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Call for proposals: ZonMw Open Competition For renewal in research and collaboration

29 January 2019 ZonMw opened its call for proposals for the ZonMw Open Competition. The aim of the ZonMw Open Competition is to create space for excellent, curiosity-driven, groundbreaking science. Research groups of excellent quality can use a grant of €750,000 to renew their line of research and enter into new collaborations.

Health-RI Conference - Opening doors to P4 Health

28 January 2019 It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm of the more than 300 academic researchers, health care professionals, IT-specialists, and representatives of patients, industry and policy who gathered together on January 17 at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht for the 2019 Health-RI Conference.

DuPont Breaks Ground on New European Headquarters for Industrial Biosciences in the Netherlands

25 January 2019 DuPont Industrial Biosciences officially broke ground on its new site at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands. The state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary facility will utilize the tools of modern biotechnology to make industrial processes more efficient and products more sustainable.

Janssen Pharmaceutica scholarships for biomedical start-ups

22 January 2019 Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has made available two scholarships for the blended course Clinical Development from Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden (PJ Futurelab). PJ Futurelab is a non-profit, independent education & training initiative of the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Leiden University.

Prevent patient data from becoming outlawed

21 January 2019 Voorkom dat patiëntgegevens vogelvrij worden als patiënten hun medische gegevens zelf gaan beheren. Dat kan door een Patiëntgeheim in het leven te roepen.

90 miljoen voor inzet technologie bij zorg thuis

17 January 2019 Inzet van technologie kan voor veel ouderen met een chronische ziekte of beperking van betekenis zijn, om met een goede kwaliteit van leven zelfstandig te kunnen blijven wonen. Om de inzet van zulke e-health toepassingen toe te laten nemen, investeert het kabinet de komende jaren 90 miljoen euro via een stimuleringsregeling. Aanbieders van zorg en ondersteuning kunnen dit voorjaar samen met inkopers dit voorjaar daarvoor plannen indienen.

Minister Bruno Bruins welcomes EMA in the Netherlands

9 January 2019 The temporary location for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is now ready for use. This is an important step in EMA’s relocation to the Netherlands. Each year, EMA will bring 36,000 visitors to the Netherlands, and its move here will also attract many companies to the country.

Apply now for the Prix Galien Awards

8 January 2019 In oktober dit jaar vindt de uitreiking plaats van de Prix Galien 2019. Naast de Pharmaceutical Award en de MedTech Award wordt ook de Research Award uitgereikt. Vanaf 1 januari is het mogelijk om kandidaten voor deze drie prijzen voor te dragen.

Venture Challenge spring 2019: call open for application

4 January 2019 Each year the LifeSciences@Work accelerator for high potential startups organises two Venture Challenges. The 10-week business development programma that helps startups to develop their business case. The first Venture Challenge of 2019, Spring edition, is now open for application.

Bristol-Myers Squibb acquires Celgene

3 January 2019 Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire Celgene in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $74 billion.