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Nieuwe broedplaats voor recht op Roeterseilandcampus UvA
Dinsdag 26 februari heeft burgemeester Femke Halsema de Amsterdam Law Hub geopend. Hier werken studenten en medewerkers van de UvA samen met maatschappelijke partners en juridische ondernemers aan juridische dienstverlening en innovatie. De Law Hub komt voort uit de ambitie het onderwijs te vernieuwen en relevanter te maken voor de samenleving, zegt André Nollkaemper, decaan […]
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VU researcher nominated for Medical Inspirator Prize
Het project ‘De online Vriendschapscursus’ van Vrije Universiteit onderzoeker Tamara Bouwman is genomineerd voor de Medische Inspirator Prijs. Het project dat gericht is om eenzame ouderen uit hun sociale isolement te halen is een van de twee projecten die in de running is voor de hoofdprijs van € 100.000. Om de prijs te winnen moet […]
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Is sweat the ideal outcome for diabetics?
Meerdere keren per dag bloedprikken om je bloedsuiker te bepalen. Het is voor diabetici dagelijkse kost. Maar als het aan dr. Elizabeth von Hauff (GlucoEasy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) ligt, hoeft dat in de toekomst niet meer. Ze ontwikkelt een nieuwe meettechniek die verder gaat dan biochemische sensoren. Hoe ontstond het idee voor dit project? “Dat […]
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New collaboration between Amsterdam universities to support starters
A new collaboration between the Amsterdam universities has been set up to support students and researchers wanting to start their own business. On December 17, UvA, VU, HvA, and Amsterdam UMC signed a stakeholder agreement with university incubator ACE to collectively support spin-off companies. ACE supported over 150 startups from Amsterdam universities in the past […]
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Social enterprise Tony’s Chocolonely and fintech start up SRXP are subject of the newly launched Entrepreneurship Cases
On December 10 the Tony’s Chocolonely and fintech start up SRXP teaching cases were presented to an audience of teachers and entrepreneurs. During his presentation of the SRXP case professor Sustainable Entrepreneurship at VU Amsterdam, Enno Masurel, focused on the development from student start up to a growing and expanding company. While Maarten Hogenstijn researcher […]
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Collaboration VU and Deloitte
On Thursday 6 December, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and Deloitte formalized their intention to underline the collaboration for the further development of the Care robot. In the collaboration with Deloitte, further steps will be taken in the further development of the prototype known as Alice 2.0. The aim is a robotic solution for health care, […]
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Demonstrator Lab successful in NWO valorisation Take off grants
Several Demonstrator Lab projects have received an award for a feasibility study or early phase trajectory within the NWO TTW Take-off program. D-Lab helps enterprising students and researchers to turn their ideas into tangible products and services. The Meta-grip, a tool for climbers, and Fitsurance, with tailor-made lifestyle advice on physical exercise and nutrition, are […]
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AML patients receive cancer drug DCP-001
DCprime (spin-off VUmc) announces first patient dosed in phase 2 ADVANCE-II study with DCP-001 in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. This administration marks the official start of the phase 2 study in the ADVANCE-II study. A total of 20 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare form of leukemia, participate in this study. A […]
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Guide to probiotics wins James Lind Award 2018
VU-microbioloog Remco Kort in ontvangst genomen tijdens het symposium ‘Gezondheidswinst met vitamines en mineralen’ in Maarssen. De ‘Gids voor probiotica ter preventie van antibiotica-gerelateerde diarree’ van TNO en ARTIS-Micropia wint de award in de categorie ‘toepassing’. De wetenschapsprijs is vrijdag 23 november door Voorzitter van de jury, Renger Witkamp, hoogleraar voeding en farmacologie aan Wageningen […]
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SAM Application fights loneliness, selected for the Startup in Residence Programme Amsterdam
Meaningful social contact is the slogan of SAM Application. Elena Köstler and her team are developing a mobile app to combat loneliness among young adults (18-35). They want to bring people together offline via an online platform. “34 million people are socially isolated in the EU. Today, it is more likely to become lonely between […]
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