Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Membrane target triggers inflammation

Researchers at Sorbonne Paris have discovered that a membrane protein in adipocytes of obese mice and humans changes the lipid composition of adipose tissue macrophages rendering them more inflammatory and reducing insulin resistance.

Breakthroughs honoured: 2024 Nobel Prizes

As part of the 2024 Nobel Prize Week, the prestigious awards have been presented. These include the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for the discoverers of microRNAs as a new class of regulatory molecules, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AI-supported methods in protein design and the rapid calculation of their structures.

Citryll BV raises €85m in Series B financing

Dutch inflammation specialist Citryll BV has raised €85m to push clininal testing of its lead candidate, CIT-013, a bifunctional antibody that prevents the release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) from neutrophil granulocytes into the cytoplasm, thus blocking inflammatory and autoimmune diseases at its very roots.