Edition overview

LifeSciences@Work started in 2008, and now in 2018, it proudly celebrates its tenth anniversary. To mark this festive occasion, this special edition of the Health~Holland Update is devoted to the LS@W accelerator programme. In this Update. you will find an overview of the last ten years, interviews with entrepreneurs, facts & figures about the programme, and lots of experiences of LS@W participants.

Good news for the Dutch Life Sciences & Health sector! Health & Care is officially assigned as one of the four central themes in the mission-driven innovation policy. To tackle the societal challenge Health & Care it is important to collaborate in the quadruple helix. All kinds of collaborations are currently initiated or evolving into bigger ones, for example on heart failure, cancer or immune diseases. The calls elaborated on in this Update, such as the Big Data & Health call, call with Aidsfonds, Crossover call or the Organ-on-Chip call play a key role in providing new funding opportunities for these types of collaborations. Read this Update and get inspired to join us in our mission “vital functioning citizens in a healthy economy”.

This summer edition shows that remarkable progress is taking place in the Life Sciences & Health sector. All kinds of collaboration are kicking off or evolving into bigger ones, for example on stroke treatments, chronic illnesses or citizens’ initiatives. New funding opportunities play a key role in this such as the calls elaborated on in this Update. Check out how these opportunities can benefit your innovation during the bright summer days.

The Life Sciences & Health sector is blossoming this spring. The Top Sector has welcomed new members and is allowing fresh investments in the R&D of innovative LSH products and services for affordable healthcare via the MIT Scheme and Big Data call. We have also celebrated the launch of many public-private partnerships, such as Oncode Institute and IMDI 2.0. For sure, it’s springtime!

In this special Update, we look ahead on the BIO-Europe Spring 2018 in Amsterdam, one of Europe’s largest and most successful partnering conferences for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. We give insight in the programme, partnering opportunities, side events, registration possibilities and more!

In this winter Update, we commemorate Jan Raaijmakers, shed some light on the EMA news, announce the new Immunology Call and Venture Challenge winner. And we report on all kind of events and much more!

In this edition: the new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2018-2021, Learning Communities, a highlight of prestigious awards and much more!

In this edition: Update Health~Holland Volume 3 | Issue 2 June 2017

In this edition: Update Health~Holland April 2017 Volume 3 | Issue 1

In this edition, we provide an update on all developments that took place during the summer period.

In this edition, we provide an update on all developments that took place during the summer period.

In this edition, we introduce our new Top Team member Erik Gerritsen and inform you on the establishment of the large RegMed XB institute.

In this edition, we update you on the five Venture Challenge startups, a pioneering national oncology institute, and the call for new national icons.