Mech-Sense was established in 2003 and has since been a major interdisciplinary research centre that involves basic, translational and clinical research focusing on the following areas:

1. Gastrointestinal physiology and visceral pain
2. Quantitative sensory testing
3. The autonomic nervous system and electrophysiology
4. Pharmacology
5. Motility
6. Imaging
7. Clinical research with focus on pancreatology and diabetes

The Centre is strongly integrated with Centre for Pancreatic Diseases and is located at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. There is collaboration with research groups locally at the hospital (especially Department of Radiology and Steno Diabetes Centre), in Denmark and in 32 other countries. Researchers from the centre are represented in a number of scientific forums and has extensive research production, and constantly around 8-10 PhD. students from a variety of countries. Read more at www.mech-sense.com