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Health~Holland Update, July 2015
We are happy to present to you our bimonthly Health~Holland Update. In this magazine we provide you with the latest insights and developments of Health~Holland (top sector Life Sciences & Health).
More Accurate Prediction on Prognosis in Multiple Myeloma (bone marrow cancer)
SkylineDx, an innovative biotechnology company specialising in the development and commercialization of genetic tests, is today launching its MMprofiler assay. This test enables clinicians to more accurately predict the prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) bone marrow cancer) than traditional methods.The Cabinet presents Antibiotic Resistance Approach
Minister Edith Schippers (VWS) heeft met de zorgsector afspraken gemaakt over de strijd tegen antibioticaresistentie. Partijen uit de zorg erkennen de urgentie om onjuist gebruik van antibiotica in de zorg terug te dringen en zetten in op infectiepreventie. Daarnaast moet er onderzoek komen naar nieuwe antibiotica, behandelingen, medische technologie en alternatieven voor antibiotica.Co-founder Agendia wins European Inventor Award
Mede‐oprichtster en Chief Research Officer van Agendia Laura van't Veer, Ph.D, heeft de European Inventor Award gewonnen in de categorie MKB – een prestigieuze innovatieprijs van het Europees Octrooi Bureau, met wereldwijd slechts 15 genomineerde uitvinders invijf categorieën.
Health~Holland proudly presents the Knowledge & Innovation Agenda
Health-holland proudly presents the Knowledge & Innovation Agenda. This K&I Agenda describes the sector's strategic headlines for the year 2016-2019.
Lygature: pioneering medicine together
Today, CTMM and TI Pharma, the two largest public-private top institutes in the Dutch top sector Life Sciences & Health, presented their plans and ambition for their joint future during the CTMM + TI Pharma Launch Meeting at the Muntgebouw in Utrecht. CTMM (Center for Translational Molecular Medicine) and TI Pharma (Top Institute Pharma) also announced that the new merged organization will from now on be known as Lygature. Lygature will focus on partnerships for medical innovation.Schippers wants an innovative network for healthcare startups
Minister Edith Schippers (VWS) gaat de mogelijkheden onderzoeken van het oprichten in Nederland van een innovatief, creatief netwerk om jonge start-up bedrijven in de zorg nog beter te ondersteunen. Hierdoor kunnen sneller innovaties worden toegepast die de zorg voor patiënten beter en betaalbaar maken. Schippers leidde de afgelopen week een economische missie in Chicago en Boston van Nederlandse bedrijven in de sectoren Life Sciences and Health en Landbouw en Voedingsindustrie.LabForRent stimulates innovation in Life Sciences
The Netherlands has gained a unique start-up. On 20 May 2015, LabForRent launched an online marketplace for supply and demand of laboratory spaces. They are capitalising on an increasingly growing problem: the current overcapacity of lab spaces and the lack of initiatives that bring the lessor and lessee in contact with each other.
Conquest: winner Health~Holland Venture Challenge Spring 2015
Conquest pitched together with 5 fellow Venture Challenge Teams during the Dutch Life Sciences SME Event organized by HollandBio on 4 June. Conquest has developed a novel nanoparticle technology that provides unique multimodal imaging contrast. With this technique they aim to create a revolution in current diagnostic imaging. Conquest was represented by Mangala Srinivas, Erik Aarntzen and Frank Smeets of Radboudumc, together they accepted the Health~Holland Venture Challenge prize of 25,000 euro.