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Funding for three interesting APH valorisation and impact projects
At the start of 2022, Amsterdam Public Health (APH) in collaboration with IXA have launched a call for support of valorisation and impact projects within the research institute. This resulted in 23 interesting applications, of which three projects have been awarded a grant of € 2500.- complemented with in-kind support from Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA). […]
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Loads of new ventures and inspiration: five years of IXAnext program
On 14 April we concluded the valorisation program IXAnext: talent for innovation with a festive gathering.
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Jan Lintsen officially opened DemoLab @Science Park
On Monday 28 March, Jan Lintsen, member of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam, opened the second location of the successful university incubator Demonstrator Lab Amsterdam. Demonstrator Lab Science Park offers employees and students the opportunity to become acquainted with entrepreneurship and product development in a hands-on and innovation-oriented environment. The opening of […]
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ORANGEHealth receives subsidy for oral health collaboration
Het consortium ORANGEHealth.NL ontvangt ruim 1,5 miljoen euro vanuit de Topsector Life Science & Health om de toekomst van (mond)zorg en (mond)gezondheid in Nederland te verbeteren. Het consortium is een samenwerking tussen de 3 Nederlandse academische opleidingen voor tandheelkunde, waaronder die van ACTA, en de 4 hogescholen voor mondzorgkunde met publieke en private partijen. Speciale […]
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Health insurer and ZonMw stimulate implementation of the ikHerstel app
De ikHerstel-app, ontwikkelt vanuit Amsterdam UMC, was recent in het nieuws. Aanleiding was een overeenkomst tussen het Maastricht UMC+ en zorgverzekeraar VGZ om het gebruik van een hartritme-app te financieren als onderdeel van de reguliere zorg. De ikHerstel-app (winnaar VGZ Zinnige Zorg Award 2021) wordt momenteel nog op beperkte schaal toegepast. Deze app is met […]
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ERC Proof of Concept grant for chemist Tom Grossmann
Tom Grossmann, professor of Biomimetic Chemistry at VU Amsterdam, has been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC), for the proCOLON project. He plans to use this €150,000 research grant for the development of new therapeutics for colorectal cancer. With more than 1.9 million new cases and 935,000 related deaths […]
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VU spin-off Optics11 number 10 in Chamber of Commerce Innovation Top 100
VU spin-off Optics11 heeft de 10e plaats behaald van beste innovaties van Nederland in 2021 van de Kamer van Koophandel. De oplossing voor het monitoren van deelontladingen – OptimAE PD – is op nationaal niveau erkend als een innovatie met impact. Hierdoor kan het maximale uit de elektrische hoogspanningsapparatuur worden gehaald en worden de onderhoudskosten […]
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Online tool Oncokompas remains available thanks to collaboration with provider Sananet
Oncokompas en e-Health aanbieder Sananet gaan samenwerken om patiënten met kanker te helpen met het verbeteren van hun kwaliteit van leven. Oncokompas is een online tool waarmee patiënten met kanker vragen kunnen beantwoorden over onderwerpen zoals fysieke klachten, psychische problemen, en leefstijl in relatie tot hun ziekte. Op deze manier geeft Oncokompas inzicht in de […]
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Demonstrator Lab @ Amsterdam Science Park welcomes first projects soon
The successful university incubator Demonstrator Lab Amsterdam will also soon open its doors at the Amsterdam Science Park in building 904. Thanks to the huge success at the VU location and the enormous need for such a living lab, the incubator is expanding with a location in the UvA FNWI building. At both locations, researchers […]
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UvA spin-off Sightcorp acquired by American company Raydiant
What started as a spin-off of the UvA’s Informatics Institute is now a successfully developed technology that is ready for the global market. Sightcorp, specialist in the field of digital out-of-home artificial intelligence, has been acquired by the American company Raydiant. The company takes over Sightcorp’s team, company name and technology. The company Sightcorp was […]
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