Venture challenge Fall 2024 on its way

Last week the LifeSciences@Work Venture Challenge Winter 2025 kicked-off with an inspiring first 3-day workshop at Pivot Park in Oss!

This edition, we’re proud to welcome six innovative teams tackling critical challenges in healthcare, including:
🔬 Early diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease
🎯 Targeted treatments for ovarian cancer
💊 Improved therapies for pancreatic cancer
📈 Enhanced screening for oesophageal cancer
🧪 Measurement of kinase selectivity
🚀 Novel approaches to drug targeting

During the workshop, the teams began defining their business opportunities, crafting customer value propositions, and mapping out competitive positioning. Over the coming weeks, they’ll test their insights with potential customers, clinicians, and stakeholders in preparation for the next workshop in January.

A huge thank you to our guest speakers:
👏 Martijn Hackmann from Pivot Park for hosting us and showcasing their incredible facilities.
👏 Thom Frielink from Curie Capital BV for sharing insights into investor dynamics.
👏 Geert van Almen from UPyTher for taking us along on his startup journey.
👏 Niels Wheeler and Tess Korthout from J&J Innovative Medicine Nederland for providing a pharma perspective on innovation and startup collaboration.

Make sure to follow us on LifeSciences@Work as we introduce each of the participating teams on in the coming weeks. Exciting times ahead!