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PExA takes the next step — sharpening focus on clinical applications in lung diagnostics

PExA AB, a Swedish life science company and pioneer in non-invasive lung research, today announces a refined strategic direction to translate scientific advances into clinical solutions for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of lung diseases. In recent years, PExA has focused on advancing its method and leveraging major developments in biochemical analysis. These advances have…

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Aarhus University upgrades its PExA instrument – continued trust in groundbreaking lung research

Aarhus University and Professor Torben Sigsgaard at the Department of Public Health have decided to upgrade their existing PExA 2.0 instrument to the latest version, PExA 2.1. The university is a long-standing user of PExA technology and has, since the initial installation in 2018, integrated it into their advanced research on how environmental factors affect…

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New research from Lund University may expand the donor lung pool for transplantation

A new scientific publication from Professor Sandra Lindstedt and her research team at Lund University highlights innovative strategies to improve lung transplantation through an in-depth analysis of molecular and functional responses to different types of lung injury. The study, recently published in Transplantation, explores how three distinct models of lung injury affect donor lungs and…

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PExA strengthens IP portfolio with European Patent Office’s “Intention to Grant” for non-invasive analysis of small airway particles during medical ventilation

PExA AB today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued an “Intention to Grant” for the company’s patent application covering its pioneering solution for non-invasive analysis of small airway particles in ventilated patients. This patent covers a device and method for analyzing exhaled particles to assess lung function during mechanical ventilation. The solution…

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Rising lung cancer rates among non-smokers highlight the need for early detection

On World Cancer Day, an article in The Guardian highlights the increasing incidence of lung cancer among people who have never smoked, with a particularly notable rise among women. Lung cancer remains the most common cancer globally and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. While smoking-related lung cancer has declined as smoking rates have decreased in countries…

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