MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists with the most brilliant X-rays for research with Lund University as the host university. The facility is funded primarily by Swedish and international research funders, consortia, and 14 Swedish research universities. MAX IV delivers high-quality X-ray light for research in materials and life sciences. The facility was inaugurated 21 June 2016.
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Children in need inspire a snake antivenom like no other
When venomous snakes in sub-Saharan Africa strike at rural residents, antivenom treatment may come too late or lack efficacy. An international team of scientists took on the challenge to create a more effective medicine for snakebites, and after many years, developed a powerful, broad spectrum nanobody cocktail which both neutralizes the venom in the bloodstream and prevents local tissue damage. Their study reported in Nature includes data from MAX IV’s BioMAX beamline.
