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SeraNovo and Ildong Pharmaceutical to collaborate on research projects

  SeraNovo BV (Leiden, the Netherlands) is pleased to announce the closing of a multi compound deal with Ildong Pharmaceutical (Seoul, South Korea), a pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development of small molecules in the field
logo's of the two companies

Iprotics Wins the Venture Challenge Spring 2022!

The winner of the Venture Challenge was announced today at the Dutch Biotech Event. The proud winner of the 2022 spring edition is
Winnaar VC

Great MedtechMeeting today with lots of matches

Today our MedtechMeeting was located at the impressive NEXT Delft hosted by DEMCON
Great MedtechMeeting today with lots of matches

Chaincraft raises €11mln to produce biochemicals from waste

Venture Challenge alumnus ChainCraft, active in the production of sustainable biobased chemicals, has closed a EUR 11 million financing round.
chain craft

Venture Challenge Alumnus ShanX Medtech a step closer to market with Eurostars grant

Hundreds of millions of people suffer from Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) every year worldwide. With the majority of UTIs stemming from a bacterial infection, the treatment thereof is straightforward: an antibiotic prescription.
ShanX Medtech a step closer to market with Eurostars grant

On September 19th the Venture Challenge Fall 2022 will commence!

During an intense 10 weeks, the 5 selected teams will develop a solid business case to bring their scientific invention to market and benefit researchers, doctors and patients.
impression of previous Venture Challenge edition

Innovation by Predica Diagnostics BV improves cervical cancer screening

  First investment from ION+2 innovation fund
predica diagnostics group photo with champagne

Eurostars #1: Praxa Sense’s AMBULAS project

Praxa Sense is proud to announce its success in the most recent Eurostars round, where they ranked number 1 out of all 428 applications in Europe. With the AMBULAS project we will further develop our sensor system, the most accurate remote monitoring device for continuous passive measurements in an ambulant environment of (among others) ECG, blood oxygen saturation, temperature and movement. The combination of these measurements are highly valued in remote monitoring in multiple care paths.  
Announcement

LS@W welcomes a new team member!

Most of you will know Chrétien Herben as the Director of the LifeScience@Work program. Chrétien has been involved with LS@W since the early beginnings in 2008 and together with Math Kohnen he leads the Venture Challenge.
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This was the Venture Challenge 2022 Finale!

The Venture Challenge Spring 2022 teams went through bootcamp 2 at Pivot Park a couple of weeks
This was the Venture Challenge 2022 Finals!