Small molecule on a big mission

Small molecule on a big mission

Small molecule on a big mission Image: NTNU chemists Bård Helge Hoff and Eirik Sundby with business developer Gaute Brede (NTNU TTO). A research group at NTNU, led by chemists Eirik Sundby and Bård Helge Hoff, has received NOK 1 million from NTNU Discovery to further...
Muting rooms with mushrooms

Muting rooms with mushrooms

Muting rooms with mushrooms Demp founders Guro Stålstrøm and Helle Christiansen believe that the mushroom’s root network can be used in everything from soundproofing panels to replacing asphalt. Text: Per Steinar MoenPhoto: Kristoffer Wittrup Right at the...
Viruses Built to Target

Viruses Built to Target

Viruses Built to Target Rajeevkumar Raveendran Nair at the Kavli Institute of Neuroscience has received NOK 1 million to further develop transport viruses that can transport gene-therapy drugs, but only activate them in specific cells. EDGE-Tx is the virus that may...
Fifteen minutes in the dragon’s den

Fifteen minutes in the dragon’s den

Fifteen minutes in the dragon’s den “The clock starts now!” With a firm but friendly tone, the new head of the jury for NTNU Discovery’s main project Kristian Onarheim hands over the stage to Maria Johansen, a fourth-year student in the...
Ignorance killed the cat

Ignorance killed the cat

Ignorance killed the cat If cats are to live up to their reputation of having nine lives, cat owners need to know more about the pets that occupy our laps while we watch TV and keep us company when we go to the bathroom. Text: Per Steinar MoenPhoto: Kristoffer Wittrup...