FLASH – Center for Liver Research

FLASH – Center for Liver Research is an elite research center dedicated to clinical and translational research in fatty liver disease, fibrosis and steatohepatitis. Professor Aleksander Krag established the center in 2013 at Odense University Hospital. The hospital is the largest hospital in Denmark and referral center in Region Syddanmark with a subpopulation of 1.5 million people.

FLASH – Center for Liver Research has a strong academic tradition for large and advanced clinical studies and annually screens >1500 patients for inclusion, includes >700 patients and performs >150 biopsies.  Currently, the center runs 10 clinical trials that are part of national and international research projects. The center coordinates the H2020 project GALAXY (www.livergalaxy.eu)