New diagnostics and treatment of osteoarthritis

Eva Skiöldebrand and Stina Ekman have dedicated over 20 years to studying horse osteoarthritis, overcoming numerous challenges along the way. Their perseverance has led to the discovery of a groundbreaking diagnostic method and improved treatment options.

Early detection and treatment of osteoarthritis in horses

SLU improves global sustainability ranking among higher education institutions

SLU is climbing in rankings, making the top 201–300 of the 1,591 higher education institutions evaluated in The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. For goal 2, Zero Hunger, SLU is ranked 13th.

The winners of SLU Alnarp and Sparbanken Skåne’s Innovation Award 2023

Congratulations to Johanna Larsson and Nina Safavi, who have won the award for their method in which plants are used to extract and stabilise pollutants in the environment.

‘Rotad & Jordad’ awarded the Student Entrepreneur of the Year award in Uppsala

SLU students Rana Toprak and Sanaz Kalantari have received Drivhuset’s award for their groundbreaking landscape design for greater ecological resilience and local self-sufficiency.

Social service dog activities increases the quality of life

Lena Lidfors is Professor of Ethology at the Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Skara. In recent years, her interest has also turned to the interaction between animals and humans, resulting in a report on social service dogs in schools, health and social care.

Various solutions for sustainable food production

Annie Drottberger is an enterprising doctoral student and teacher who is extremely passionate about utilizing research. At the Department of Biosystems and Technology at SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) in Alnarp she is researching into how businesses in the horticultural industry specialising in vegetable growing absorb knowledge and innovations. In the long term it is about working together on various solutions in order to attain sustainable food production.

With a vision to revolutionise forestry

AirForestry is the company with the vision to make forestry sustainable. AirForestry’s ground-breaking technology allows forests to be thinned from the air. This helps to preserve many of the forest’s values while solving some of the sustainability challenges that exist today.

Development of new cancer therapy provides hope for patients with life-threatening tumors

MyCural Therapeutic AB, a recently established life science company, is dedicated to developing new cancer therapies for patients with high-risk tumors. After twenty years of cancer research, the researchers has identified potential drug candidates that target the MYC protein, which is often dysregulated in tumor cells.

Transmoro – safe fishway creates more electricity production

Fossil-free production of fertilizer - SLU Holding invests in NitroCapt

NitroCapt AB is accelerating the development of a groundbreaking chemical process that could revolutionize the production of nitrogen-based fertilizers