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Health~Holland Update: the Power of Prevention

16 June 2021 Read the new Health~Holland Update to find out more about the power of prevention! If we look back over the past century at the Dutch health and welfare, we can say one thing for certain: prevention is key. In the past 150 years, life expectancy in the Netherlands has risen by about 35 years due to prevention. Read more...

Byondis Announces Positive Topline Results of Pivotal Phase III TULIP® Study

16 June 2021 Byondis B.V. announced positive topline results from the Phase III TULIP® study, a multi-center, open-label, randomised clinical trial. The trial compared the efficacy and safety of the company’s antibody-drug conjugate to physician’s choice treatment in patients with pretreated HER2-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

SentryX Closes €3.2M Seed Funding Round for the Development of Next Generation Pain Relief Therapeutics

16 June 2021 SentryX, a spin-off of the University Medical Center Utrecht announced that it raised €3.2M in seed funding for the development of their next-generation pain relief therapeutic platform. The round includes an investment from the Utrecht Health Seed Fund.

Delirium eerder herkennen en beter behandelen met DeltaScan van Prolira

15 June 2021 Een delirium komt vaker voor dan veel mensen, zelfs artsen, denken. Ook de gevolgen van deze acute geestelijke verwardheid worden geregeld onderschat. Daarom ontwikkelde de medisch-technologische startup Prolira een monitor die hersenactiviteit meet en AI gebruikt voor de detectie en monitoring van een delirium.

Vacature bij ZonMw: Strategisch adviseur medtech/digitale zorg

15 June 2021 Ben jij een ervaren, strategische en resultaatgerichte adviseur met veel kennis van onderzoek en innovatie op het terrein van medische technologie en digitale zorg? Dan is deze functie bij ZonMw wellicht iets voor jou!

GROZ: From national to local

15 June 2021 From national to local: that is the dream of Jan Smelik, chair of Austerlitz Cares and general coordinator of Nederland Zorgt voor Elkaar and member of Theme Team of the societal theme Health & Care. ‘We must move towards a system in which health and a healthy living environment are central’, says Smelik.

1+1=3: How UMCG Researchers Experience Patient Participation Training

11 June 2021 PGOsupport trains researchers at UMCG (University Medical Centre Groningen) in active patient engagement. Why invest in this? What are the takeaways for the participants? And how does it help the research forward?

Researcher and Patient Partner Working as a Duo

11 June 2021 Working in duos as equals. What does that demand from researchers and patient representatives? Safae Hamkour and Wilma Wissink tell how they complement and keep each other sharp. "You can throw everything on the table with patients."

Annual report Oncode Institute: Accelerating to Full Speed

11 June 2021 Finishing up the third year in full operation, Oncode Institute is well on its way to reach their goals. In their annual report, the institute shares the impact they have made in the past year and look forward to the future.

Innovatieve Bedrijven Halen 1,2 Miljard Euro Voordeel uit WBSO-regeling

11 June 2021 Ruim 20.000 Nederlandse bedrijven – waarvan 97% mkb – haalden in 2020 ondanks de coronacrisis een voordeel van totaal 1,2 miljard euro uit de zogenoemde Wet Bevordering Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk (WBSO). Via deze regeling kunnen ondernemers meer onderzoek doen naar nieuwe innovaties en ideeën sneller ontwikkelen tot succesvolle producten en diensten.