Diabetes is rapidly becoming more and more common all over the world, and researchers are urgently looking for ways to wipe out this disease. Researchers at the University of Tampere are developing a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes, and a project at the University of Eastern Finland is investigating the best methods to prevent Type 2 diabetes.

POC testing by patients to monitor their laboratory values at home saves valuable time both for health care professionals and for patients themselves. Self-monitoring can even improve treatment results.

The Home Care unit of Oulu piloted Mylab’s mobile laboratory sampling service for two months.

Mylab is developing a service that supports treatment of breast cancer patients: the service interprets laboratory results automatically and delivers them rapidly both to patients and to the treatment unit.