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Computerspel test potentiële werknemers op integriteit
Integriteit is een persoonlijkheidstrek die relevant is voor hoe mensen zich gedragen, voornamelijk voor mensen in machtsposities. Ondanks dat het mogelijk is met standaard en nieuwe assessmentmethoden – zoals een computerspel – integriteit van potentiele werknemers in kaart te brengen, zijn deze methoden voor het meten van integriteit voor dergelijke openstaande posities zelden onderdeel van […]
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LAVA therapeutics receives 71 million to advance novel immune oncology programs
Amsterdam UMC spin-off LAVA Therapeutics*, a biotech company pioneering the development of bispecific antibodies to engage gamma-delta T cells for cancer therapies, has raised €71 million to fund the advancement of its pipeline and platform. With the money, LAVA expects to be able to start a number of clinical studies for the treatment of tumors […]
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Patented ‘molecular heaters’ to increase crop yield
Novel concept based on sunscreen-like molecules could boost crop production worldwide. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have developed a novel class of molecules capable of raising the temperature of plants. Application of such ‘molecular heaters’ allows crops to grow at lower environmental temperatures. This can extend the growth season, increase the availability of arable […]
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VU professors start company PersonalAIze BV
Mark Hoogendoorn and Sandjai Bhula, both Professors at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam set up the company PersonalAlze BV together with two Professors from Germany, to bridge the gap between academia and application in AI. The company is focused on consultancy in the area of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and aims to bring the latest scientific insights into […]
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Gezond ouder worden met diabetes type 1
Voor de behandeling van diabetes mellitus type 1 lijkt poeptransplantatie steeds meer een interessante therapie. De darmbacteriën van anderen kan de gezondheid van deze groep patiënten verbeteren, maar genezing zit er nog niet in. Om het onderzoek naar poeptransplantatie verder te ontwikkelen, krijgt Amsterdam UMC vandaag een subsidie van één miljoen euro van het Diabetes […]
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More than 75% of the Entrepreneurship students aim to start their own business
This is the 7th year of the joint UvA & VU master Entrepreneurship (since 2014/2015). About 85 students on average per year were welcomed. This academic year, 2020/2021, between 90 and 100 students were welcomed. This number is slightly higher than last year. Origin per knowledge institute 49% of the students obtained their bachelor’s degree […]
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Johan Hoorn en Elly Konijn ontvangen Huibregtsenprijs 2020
Johan Hoorn en Elly Konijn (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) hebben voor hun onderzoeksproject ‘Alice’ de Huibregtsenprijs ontvangen. ‘Alice’ is een elektromechanisch kleinkind dat eenzaamheid verdrijft. In een vegrijzende samenleving is sociale eenzaamheid een groot problem. Om die reden ontwikkelden de onderzoekers ‘Alice’. Het robotmeisje vereist een vorm van interactie waarbij het AI-systeem gevoel voor de gebruiker […]
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AVS start-up Triply working together with Dutch Ministry of Finance
The Dutch government’s yearly national budget, the Miljoenennota, initiates a budget implementation cycle. This consists of various phases; spending, adjusting, auditing and reporting. During this cycle, the Dutch Ministry of Finance collects a multitude of reports and other information resources, originating from various government sources. The Ministry used to manually copy the data and use […]
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Finnish company impressed by AI technology of AVS start-up Findest
Amsterdam Venture Studio’s startup Findest scouts technologies by using IGOR^AI. A Finnish electricity grid operator Fingrid Oyj used IGOR^AI to find out how they could increase the transmission capacity or eliminate bottlenecks. In Fingrid magazine the company shared their experience, arguing that “[IGOR^AI] is one of the first applications to really demonstrate how artificial intelligence […]
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VU startups Digi.bio and NextRound competing to become ‘Best academic startup in the Netherlands’
Digi.bio and NextRound are selected to compete with 18 other startups by the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI) and Techleap to compete in the finals of the second edition of the Academic Startup Competition. The 20 startups were nominated from no fewer than an astounding […]
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