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SolarFoil B.V. raises €300,000 to develop technology for sustainable horticulture
SolarFoil B.V., a spin-off from the University of Amsterdam, has received a convertible loan of €300,000 from the North Holland Innovation Fund. SolarFoil is a pioneer in spectral conversion technology designed to optimize sunlight for improved plant growth and production. The new funding is meant to bring the technology to advanced agricultural facilities, namely greenhouses, […]
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Sue Gibbs receives lifetime achievement award for non-animal scientific research
This award is presented every 10 years. Gibbs is nationally and internationally recognized as an innovator and advocate for animal-free scientific research.
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Ten Amsterdam startups compete in Academic Startup Competition selection round
On December 14th, forty-five pre-selected academic start-ups will present themselves to an expert jury of (international) investors and companies.
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Now live: AmSIA 2023 Aftermovie & live recording in full
For the 16th time, the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards have taken place at NEMO Science Museum! It was a dazzling event in which 9 finalists took the stage to pitch their innovative ideas. An expert jury awarded three winners, Zeliha Guler (Amsterdam UMC), Pepijn van Rutten (VU) and Olivier Lugier (UvA) with an Innovation […]
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New prototype of Flowsure gets innovation into the clinic
How does valorisation work in a clinical setting? And how do you get an innovative idea to a patient’s bed?
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UvA spin-off Eddytec receives financing from Innovation Fund North Holland
Eddytec is developing an advanced hardware and software solution to make maintenance and quality control of carbon fiber composite parts in aircraft faster, easier and more affordable.
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UvA spin-off Hydra Computing is pioneering Classical-Quantum hybrid algorithms for Enhanced Combinatorial Optimization
Dr. Jiri Minar, dr. Juraj Hasik and dr. Arghavan Safavi-Naini obtained a Proof-of-Concept grant (100k EUR) from IXA-UvA to integrate state-of-the-art quantum physics inspired classical computational methods with quantum algorithms, to address the limitations of current quantum hardware, offering a groundbreaking solution for industries grappling with large datasets and complex optimization tasks. The primary goal […]
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Madglove Amsterdam raises €300.000 in pre-seed funding from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland
Madglove Amsterdam BV, een VU start-up, heeft een converteerbare lening van €300.000 ontvangen van het Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland. Madglove heeft een elegante, low-tech en toegankelijke thuisrevalidatiehandschoen ontwikkeld om mensen hun onafhankelijkheid terug te geven en hun kwaliteit van leven te verbeteren. Madglove heeft reeds financiering ontvangen uit het Takeoff-1 programma van NWO en is een samenwerkingsverband […]
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How science might save the banana
Fusarium, a soil born fungus, poses a significant threat to the agricultural sector, particularly in the cultivation of crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and bananas. Researcher Frank Takken from the University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science, and the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, along with his research team, discovered a ‘backdoor’.
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Innovation Awards 2023 voor implantaat tegen bekkenbodemverzakking, test voor lachgasgebruik en duurzamere productie van nanodeeltjes
In NEMO Science Museum zijn voor de 16e keer de Innovation Awards uitgereikt, aan Zeliha Guler, Pepijn van Rutten en Olivier Lugier. Zij krijgen ieder 10.000 euro om hun idee verder te ontwikkelen en naar de markt te brengen.
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