Affiliated centres

CMBN

The Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience is the first Norwegian Centre of Excellence (CoE) in biomedicine and the largest CoE funded by The Research Council of Norway. Five neuroscience research groups at IMB belong to the centre. Other partners are located at Oslo University Hospital. The vision of the CMBN is to be recognized as one of the most innovative research environments to identify, develop and promote new approaches for the diagnostics and treatment of brain diseases.

Letten Research Centre

This specialized centre for in vivo optical imaging is constructed and equipped with instruments donated to CMBN by the Letten Foundation. The centre which is led by researcher Erlend A. Nagelhus will study synapse dynamics and assess efficacy of pharmaceutical treatments in animal models for psychiatric disorders.

The Letten Centre is linked to CMBN at IMB and operates under the Nordic EMBL-partnership for molecular medicine.

The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research

The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research is administered by the Oslo University Hospital (OUS), but localised at IMB under an agreement between the university and the hospital: the aim is to increase translational bridges from basic science to clinical treatments.

The center is led by IMB professor Joel Glover, and includes 11 research and clinical groups at UiO and OUS. Six of the research groups (Glover, Collas, Moskaug, Brinchmann, Klungland and Sullivan) are at or affiliated with IMB, and a key element in the implementation of translational efforts is the localisation of the laboratory of OUS researcher Jan E. Brinchmann at IMBs Department of Biochemistry.

The Center also operates a National Core Facility for the production, maintenance and characterization of human pluripotent stem cells, located at IMB.

The Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research was established as an initiative from the Ministry of Health with a mandate to coordinate basic and translational stem cell research in Norway, develop a national platform for human pluripotent stem cell research, provide training in stem cell biology and techniques, and fuel public awareness on stem cell-related issues. 

WIRED

WIRED is a Nordic Centre of Excellence in Water Imbalance Related Disorders with partners from five universites. The centre applies molecular methods to unravel mechanisms for a number of diseases related to water imbalance and to identify novel treatment strategies for these.

SFI-CAST

The Cancer Stem Cell Innovation Center is a Norwegian Centre for Research-based Innovation with one partner from IMB. The aim of SFI-CAST is to develop new therapeutic approaches based on stem cell parameters in human cancer.

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Statistics for Innovation is a Norwegian Centre for Research-based Innovation with representation from the IMB Department of Biostatistics. The centre develops core statistical methodologies, strategically necessary to achieve innovation goals in four key sectors: petroleum, finance, marine and health.