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Olli Ernvall
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21.05.2012

Heparin-like compounds inhibit breast cancer metastasis to bone

Researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have in collaboration with the University of Turku, Indiana University and two Finnish companies, Biotie Therapies Corp. and Pharmatest Services Ltd, discovered a novel mechanism regulating the development of breast cancer bone metastases and showed that heparin-like compounds can potentially be used to inhibit breast cancer metastasis to bone.
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21.05.2012 - Heparin-like compounds inhibit breast cancer metastasis to bone

14.05.2012 - Finnish researchers unravelling the mechanical properties of atomically thin films

10.05.2012 - VTT examined beer from Åland shipwreck:

10.05.2012 - Finnish researchers discover genes inhibiting the spread of prostate cancer

23.04.2012 - Building-specific Energy Production Receives a Boost

18.04.2012 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland takes emission measurement knowhow to India

12.04.2012 - President and CEO Erkki KM Leppävuori, VTT: "Finland should create a national bioeconomy strategy as soon as possible!"

11.04.2012 - Augmented Reality technology becomes a tool for urban and construction planning

28.03.2012 - VTT Researcher finds new explanation for friction

13.03.2012 - World?s first pilot factory for printed intelligence industrialisation opens at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in Oulu, Finland

27.02.2012 - VTT scientists revise the 60-year-old definition of surface tension on solids

21.02.2012 - VTT searches for novel biomarkers and targets for preventing or treating type 2 diabetes

15.02.2012 - Finnish research organisation VTT combines mobile phone technology and microscopy. the first models to be released in March

09.02.2012 - Future smart phones will project images on the wall

30.01.2012 - First industrial scale foam forming research environment for forest sector

30.01.2012 - VTT boosts industrial leveraging of Vietnam?s solid biomass fuel resources

25.01.2012 - Co-operative traffic safety system developed for challenging climate conditions in Finland

23.01.2012 - Transparent plastic-like packing material from birch fibril pulp

18.01.2012 - NFC aid for the visually impaired

12.01.2012 - One third of car fuel consumption is due to friction loss

08.02.2011 - VTT to study one of world?s oldest beers

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Additional information

Olli Ernvall
Senior Vice President
+358 20 722 6747

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