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In a season of summit firsts, Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson became the fifth, and so far oldest, Icelander to summit Everest, while the first ascent via the North Face by and Icelander was underway by Leifur Örn Gissurarson.

Achieved two landmark milestones with OCS-01, Oculis' lead product candidate as first investigational eye drop for both front and back of the eye indications: positive topline results in Phase 3 DIAMOND Stage 1 trial for

The annual prize will celebrate European innovators across diverse fields from aerospace to livestock. Watch the ceremony here at 12:00 am CEST on July 4.

Þorsteinn Loftsson and Einar Stefánsson are nominated as the inventors of the 2023 European Award for developing a nanotechnology-based eye treatment to make the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) easier and improve the quality of life of patients suffering from retinal diseases.

In 2020 a cell culture lab-study performed by a group of Icelandic scientists led by Dr. Einar Stefánsson, Professor of Medicine at the University of Iceland, showed that free fatty acids found in fish liver oil can quickly destroy viruses,...