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World Malaria Day: Netherlands-based consortium teams up with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) in world-leading malaria translational research programme

Dutch life science public-private partnership organisation Lygature and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced the establishment of a Netherlands-based translational research consortium that will target the development of next-generation medicines to help eradicate malaria.
World Malaria Day: Netherlands-based consortium teams up with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) in world-leading malaria translational research programme

Agendia’s MammaPrint® first and only genomic assay to receive level 1A Clinical Utility Evidence for Chemotherapy benefit in Early Breast Cancer Patients

Agendia’s MammaPrint® first and only genomic assay to receive level 1A Clinical Utility Evidence for Chemotherapy benefit in Early Breast Cancer Patients Agendia, together with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Breast International Group (BIG), announced results from the initial analysis of the primary objective of the Microarray In Node-negative (and 1 to 3 positive lymph node) Disease may Avoid ChemoTherapy (MINDACT) study at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2016 in, New Orleans, LA.
Agendia’s MammaPrint® first and only genomic assay to receive level 1A Clinical Utility Evidence for Chemotherapy benefit in Early Breast Cancer Patients

Netherlands' top oncology scientists work together in new Oncology Institute

​Het Nederlands wetenschappelijk kankeronderzoek geldt als vooraanstaand in de wereld, maar de resultaten uit huidig onderzoek moeten nóg sneller vertaald worden naar betere diagnose en behandeling van mensen met kanker. Daarom wordt er naar een nieuw virtueel topinstituut toegewerkt. De ministeries van Economische Zaken, Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport en de topsector Life Sciences & Health ondersteunen de ambitie om tot dit instituut te komen.
Netherlands' top oncology scientists work together in new Oncology Institute

Forbion Closes Third Life Sciences Fund, FCF III, Raising over $200M

Forbion Capital Partners, a dedicated life sciences venture capital firm announced the final closing of its third main fund Forbion Capital Fund III (FCF III), raising a total of EUR 183 million (approx. USD 208 million).
Forbion Closes Third Life Sciences Fund, FCF III, Raising over $200M

Report on Top Sectors Human Capital Policy

Dialogic en ResearchNed hebben in de opdracht van Platform Bèta Techniek onderzocht hoe de Human Capital Agenda’s (HCA’s) van de topsectoren zich vanaf 2012 ontwikkeld hebben.
Report on Top Sectors Human Capital Policy

Vision on Open Science

DTL, Health~Holland and partners support Open Science: an umbrella term for a technology and data driven systemic change in how researchers work, collaborate, share ideas, disseminate and reuse results, by adopting the core values that knowledge should be reusable, modifiable and redistributable.
Vision on Open Science

Get Together Event 12 May: Health Foundations and Companies

De Samenwerkende Gezondheidsfondsen (SGF) en Topsector LSH organiseren een matchmaking event tussen de gezondheidsfonden en bedrijven. Ontmoet uw nieuwe partner in de gezamenlijke strijd tegen ziekten, zorg voor de toekomst!
Get Together Event 12 May: Health Foundations and Companies

Looking for new National Icons!

Na een succesvolle eerste verkiezing van 4 Nationale Iconen in 2014 is het kabinet weer op zoek naar de innovatieve helden van Nederland. Het nodigt bedrijven en kennisinstellingen uit om de aanstormende innovaties van Nederland met een groot maatschappelijk en economisch potentieel aan te melden.
Looking for new National Icons!

Health~Holland Update March 2016

We are pleased to send you the first Health~Holland Update of 2016, the bimonthly magazine that brings you the latest developments from Top Sector Life Sciences & Health.
Health~Holland Update March 2016

MIT arrangement

Innovative small- and medium-sized enterprises can once again apply for grants this spring through the SME Innovation Incentive Scheme for Top Sectors (MIT scheme). Grants provided through the scheme may be used for the following: knowledge vouchers, innovation consultancy projects, feasibility studies and R&D joint ventures (small and large).
MIT arrangement