
Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructure Consortium (HALRIC)
Fast-track your research or product development in the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-Hamburg Region with HALRIC
HALRIC boosts innovation in Life Science by improving access to advanced research infrastructures, like MAX IV, ESS, DESY, and European XFEL, as well as regional facilities in universities and hospitals. Through pilot projects, we support research collaboration across academia, healthcare, and industry involving our partners. We also develop data solutions via the Hanseatic Science Cloud, while strengthening Life Science ecosystems and cross-border dialogue in Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden.
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Discovery of novel protein crosslinks associated with neurodegenerative disease
Protein crosslinks are a defining feature of amyloid plaques and Lewy bodies, which are associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Although most research has centred on a few…

Targeting aquaporins as breast cancer therapeutics
The expression of aquaporins (AQPs), a family of proteins that facilitate the transport of water, glycerol and hydrogen peroxide across the cell membrane, is known to potentiate…

Implementation of a pioneering hardware agnostic smart microscopy solution at LBIC and CFIM
The digitalisation of microscopy technologies, combined with automated image analysis workflows, has transformed the field by enabling scientists to replace qualitative…