Kiers recently returned from expeditions in Patagonia, Chile, and the Apennine Mountains in Italy, where she worked with local collaborators to collect samples of mycorrhizal fungal communities across unique soil habitats. In November, she leaves for the South Pacific to characterize the fungal communities associated with nutrient-poor island atolls owned by the Nature Conservancy.
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Kepler Vision Technologies, a spin-off company from the University of Amsterdam, secured a significant €1.5M investment from ROM InWest last month. The Dutch company will use the funds to accelerate the production of its ‘Kepler Night Nurse’ solution, a smart technology for care home fall detection. The company is now positioned for global expansion, targeting the UK and US markets.
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