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PExA granted U.S. patent for sPOT technology developed to enhance analytical capabilities in exhaled breath

PExA has been granted a patent in the United States for the technology the company has developed to increase the concentration of biological material that can be analyzed using PExA’s research instrument. The sPOT technology has previously been granted patent protection in Sweden, and patent applications have been filed in additional markets. PExA has developed…

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PExA’s lung cancer research instrument featured by Aftonbladet, Sweden’s largest news site

Aftonbladet, Sweden’s largest news site, is the latest in a series of major Swedish media outlets to highlight the research conducted by Professor Sandra Lindstedt and her research group at Lund University, where PExA’s patented research instrument is being used. On January 4, the newspaper published an in-depth article describing how Professor Lindstedt and her research group use…

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Wallenberg Fellow Utilizes PExA’s Research Instrument in Groundbreaking Vaccine and Antibody Study for Respiratory Infections

Professor Charlotte Thålin at Karolinska Institutet has been named a Wallenberg Academy Fellow 2025, receiving support for her research into airway antibodies. Her work is significantly enhanced by PExA’s patented research instrument, with the goal of developing a nasal spray capable of preventing respiratory infections. “Thanks to this instrument, we can now study antibodies in…

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PExA’s Research Instrument for Lung Cancer Detection Highlighted by Sweden’s Largest Radio News Programme

The research conducted by Professor Sandra Lindstedt and her team at Lund University, using PExA’s patented research instrument, received significant attention on Sunday in Sveriges Radio’s “Kvart i fem–Ekot” (the Quarter-to-Five News). The programme reported that the Lund researchers have identified a new and simple way to detect lung cancer, which could improve opportunities for earlier detection and thereby…

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SEK 27 million from the Swedish Cancer Society awarded to Sandra Lindstedt’s team in Lund for early detection of lung cancer

PExA congratulates Professor Sandra Lindstedt and her research group at Lund University on receiving SEK 27 million in research funding from the Swedish Cancer Society, as part of the organisation’s largest-ever initiative focused on the early detection of cancer. The project aims to develop a simple and non-invasive test for the early diagnosis of lung cancer by analysing exhaled particles. The method is…

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