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After a decade in the startup world, Sofia Mayans joins Diamyd Medical in Umeå as Director of Business Development. "It feels rewarding as Diamyd focuses on diabetes, the area I completed my PhD in” she says. Photo: Fredrik Larsson

Experienced life science leader joins Diamyd Medical in Umeå

Sofia Mayans, a seasoned life science professional and co-founder of InfiCure Bio, has joined Diamyd Medical in Umeå as Director of Business Development, focusing on leveraging new production capabilities and exploring additional business opportunities related to diabetes treatment.

Martin Linhult, CMC Lead at Diamyd Medical, and his team are focused on completing the installation of our manufacturing equipment and facilities in Umeå.

Diamyd expands the team in Umeå for upscaled production of technical batches

Diamyd Medical is expanding its workforce in Umeå, hiring individuals with key competencies for the production of technical batches of recombinant GAD65 protein. The company's biomanufacturing facility in Umeå is established for the production of Diamyd, currently being evaluated in a Phase III clinical trial for preserving insulin production.

Diamyd Medical continues to expand workforce in new production facility in Umeå

Diamyd Medical continues to expand workforce in new production facility in Umeå

Umeå-based life science company Diamyd Medical continues to recruit specialists for its new manufacturing unit.
“For a scientist it is a fun and challenging place to work, where you really feel your knowledge makes a big difference and means something”, says Maria Åhman, Quality Assurance Manager at Diamyd Medical.
The company announced it was moving the production of GAD65 protein, the acti

New AI solution being tested at Umeå vaccine facility

New AI solution being tested at Umeå vaccine facility

A new AI solution for sustainable production is to be tested at Diamyd Medical's vaccine manufacturing facility in Umeå. It is hoped, once the solution has been refined, that it can be introduced in companies throughout Sweden.

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