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Brightlands Smart Services Campus officially started
Op 12 september 2016 opent de Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen officieel zijn deuren.National Icons 2016: finalists
The 10 finalists of the “National Icons 2016” election were announced at the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Wednesday September 7. All finalists presented their pioneering innovations in a two minute pitch to Dutch entrepreneurs, scientists and Henk Kamp, the Minister of Economic Affairs.
Health~Holland Update July 2016
In this summer edition of the Health~Holland Update, we are proud to introduce new Top Team member Erik Gerritsen and provide further details about the world-class institute for regenerative medicine. We highlight some current open calls like the MIT Scheme R&D or MS Research Call, we report on events and much more. Read it here.
European Commission to invest €8.5 billion in research and innovation in 2017
The European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme.Launch National Community for Healthcare Innovation
Online platform www.zorginnovatie.nl breidt in samenwerking met het ministerie van VWS de website uit met een landelijk forum voor kennisuitwisseling en debat rondom zorginnovatie.
Responsible Innovation. Societal challenges and solutions
In 2016, the NWO Responsible Innovation research programme will develop into a platform for responsible innovation to provide information, inspiration and contacts for researchers, companies, government bodies and societal organisations.Neuroscientist Jeroen Geurts new chairman ZonMw
Jeroen Geurts is de nieuwe voorzitter van ZonMw. Geurts is opvolger van Pauline Meurs die tot 1 mei 2015 voorzitter was van ZonMw. Geurts wordt ook per 1 januari 2017 lid van de raad van bestuur van NWO.Powerful new institute for regenerative medicine
RegMed XB is het nieuwe instituut voor regeneratieve geneeskunde. De samenwerking richt zich eerst op nieuwe oplossingen voor patiënten met diabetes, nierziekten en osteoartritis (artrose). In REGMED XB (REGenerative MEDicine crossing Borders) werken straks gezondheidsfondsen, wetenschappers, ondernemers en artsen samen vanuit hun eigen instellingen.