In April two teams of Amsterdam UMC researchers from location AMC were selected for the Venture Challenge 2020, a bootcamp for entrepreneurs in life science to help them kick-start their businesses. The Venture Challenge, this year organized by NWO, consists of two workshop session of three days where the teams sharpen their business plan and prepare to pitch their innovation in front of a jury. A total of six teams has been selected, including the two Amsterdam UMC teams PacingCure and the Ventilation Perfusion Protector.
PacingCure is developing biological pacemakers, using gene therapy vectors to deliver therapeutic ion channel proteins to restore the function of the heart’s natural pacemaker and conduction system. The team consists of Geert Boink, Osne Kirzner and Hanno Tan. They will take part in the spring edition of the Venture Challenge. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, this edition is delayed and will most likely take place in July and September.
Evert Scholten, Gilmer Sussenbach, Cornelis Romijn have created the Ventilation Perfusion Protector (VPP). This device gives a warning signal to the medical staff when a patient undergoing cardiac surgery is not supported by either the heart-lung-machine or the anaesthetic machine. The VPP protects the patients’ need for oxygen. As the team was not available for the spring edition, they will take part in the autumn edition of the Venture Challenge 2020.
The Dutch chemical industry grapples with pressing challenges, such as green energy supply stability, the need for enhanced facilities and infrastructures to facilitate efficient scaling up of chemical processes, and the complexities surrounding material transition. These challenges underscore the imperative for increased innovation and robust public-private cooperation. Marco Tibaldi, from the Amsterdam Chemistry Network, explains […]
NewsIn the Life Sciences & Health round, 14 researchers have been selected for the Faculty of Impact programme for two years of intensive and personal guidance in entrepreneurship, intellectual property and investment. Four Amsterdam based researchers have been selected as well: Anouk Post (VU), Olivier Lugier (UvA), Felix Paulußen (VU) and Ewelina Weglarz-Tomczak (UvA). A […]
NewsThe UvA, VU, Amsterdam UMC, HvA and ROM InWest have just signed a collaboration agreement today on 12 March 2024. The parties are intensifying their collaboration for more entrepreneurship and innovation in Life Science Health (LSH). “Because of its knowledge institutions and the Netherlands’ largest academic hospital, Amsterdam is home to the top of Dutch […]
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