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Alumni News: Saturn Pelvic Health wins Innovation Promise 2025

Venture Challenge Spring 2023 alumnus Saturn Pelvic Health has been named the Innovation Promise of 2025 in the Health & Nutrition category of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce Innovation Top 100.
Alumni News: Saturn Pelvic Health wins Innovation Promise 2025

Alumni News: Sherwood Pharmaceuticals wins Investor Forum at Dutch Life Sciences Conference 2025

We are proud to share that Sherwood Pharmaceuticals — alumni of the Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge 2025 — has won the Investor Forum Award at the Dutch Life Sciences Conference. Congratulations to Dr. Karen E.
Alumni News: Sherwood Pharmaceuticals wins Investor Forum at Dutch Life Sciences Conference 2025

Myriagon wins Venture Challenge Fall 2025! 

  The winner of the Venture Challenge Fall 2025 was announced today at the Dutch Life Sciences Conference.
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Alumni News: Twente Medical Optics secures €1.35M in new funding!

We are proud to share that Twente Medical Optics (TMO), alumnus of the Venture Challenge Spring 2024, has secured a total of €1.35 million in new funding through the Vroegefasefinanciering Overijssel (VFF) and EFRO Oost programmes.

UNIIQ invests €700,000 in Oppr.ai and StemX Bio: advancing smart software and animal-free drug development

Two South Holland-based startups are turning innovation into impact with support from UNIIQ.
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SAVE Wins the First Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge

On 8 October 2025, the final of the pilot edition of the Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge, organised by FAST and ZonMw, took place.

These are the Venture Challenge Fall 2025 teams!

Six teams have started the Venture Challenge Fall edition 2025! These starting life sciences entrepreneurs will learn everything about building and pitching a business plan.
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Alumni news: CC Diagnostics wins LIFE Science Innovation Award 2025

Venture Challenge alumnus Spring 2017 CC Diagnostics has been awarded the LIFE Science Innovation Award 2025 during the LIFE Science Conference in Forum Groningen.
Alumni news: CC Diagnostics wins LIFE Science Innovation Award 2025

Alumni News: GOAL-3 wins MIT Solve Global Health Challenge 2025

We are proud to share that GOAL 3, Venture Challenge Fall 2019 alumnus, has been selected as one of the six winners of the MIT Solve Global Health Challenge 2025 with its digital health platform IMPALA.
Alumni News: GOAL-3 wins MIT Solve Global Health Challenge 2025