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Protein Production Sweden (PPS), which LP3 is part of, has now reached its second birthday: two years of successful operation and PPS is growing! In 2023, the research infrastructure received a whopping 197 project applications, a 40% increase from the previous year. The number of principal investigators applying for projects increased to 137, representing a 30% growth. And that’s not all - PPS pr
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/ppss-first-two-years - 2025-09-29
InfraLife Project Coordinator, Claire Lyons, came for a site visit at LP3 InfraLife is a national initiative to improve knowledge and availability of infrastructures and make it accessible to Life science researchers in academia, industry and health care. Read more about the visit here at InfraLife news (external webpage). More information about InfraLife can be found on the InfraLife homepage (e
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/visit-infralife-lp3 - 2025-09-29
Together with DEMAX (see external wesite), the Lund Protein Production Platform (LP3) recently published a new protocol for the use of algal autolysate for the production of deuterium-labeled recombinant protein featuring:Continuous cultivation and autolysis of deuterated B. brauniiAutolysate used as glycerol substitute in recombinant protein productionUsing autolysate gives high protein yield and
LP3 is now part of "Pandemics and Alertness", a collaboration initiative for virus-related topics by Lund University Pandermics and Alertness is an interdisciplinary platform created to promote collaboration and change of information between stakeholders, researchers and experts from different disciplines, and public authorities to improve our knowledge of the impact of pandemics on the society. A
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/pandemics-and-alertness - 2025-09-29
Wolfgang Knecht, head of LP3 presented the capabilities of LP3 in biophysics and protein structure determination at the first Swedish national PI-meeting in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (external webpage). The meeting was jointly organized by the Swedish Society for Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, SFBBM(external webpage, in Swedish) and the Swedish National Commit
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/lp3-presented-swedish-national-pi-meeting-biochemistry-biophysics-and-molecular-biology - 2025-09-29
All staff from LP3, which is one out of five nodes in the PPS national infrastructure, participated. The distributed national research infrastructure Protein Production Sweden (PPS, see external website) did meet for its second annual staff retreat at Ljunglöfska slottet in Stockholm. The 25 staff researchers of PPS attending used the two day meeting (28/29th September 2023) to discuss and reflect
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/annual-pps-retreat-stockholm - 2025-09-29
Recently, a book chapter with protocols for the Baculovirus Expression Vector System in insect cells was published by LP3. Lund Protein Production Platform (LP3) has recently published its standard operating procedures for recombinant protein expression using the Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS) in insect cells. Read the full book chapter here at Springer Link (external website)LP3 prov
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/new-publication-about-bevs-lp3 - 2025-09-29
The IIIEE is proud to announce that several of its researchers have been once again recognised in the latest edition of the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top Scientist Ranking. This recognition reflects the global impact and high-quality research output of our faculty members. The honoured researchers include Nancy Bocken, Aleh Cherp, Oksana Mont, Luis Mundaca, Kes McCormick, Lena Neij, and Jenny Palm
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-global-top-2-scientists - 2025-09-29
LP3 with Celeste Sele presented its capabilities in Protein Characterisation, Crystallisation and Structure Determination at the 35th MAX IV user meeting in Lund (external homepage). LP3 is harboring a local node of Protein Production Sweden (PPS). PPS focuses on the production and purification of (mainly) recombinant protein reagents for all Swedish researchers. The Director of PPS, Malin Bäckstr
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/lp3-and-pps-35th-max-iv-user-meeting - 2025-09-29
Lund Protein Production Platform (LP3) is featured in EUGLOHRIA Talks and EUGLOHRIA Virtual Tours approaching audiences with interactive and innovative content and an interview with the head of LP3, Dr. Wolfgang Knecht, is now available on the EUGLOHRIA homepage. The European University Alliance for Global Health – Transformation through Joint Research and Innovation Action (EUGLOHRIA, external li
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/lund-protein-production-platform-featured-euglohria-talks-and-euglohria-virtual-tours - 2025-09-29
Members of the board and scientific committee of PPS, Sabine Suppmann and Kim Remans, respectively are among the authors of a new review in Star Protocols about expression systems for recombinant protein production. The overview is based on a survey with 60 leading experts in protein production about their experiences and practices in using different expression systems for recombinant protein prod
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/guide-choosing-expression-system-recombinant-proteins - 2025-09-29
LP3 extends its portfolio of machines available for biophysical analysis by welcoming the OMNISEC system from Malvern Panalytical. Thanks to a grant from Olle Engkvisits foundation to Prof. Anders Malmström (Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund University), we now host a state of the art multi-detection size exclusion chromatography (SEC) system: OMNISEC. The OMNISEC system is now available to user
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/now-lp3-absolute-molecular-weight-determination-proteins - 2025-09-29
The new protein production platform will start in the beginning 2022 and is a co-operation between five Swedish universities. A new nationally distributed infrastructure - Protein Production Sweden or Proteinproduktion Sverige (PPS) in Swedish, will start up in the beginning of 2022. This is made possible thanks to a five-year-grant (until 2026) from the Swedish Research Council. Together, five un
https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/new-national-infrastructure-protein-production-sweden-pps - 2025-09-29
Jonathan Jayes is one of our PhD students in Economic History. He is preparing to defend his dissertation, but before that, we had a chance to ask him a few questions. His thesis is titled Like Moths to a Flame – An Individual-Level Approach to Technological Change in 20th Century Sweden. Could you tell us a little about yourself, your academic background, and in simple terms what your thesis is a
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-thesis-three-questions-jonathan-jayes - 2025-09-29
Thoas Fioretos och Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, professorer vid Medfak, har tilldelats LU:s innovationspriser, instiftade av Lunds universitet och Sparbanken Skåne. Thoas Fioretos är den första mottagaren av Lunds Innovatörspris, ett nyinstiftat pris som uppmärksammar forskning som omvandlats till innovation med konkret påverkan på samhälle och miljö. Fioretos fick priset för sitt arbete inom blodca
https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/forskare-vid-medfak-prisas-tilldelas-lus-innovationspriser - 2025-09-29
Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, professor i lungbiologi vid Lunds universitet, tilldelas the European Respiratory Society Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. European Respiratory Society (ERS) är en ledande internationell organisation med över 35 000 medlemmar från mer än 160 länder, som arbetar för att förbättra lunghälsa genom forskning, utbildning och klinisk praxis
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lifetime-achievement-award-till-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2025-09-29
Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, Professor of Lung Biology at Lund University, has been awarded the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. The European Respiratory Society is a leading international organisation with more than 35,000 members from over 160 countries, working to improve lung health through research, education, and clinical
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifetime-achievement-award-gunilla-westergren-thorsson - 2025-09-29
Associate Professor Pinar Dinc (Department of Political Science), together with colleagues from several faculties at Lund University and external partners, has received seed funding from the Strategic Research Areas of Lund University for the project Extreme-Loss: Agricultural Workers’ Livelihoods under Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events and Biodiversity Loss. The project brings togethe
Hållbar utveckling är en av vår tids största utmaningar och samtidigt en förutsättning för vår framtid. För att möta de komplexa samhällsutmaningarna behövs nya idéer och perspektiv. Årets doktorandkonferens i hållbar utveckling är en plats för just detta. Den 9 oktober samlas doktorander från hela universitetet för att dela forskning, utbyta idéer och bygga nätverk över ämnes- och fakultetsgränse
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/doktorandkonferens-om-hallbar-utveckling-den-9-oktober - 2025-09-29
Interview with Emma Sparr, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, about the network grant EXCITE. Congratulations, Emma! You and several colleagues from Lund University, together with researchers from other Swedish universities, have received SEK 1.2 million in network funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR) to prepare the groundwork for a future excellence cluster
