Spot on ⁦Lone Frank⁩: Mens vi gladeligt og gratis fodrer udenlandske techgiganter med dybt personlige data, er vi påfaldende nervøse for at overlade anonymiserede sundhedsdata til offentligt betalte forskere #sundpol weekendavisen.dk/2024-26/samfun…

Current antivenoms are expensive and have limited coverage. A new nanobody-based antivenom is cost-effective and requires smaller doses. This could drastically improve snakebite management. Luisa Torres spoke to Andreas Laustsen to learn more. ow.ly/rMQX50SzXyW

I'm happy to share a new article from Center for Antibody Technologies at DTU / DTU Bioengineering, just published in Illustreret Videnskab! We explore a new treatment for impotence inspired by #spider #venom, promising to enhance sexual health. Read: illvid.dk/medicin/laegem… Thanks to Eva, Nick, Jojo & Friis!

Our latest paper exploring how CRISPR knockout screening can identify how #snake #venoms kill cells. We used this to identify heparinoids as effective blockers of tissue damage caused by spitting cobras after snakebite. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Excited to share that NOON Ventures has invested USD 4.3 million in Agrobiomics to bring our crop #biostimulants to the market! Thanks to both the BioInnovation Institute and DTU for helping create this spinout company from DTU Bioengineering! Read more: agfundernews.com/agrobiomics-la…

New popular science article from Center for Antibody Technologies at DTU / DTU Bioengineering published in Science Illustrated! "New drug against impotence: venomous spider could save your sex life": scienceillustrated.com/medicine/new-d… Thanks to my co-authors, Evangelia, Nick, Suthimon, and Emilie!

Max Overath is a PhD candidate in the Digital Biotechnology Lab DTU! Their talk "Yeast-Display-Guided High-Throughput Discovery of Cross-Binding VHHs Against Snake Venom Toxins" is in our Technologies and Applications for Venoms Session #GRSVenom24

Thanks to David Payne and Emma Ulker from nature for the great discussions, leading to this interview, where I share my thoughts on #academia, #entrepreneurship, how to build and motivate great #teams, family life, and what the (near) future has to bring: nature.com/articles/d4158…

How can researchers launch viable startups & navigate between academia & the business world? Andreas Laustsen-Kiel (Andreas Laustsen), European Research Council (ERC) StG awardee, Danish member of the Young Academy of Europe (Young Academy of Europe (YAE)) explains in this nature piece. Eurodoc Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)

Today is International Snakebite Awareness Day To mark the day, we have shared a collection of articles on snakebite which have been published in our two journals TRSTM and INTHEA rstmh.org/news-blog/blog… #ISBAD2024 #Snakebite #GlobalHealth

Ever heard of a university "spin-in?" Andreas Laustsen describes how a biotech he co-founded struggled to develop commercially, despite meeting a clear societal need. go.nature.com/3zxEuxj