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LUMC Professor wins 1M for new malaria vaccine

LUMC Professor wins 1M for new malaria vaccine

Professor Meta Roestenberg from Leiden University Medical Center has won the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus prize, worth one million euros, for her work on developing a new malaria vaccine.

MIMETAS Introduces OrganoPlate UniFlow at SLAS 2025

MIMETAS Introduces OrganoPlate UniFlow at SLAS 2025

Leiden, Netherlands – January 28, 2025 – MIMETAS, a leader in human disease modeling, has launched OrganoPlate UniFlow (UF), the first commercially available unidirectional, gravity-driven pumpless flow system for drug discovery and disease research. The platform debuts at SLAS 2025, expanding MIMETAS’ portfolio of advanced tissue models.

Toxys Awarded £1M for Phase 2 of CrossDART CRACK IT Challenge

Toxys Awarded £1M for Phase 2 of CrossDART CRACK IT Challenge

Leiden, 22 January 2025 – Toxys has been awarded £1 million in funding for phase 2 of the CrossDART CRACK IT Challenge, following the successful completion of phase 1. This initiative focuses on developing reliable cell-based in vitro assays that can predict the teratogenicity of new drug candidates across multiple species, reducing the need for animal testing in reproductive toxicology studies.

Sleutelstad FM: Kennismakers

Sleutelstad FM: Kennismakers

Leiden Bio Science Park Director Esther Peters joined Gerry van Bakel on Sleutelstad ‘s Kennismakers to discuss the park's role in shaping The...