in science to those who are perhaps beginning their journey in the life science sector. One such story of note and the second…

New reference model will become crucial to understand the effect of mutations on embryos

New reference model will become crucial in understanding the effects of mutations, treatments on embryos, and the relevance of new stem cell based embryo models.

Raul Bressan Profile “Life Science Success”

How can a scientist progress with a career in research in the modern working world, make it work for them both personally and professionally, and ensure their own future success?

StemScreen network shares knowledge to accelerate drug screening projects

The StemScreen Center for Stem Cell-based Disease Modeling and Drug Screening held its first workshop from September 2-5 at Panum, University of Copenhagen.

Review by Prof Jensen et al assessing the future of treating ulcerative colitis with a cellular therapy published in iScience

Professor Kim Jensen, his team at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, University of Copenhagen, and colleagues have provided considerations around the use of intestinal epithelial organoids as …