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The knowledge transfer office of UvA, HvA, VU and Amsterdam UMC

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Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award

The award for the most innovative, knowledge based idea of Amsterdam

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Amsterdam Venture Studios

Amsterdam hub for innovative knowledge based startups

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Demonstrator Lab

Pre-incubator, learning-by-doing, entrepreneurship laboratory

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Entrepreneurship Cases Amsterdam

Bringing entrepreneurship education to a higher level

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About IXA

Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA) is the expert interface between Amsterdam-based universities and parties interested in their research findings and knowledge, such as companies, educational institutions, investors, health care providers, entrepreneurs, government bodies and societal organisations. Being an interface, IXA deploys its expertise in both directions: assisting researchers in generating societal and economic impact from their work and assisting external parties in navigating the academic landscape to find a solution or spot an opportunity.

IXA is a collaboration between the Knowledge Transfer Offices of:

  • Amsterdam University Medical Centre
  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences/ Hogeschool van Amsterdam
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Startup SusPhos wins Gouden KIEM 2019

UvA startup SusPhos has won the ‘Gouden KIEM’ for best Dutch startup in chemistry. The award, issued by the Dutch science foundation NWO and Holland Chemistry, was presented Tuesday 10 December at the Dutch national chemistry conference CHAINS. It consists of 25,000 euros for a research project and a sculpture. SusPhos is developing technology that […]

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Rewarded Take-off grants for Amsterdam projects

Various projects within the Amsterdam knowledge institutions have received funding through a Take-off program from NWO. With this funding, they can further investigate the market opportunities for their products through a feasibility study or with an early stage route. Projects Feasibility studies (phase 1) A Freemium model for Open Online Research: from tests to real […]

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Optics11 acquired Fugro’s fibre optic FAZ technology to expand its sensing platforms

VU spin-off Optics11, a company offering high-end fiber sensing solutions, has acquired the fibre-optic technology – known as FAZ Technology – from Fugro. FAZ Technology specialises in the research and development of fibre-optic sensing solutions, whose potential is much broader than Fugro’s core markets; hence Fugro’s decision to divest. FAZ Technology’s fibre-optic sensing solutions will […]

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