This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 874839 ISLET.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 874839 ISLET.

A European project innovating advanced cell-therapy for Diabetes

Improving the lives of people with diabetes

World renowned
Diabetes expertise

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ISLET

ISLET is spearheaded by a unique scientific team that share an ambitious common goal: to pioneer a new advanced cell therapy for Type 1 Diabetes. Our team combines the wealth of expertise, facilities and knowledge of seven institutions to allow key findings to be translated into a therapy. As a team ISLET has a unique power to improve the lives of people living with diabetes, not just through therapy, but through advanced public engagement and communication. Meet our people and explore our goal.

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Living with
Diabetes

With 463 million people worldwide living with diabetes there is a large demand for new treatments. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure. It occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Take a glance into the life of someone with the condition.

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Advanced
Therapies

An advanced therapy uses new medical products that involve gene therapy, cell therapy, and tissue engineering. This is a fast evolving area with ground-breaking potential for the future treatment of a wide-array of diseases and injuries. Delve into the science of these approaches.

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Latest news from ISLET

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UniStem Day 2023 at the Helmholtz Diabetes Centre in Munich

UniStem Day 2023 at the Helmholtz Diabetes Centre in Munich

‘You really do this? I thought this only happened in movies’ - one of the memorable responses fr...

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Third ISLET Consortium Meeting

Third ISLET Consortium Meeting

On February 21st and 22nd 2023 the third ISLET consortium meeting took place near Munich, Germany....

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Connecting YOURAH and ISLET

Connecting YOURAH and ISLET

ISLET collaborates with YOURAH, IDF's youth forum to co-create a blog about the work of ISLET ...

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Leiden City of Science Finale

Leiden City of Science Finale

After a year full of activities, Leiden City of Science came to end with a grand finale, supported b...

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World Diabetes Day 2022

World Diabetes Day 2022

ISLET collaborated with The Corpus Experience, Leiden in a joint celebration of World Diabetes Day a...

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European Summer School in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 2022

European Summer School in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 2022

Johanna Siehler, ISLET scientist in Heiko Lickert Lab tells of her experience at The European Summer...

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ISLET consortium meet in Copenhagen

ISLET consortium meet in Copenhagen

On Tuesday 6th December ISLET partners met for a 2 day meeting to discuss project progress...

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Collaborating with IDF Europe Youth Forum

Collaborating with IDF Europe Youth Forum

ISLET are collaborating with a group of young people from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF...

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ISLET annual consortium meeting

ISLET annual consortium meeting

On April 6th the ISLET consortium virtually came together in their annual meeting....

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ISLET marks the centenary of insulin

ISLET marks the centenary of insulin

On 22nd January over 120 people affected by diabetes came together online to mark the beginning of I...

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UniStem Day 2023 at the Helmholtz Diabetes Centre in Munich

UniStem Day 2023 at the Helmholtz Diabetes Centre in Munich

‘You really do this? I thought this only happened in movies’ - one of the memorable responses fr...

read more
Third ISLET Consortium Meeting

Third ISLET Consortium Meeting

On February 21st and 22nd 2023 the third ISLET consortium meeting took place near Munich, Germany....

read more
Connecting YOURAH and ISLET

Connecting YOURAH and ISLET

ISLET collaborates with YOURAH, IDF's youth forum to co-create a blog about the work of ISLET ...

read more
Leiden City of Science Finale

Leiden City of Science Finale

After a year full of activities, Leiden City of Science came to end with a grand finale, supported b...

read more
World Diabetes Day 2022

World Diabetes Day 2022

ISLET collaborated with The Corpus Experience, Leiden in a joint celebration of World Diabetes Day a...

read more
European Summer School in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 2022

European Summer School in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 2022

Johanna Siehler, ISLET scientist in Heiko Lickert Lab tells of her experience at The European Summer...

read more
ISLET consortium meet in Copenhagen

ISLET consortium meet in Copenhagen

On Tuesday 6th December ISLET partners met for a 2 day meeting to discuss project progress...

read more
Collaborating with IDF Europe Youth Forum

Collaborating with IDF Europe Youth Forum

ISLET are collaborating with a group of young people from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF...

read more
ISLET annual consortium meeting

ISLET annual consortium meeting

On April 6th the ISLET consortium virtually came together in their annual meeting....

read more
ISLET marks the centenary of insulin

ISLET marks the centenary of insulin

On 22nd January over 120 people affected by diabetes came together online to mark the beginning of I...

read more