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Vote your favourite innovative idea to the AmSIA stage!
Which innovative ideas will make it to the stage during the finale of the AmSIA ’23? You vote, you decide! On 21 November, the AmSIA’s expert jury will award € 10,000 to the 3 best ideas in the categories of Society, Health and Environment & Climate.
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Call for Amsterdam UMC TKI-grants is now open!
We are very happy to announce that the call for Amsterdam UMC TKI-grants is now open. Deadline for the pre-application is November 10.
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Advanced Microbiome Interventions receives funding from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland for drug development for type 1 diabetes
AMI BV, spin-off of Amsterdam UMC, researches and develops innovative drugs for type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
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DBugIT’s Innovative Software Testing Platform Secures NRO and NWO Grants
DBugIT, an innovative platform for software testing, has received a significant boost with the award of both an NWO Take-off grant and an NRO grant. Developed at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) as part of the VU-BugZoo project, DBugIT aims to transform software testing by engaging users in a captivating bug-hunting game, replacing traditional assessments. Funding […]
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Revolutionary Design for Quantum Gates in Trapped Ions Quantum Computers
Researchers Dr. Arghavan Safavi-Naini, Dr. Robert Spreeuw, Dr. Rene Gerritsma and Matteo Mazzanti (Institute of Physics of the University of Amsterdam) have patented a groundbreaking design for quantum gates in trapped ions, resulting in cheaper and simpler quantum computers. Quantum computers can do complex calculations at very high speeds which will be groundbreaking when used […]
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NWO Take-off approvals for VU, UvA and Amsterdam UMC
As a result of the spring 2023 round of the NWO Take-off Grant, no less than seven Amsterdam projects, developed at Vrije Universiteit, Universiteit van Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, have been awarded a Take-off grant.
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Speciale app zorgt voor sneller herstel na grote buikoperaties
Met de zogeheten ikHerstel-app herstellen patiënten aanzienlijk van grote buikoperaties dan patiënten die de app niet gebruiken. Het herstel duurt nog maar 7 in plaats van 9 weken. Met de app ervaren patiënten meer eigen regie door zelf actief aan hun herstel te werken. Daardoor wordt ook het zorgpersoneel ontlast.
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Pulse, Madglove and VU-AMS won the DLAB’s Summer Pitch Event
Demonstrator Lab was celebrating their successes with the Demonstrator Lab’s Summer Pitch Event on June 22nd. Out of a total of 21 pre-finalists, 6 projects made it to pitch their idea to an expert jury in the finals. Madglove, Pulse and VU-AMS won the competition and were each awarded EUR 1.000 vouchers to be spent […]
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Pre-finalists of the Innovation Award 2023 announced!
Topics that you will see this year are most definitely novel uses of AI, for instance in academia and in health, clever notions on how to deal with the effects of climate change, inspiring solutions in medical care technology, ideas about solving mental health issues, and innovative plans for improving education.
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IXA at the BIO International Convention to boost life science partnerships
From 4-9 June, IXA attended the BIO International Convention in Boston, aiming for global partnerships. The BIO International Convention attracts 14,000+ biotechnology and pharma leaders for one week of intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. A team of six business developers from both the Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam had 87 […]
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