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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.
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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).
SLAM Orthopedic

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.
Jeroen de Ridder

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.
Drug Repurposing Venture Challenge

TargED Biopharmaceuticals’ TGD001 receives Orphan Drug Designation in the United States of America

TargED Biopharmaceuticals B.V., a clinical-stage private biotechnology company focused on developing improved treatments for thrombotic diseases, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to its lead product TGD001, a von Willebrand factor targeted thrombolytic, for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
TargED

Sirius Medical and Mammotome Partner to Distribute Sirius Pintuition® Across the United States and Germany

​​​​​​​Cincinnati, Ohio, US and Eindhoven, Netherlands – February 27, 2025 - Sirius Medical, the innovator of Surgical Marker Navigation and Mammotome, a globally recognized leader in breast care, are proud to announce an exclusive distribution agreement for the United States and Germany. This collaboration combines the extensive breast care knowledge and commercial capabilities of Mammotome with Sirius Medical’s technology and innovation. 
Sirius Medical and Mammotome Partner to Distribute Sirius Pintuition® Across the United States and Germany

The Netherlands meets Minnesota in Medtech

Are you a startup, scale-up or SME active in the medical technology sector? Do you develop medical end products or technologies? Do you have ambitions to enter the American market or grow further there?
The Netherlands meets Minnesota in Medtech

New Application Round for Biotech Booster Starting March 1

Starting March 1, 2025, knowledge institutions and partnerships can apply for funding via Biotech Booster.

LUMO Labs and Graduate Entrepreneur invest in Dutch startup Surgical Reality for advanced 3D technology for surgeons

Eindhoven, February 13, 2025 – Surgical Reality, a medical imaging startup focused on developing and commercializing surgical imaging technology, today announced receiving investment from LUMO Labs Graduate Entrepreneur and Horizon Flevolan

Praxa Sense announces international collaboration with Withings and CSEM under granted Eurostars grant

Praxa Sense is proud to announce that it has received a Eurostars grant to support a three-year collaboration with Withings, a leader in connected health devices, and CSEM, a Swiss innovation center.
Praxa Sense announces international collaboration with Withings and CSEM under granted Eurostars grant