A contribution from Expedition Urban Nature 2026, with thanks to biologist Ben Wielstra of Leiden University and Naturalis On Saturday, 16 May, at 9:00 in the morning, interested participants gathered in the gardens of the Hortus botanicus Leiden for the…
In May and June, 2,636 residents of Leiden, Leiderdorp, Oegstgeest and Katwijk jointly spotted 3,939 species of plants, animals and fungi. From seagulls to sea sparkle, from water beetles to plantain, everything was recorded to help map urban nature. Particularly…
LEIDEN, Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (Nasdaq: PRQR) (“ProQR”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to changing lives through transformative RNA therapies based on its proprietary Axiomer™ RNA editing technology platform, today announced the pricing…
LEIDEN, Netherlands & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (Nasdaq: PRQR) (ProQR or the Company), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to changing lives through transformative RNA therapies based on its proprietary Axiomer™ RNA editing technology…
Hermen Overkleeft, professor of bio-organic chemistry at Leiden University, has won the Spinoza Prize for the innovative way in which he is trying to cure cancer and metabolic diseases. The Spinoza Prize is the most important scientific award in the…
A study into how the brain and body respond to stressful situations has received the highest scientific grant in the Netherlands. Neuroscientist Karin Roelofs of Radboud University is researching, among other things, the usefulness of the so-called ‘freeze response’. Thanks…
A first patient has recently been treated at the LUMC with a new immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D). This marks an important new phase in the approach to this disease. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), the body’s immune system…
LEIDEN, Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dutch biotech Leyden Laboratories B.V. (the “Company” or “Leyden Labs”) today announced a €40 million investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Invest-NL, Gates Foundation, ClavystBio, and others. The financing brings together a strong group of…
LUMC is opening a dedicated outpatient clinic for female employees who are experiencing women-specific health problems. Too often, women with symptoms such as menstrual pain or menopausal complaints are not taken seriously and do not receive the right support. LUMC…
Ovaries age faster than the rest of the body. Once women reach their mid-thirties, their supply of eggs begins to decline sharply and menopause comes closer. This natural process affects fertility and increases the risk of health problems such as…
On Monday 15 June, we welcomed an American delegation from Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai and MD Anderson. The visit was organised by Task Force Health Care as part of Health Tech Europe 2026. These three major players in American healthcare came…
Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, paid a two-day working visit to the Netherlands this week. During the visit, the focus was on the important role of research and innovation in strengthening Europe’s competitiveness. On the first…