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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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Research Facilities Amsterdam

Access to high-end research instruments, facilities and expertise

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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

Amsterdam partners focus on Life Sciences & Health and AI

AI Technology for People On Wednesday 25 September, Executive Board President Geert ten Dam joined with Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema and the presidents of the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (UMC), the Vrije Universiteit (VU), the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)/ Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Sanquin and the Amsterdam Economic Board to sign a memorandum of […]

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IXA next Networking event on March 5

“Grab a boat into your future” with this title IXA, students entrepreneurship association LEAD and Westpoort association, invited students to a network boat tour. Aim of the event was to connect students to entrepreneurs, active in the Amsterdam harbor area Westpoort. A group of around 15 entrepreneurs, members of the Westpoort association and thirty students […]

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IXA-ACE course “Entrepreneurship” wins Best PhD course award

One of the educational courses organized by ACE Incubator BV and IXA Office AMC is the Graduate School course “Entrepreneurship in Health & Life Sciences” for AMC and (since last year also) VUmc PhD candidates. In two days participants attend lectures on different aspects of starting their own company, get acquainted with business model canvas, […]

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