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LS@W at HIHR: Pitches, partnerships, and promising health ventures
Yesterday, we joined the 16th edition of HIHR (Healthy Ideas, Healthy Returns), held live in Antwerp.
Five teams kick off the Venture Challenge Spring 2025!
This week marks the official start of the Venture Challenge Spring 2025! Five ambitious teams are diving into the eight-week coaching program where they’ll transform their groundbreaking Life Sciences & Health innovations into solid business cases.
Venture Challenge Fall 2025 now open – with two editions: Life Sciences & Health and MedTech!
The Venture Challenge Fall 2025 is officially open for applications — and this year, the Fall program features two separate editions.
STENTiT selected as first participant in 2025 MedTech Innovator Accelerator!
During the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit in Dublin, STENTiT was voted the #1 startup at the final pitch event of the MedTech Innovator Roadshow.
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.