If you set your mind to it, you can make it happen – Women and Girls in Science and Technology 2023
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If you set your mind to it, you can make it happen – Women and Girls in Science and Technology 2023

Every year the 11th of February is dedicated to the UN Day for Women and Girls in Science and Technology that recognizes the role of women in science, and encourages girls to pursue studies and careers in traditionally male-dominated fields. To celebrate the date, we had the opportunity to ask our friends and colleagues Elizabeth and Jasmine who work at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana about her studies and work in medical research.

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How E-TRF and biosensors can help reveal new disease biomarkers
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How E-TRF and biosensors can help reveal new disease biomarkers

Accurate detection of severe diseases typically requires more than just one biomarker and their discovery is exceptionally troublesome. Aqsens Health aims to speed up the process. Our E-TRF method, modulators and measurement protocols are able to detect groups of biomarkers in a single measurement from biological samples…

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Roosa nauha 2022 – Huonoennusteiset syövät
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Roosa nauha 2022 – Huonoennusteiset syövät

Maria Veitolan suunnittelemassa vuoden 2022 Roosa nauhassa näkyvät rintasyövän vaaleanpunaisen lisäksi myös muiden syöpien tunnusvärit: eturauhassyövän vaaleansininen, lapsuudenajan syövän kultainen, keuhkosyövän valkoinen, sekä esimerkiksi usein vaikean haimasyövän violetti…

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Elizabeth’s Finnish summer
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Elizabeth’s Finnish summer

After having spend a few months in training in Finland between February and March of this year, Elizabeth Cudjoe traveled to Finland again in the summer for some more in-depth training…

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World Malaria Day 2022
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World Malaria Day 2022

Each year the 25th of April marks World Malaria Day. The day gives the world an opportunity to come together to highlight global efforts in malaria control, and to take concrete action to advance the fight against malaria. This year’s World Malaria Day theme is ‘Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives’.

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Cross-country skiing, sauna and mämmi – The Finland experience
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Cross-country skiing, sauna and mämmi – The Finland experience

Aqsens Health’s Ghana team – Sebastian, Jasmine and Elizabeth – completed their six week training and certification program in Finland at the end of March. For them, the weeks in Finland were filled with both theoretical and laboratory training, as well as sightseeing and experiencing the Finnish working culture and way of life.

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Women in Science
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Women in Science

Application Scientist Sini and Chemistry student Milja answered a few questions about studying in a STEM field and working in biotechnology.

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World Cancer Day 2022
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World Cancer Day 2022

Even though great advances have been made in cancer prevention, screening, diagnostics and care during the last decades, there are still huge differences and inequities in cancer care around the globe.

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