LUMC and the Police win national AI challenge 2025

by Salomi LBSP | Sep 11, 2025 | News

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), via its Cairelab initiative, together with the Dutch Police, have been declared winners of the National AI Challenge 2025, organized by KickstartAI and the AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). What they won for: LUMC’s...

Young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Awards for discoveries in blood donation and colorectal cancer

by Bilyana LBSP | Sep 8, 2025 | News

On September 2, 2025, Marieke Vinkenoog and Simon Christian Hansmann were honored with the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Awards for their research in blood donation and colorectal cancer. Vinkenoog received the Doctoral Societal Impact Award for her development...

ToxTracker® Approved by OECD for Incorporation into Test Guideline Programme

by Bas Oudshoorn | Sep 5, 2025 | News

OEGSTGEEST, the Netherlands, September 04, 2025 / Biotech Newswire / — Toxys, a leading innovator in animal-free toxicology solutions, announces that its flagship product, ToxTracker®, has been accepted into the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

Opportunity for MedTech start-ups: YES!Delft Accelerator

by Bas Oudshoorn | Sep 5, 2025 | News

This October, YES!Delft launches its MedTech Accelerator: a programme designed to help start-ups in the medical technology sector take their innovation to the next stage. The programme offers tailored support, expert mentoring and access to a powerful network of...

First-year lab technicians discover Leiden Bio Science Park

by Bas Oudshoorn | Sep 5, 2025 | News

On Thursday 4 September, 125 first-year students of the Middelbaar Laboratoriumonderwijs (MLO) programme were welcomed to Leiden Bio Science Park. For the third year in a row, several CIV Bio Sciences partners opened their doors to receive the students during their...

Call for female role models in life sciences

by Bas Oudshoorn | Sep 5, 2025 | News

Equals, together with the Municipality of Leiden and Leiden Bio Science Park, is launching a role-model campaign during Techweek in November. The aim: to spotlight women in tech and life sciences, increase representation, and inspire future talent. We invite...