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Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge 2025: HeartSmart Takes Home the Prize!
Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge 2025: HeartSmart Announced as Winner On World Day for Laboratory Animals — April 24, 2025 — the Proefdiervrij Event at CORPUS in Oegstgeest brought tog
Pre-announcement: Venture Challenge Fall 2025 – Increased budget and room for 6 additional teams
NWO is expected to launch the fall round of the Venture Challenge program in May 2025. For this fall round, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ) has increased the budget.
QurieGen raised EUR 2.2 million in the pre-seed round
DeepTech biotech startup QurieGen has secured EUR 2.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop advanced AI-based technology aimed at accelerating drug development progress in oncology.
ExCulture founder Aisling Foley receives Transatlantic Connections Award from Termeer Foundation
The Termeer Foundation has named Aisling Foley, Co-Founder and CEO of
Capsule Photonics wins Venture Challenge Winter 2024/2025!
The winner of the Venture Challenge was announced today at Innovation for Health. The proud winner of the 2024/2025 Winter edition is Capsule Photonics! The team has developed an innovative capsule endoscope: a pill-sized camera that creates microscopy-like images, highlighting areas where cancer biomarkers are present.
UNIIQ invests €2.1 million in six innovative South Holland startups
UNIIQ, the proof-of-concept investment fund of the South Holland region, has announced six new investments in promising startups, totaling €2.1 million. These strategic investments contribute to the further development of both the participating companies and the broader innovation ecosystem in the region. The announcement was made by Meindert Stolk, Provincial Executive for Economy and Innovation of the Province of South Holland.
Four LS@W Venture Challenge alumni among finalists for Innovation for Health 2025 Start-up Pitch Contest
The Global Investor Forum jury has announced the nine finalists for the 2025 Innovation for Health Start-up Pitch Contest, powered by Axon Lawyers and F.INSTITUTE.
SLAM Orthopedic secures €1.1 million Innovation Credit to bring smart fracture surgery tool to market
SLAM Orthopedic, winner of the Venture Challenge Fall 2020, has secured €1.1 million in Innovation Credit from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
Cyclomics and Oncode Investigator Jeroen de Ridder receive Health~Holland PPP subsidy
Cyclomics and Oncode Investigator Jeroen de Ridder receive Health~Holland PPP subsidy to advance real-time brain tumor diagnostics.
New Initiative: Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge Launches
Today marks the exciting launch of a new collaboration between ZonMw and FAST: The Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge. This innovative program challenges researchers to transform scientific breakthroughs in drug repurposing into robust plans, ready for market entry and patient benefit—all within three months. Deadline for team registration: May 20, 2025.