Ilya Co-founder Mia Phillipson receives Olof Rudbeck medal for science and innovation
Science and innovation is one thing, execution and collaboration with a range of stakeholders (and shareholders) is something quite different and it takes a special character to master the arts of both 🤩 We are happy to share the news our co-founder Mia Phillipson have been awarded the Olof Rudbeck Medal by Uppsala University "Mia Phillipson is Professor of Physiology at the Department of Medical Cell Biology. She is receiving the medal for her pioneering work in the field of immune system physiology. Through a unique combination of fundamental mechanism studies, technological innovation and clinical relevance, she has significantly altered our understanding of the role of the immune system in tissue repair, inflammation and vascular function. Her pioneering work on the use of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria for the local production of bioactive substances directly in tissue is ground-breaking. It represents an entirely new way to control the immune response and wound healing locally, and has great therapeutic potential. Her activities are thus an example of how cutting-edge academic research can be translated into concrete applications in medicine"