Become involved in start-ups
The Amsterdam research landscape sees a continuous emergence of new opportunities, new companies and new products and services. These benefit society in areas as diverse as education, healthcare, clean energy and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). New companies started by staff and students offer opportunities for cooperation and investment.
Intravacc to in-license CimCure’s iBoost technology, expanding its vaccine platform portfolio
CimCure, a spin-off of Amsterdam UMC and focusing on cancer immunotherapies for solid tumors, signed a strategic partnership agreement for in-licensing CimCure’s iBoost technology with Intravacc, a worldwide leading translational research and development vaccine organization with an extensive track record in developing viral and bacterial vaccines. The iBoost (immune boost) technology was developed at Amsterdam […]
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2016 AMSIA winner receives CE Mark for non-radioactive tumor localization system
MedTech startup Sirius Medical has received CE Mark approval for Sirius Pintuition, a non-radioactive device to localize breast tumors. In 2016 Bram Schermers, then a scientist at NKI, pitched an early concept at the annual Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards and won first prize! His pitch also caught the attention of seasoned entrepreneur Hubert Martens, […]
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Alumni Joint Master Entrepreneurship (UvA/VU) often pursue entrepreneurial careers
An annual survey held by the program directors of the Joint Master Entrepreneurship (UvA/ VU), Bram Kuijken and Enno Masurel, has found that 17.8% of alumni have founded their own company and 11.0% are currently working freelance. Additionally, the study found that 41.9% of alumni is employed by a startup (19.7%) or a scale-up (22.2%). […]
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