Starting in January 2026, the LUMC and the Reinier de Graaf Hospital will formally collaborate in a new Regional Expertise Center for Upper GI. The surgical care for esophageal cancer at both locations is already of very high quality. This…
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University Campus Spui, Leiden University’s fourth location in The Hague, is about to open its doors. The transformation of the former V&D department store into a university campus is becoming more visible each week. In the coming period, moving trucks…
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Biotech start-up Bionomic from Oegstgeest (South Holland) won the Innovation Promise Award on Friday during the twentieth edition of the announcement of the KVK Innovation Top 100 at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, in the category Agriculture, Infrastructure and Water. The…
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The Dutch Life Sciences Conference 2025 was held on 20 November 2025 at the CORPUS Congress Centre in Oegstgeest, bringing together biotech and medtech companies, academic researchers, investors, and startups. With over 350 participants and a lineup of inspiring speakers,…
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The Equals campaign is an initiative promoting gender equality in technology, science, and innovation. Its goal is to shine a spotlight on talented women, raise awareness about the underrepresentation of women in tech, and inspire young people to pursue careers…
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Leiden, 26 November 2025 – INFECTA, a Dutch clinical research organization specializing in infectious diseases, has signed a cooperation agreement with AHAM Vastgoed for the realization of a clinical research facility in Leiden. AHAM Vastgoed, wholly owned by the charitable…
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With construction in full swing, the new University Sports Centre (USC) is set to open its doors on December 1, 2025. The first visitors will be welcomed in February 2026, marking a fresh new chapter in the centre’s 55-year history.…
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The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing €197 million in 11 large-scale research infrastructure projects that benefit both science and society. Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) participate in 8 of these projects. The funding provided by the…
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20 November 2025, The winner of the Venture Challenge Fall 2025 was announced at the Dutch Life Sciences Conference. We are proud to share that Myriagon has been selected as this year’s winner! Myriagon is developing a completely novel class…
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The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and KickstartAI are taking an important step today toward reducing administrative tasks in healthcare. They are starting the development of the first AI model in the Netherlands that can automatically generate wound reports based…
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Leiden, 14 November – Today, on World Diabetes Day, the new Cure One research center was officially opened by Peter Heijkoop, the mayor of Leiden. Cure One is an initiative of LUMC and Stichting DON. The center focuses on accelerating…
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Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have mapped the mechanism of action of a promising new antibiotic. Under a cryo-electron microscope, researchers Mia Urem et al. observed that the drug attaches to bacterial DNA with a kind of molecular…