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Minister opens innovative new hospital in Maaseik

 - Na jaren van intensieve gesprekken met gebruikers, gedetailleerde uitwerking van de plannen, afstemming met de toetsende instanties en de realisatie is het zover; Het nieuwe ziekenhuis Maas en Kempen is gereed. Donderdag 14 september heeft Vlaams minister Jo Vandeurzen, het nieuwe ziekenhuis in Maaseik naar ontwerp van de Jong Gortemaker Algra architecten en ingenieurs officieel geopend.

Health~Holland Update September 2017

 - In this September edition, we present the new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2018-2021 and introduce the Learning Communities. We highlight some prestigious awards such as the Medical Inspirator, NWO Spinoza Prizeand Simon Steven Master Prize. And we inform you about the growing financial potential of the PPP Allowance and all kind of exciting, upcoming events.

DSM ranked second in Fortune Magazine list of Companies that are Changing the World

 - DSM is ranked second in the Fortune Magazine list of Companies that are Changing the World. More companies than ever are using the profit motive to solve a multitude of societal problems. The Fortune Magazine Companies that are Changing the World list shows the best of them. This was the third edition. Other top-ten players are Novartis and Apple, just to name a few.

Report Human Capital Roadmap Top Sectors 2016-2020

 - Op 11 september heeft Aad Veenman, Boegbeeld Topsector Logistiek, het eerste exemplaar van de tweede Voortgangsrapportage Human Capital Roadmap Topsectoren 2016-2020 overhandigd aan minister Kamp van Economische Zaken.

Anton Pijpers appointed new president of Utrecht University

 - With effect from 1 October, Professor Anton Pijpers (1958) will be the new president of the Executive Board of Utrecht University. He has already been vice-president since 2014. Pijpers will succeed Marjan Oudeman, who left the position of president in June.

More than EUR 56 million raised to fund initiative to fight antibiotic resistance

 - A number of countries and foundations pledged EUR 56.5 million to help develop new treatments to fight against antibiotic resistance, during a fundraising event for the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP).

NTrans Technologies receives Horizon 2020 SME grant

 - NTrans Technologies today announced it has been awarded a prestigious, €1.5M EU SME instrument grant.

Her Majesty Queen Máxima will attend World of Health Care

 - Her Majesty Queen Máxima will be present at the World of Health Care congress on the 28th of September in the Fokker Terminal in The Hague. During this congresstival, the central theme is improving healthcare globally.

Mimetas Develops High-Throughput Gut-on-a-chip Technology in Collaboration with Roche

 - Mimetas, in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Roche, has developed a novel organ-on-a-chip system that supports evaluation of intestinal permeability in perfused 3D gut tubules in high throughput under exposure to pharmacological compounds. The results of this research were published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

Top Sector Life Sciences & Health presents new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda: Grow~Motion

 - Today Health~Holland, Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH), launches the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2018-2021 titled Grow~Motion. This new strategic document describes the health and care ambitions for the next four years (2018-2021).