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…
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Leiden, November 12 – The project “Omics in the Polder” from Leiden University of Applied Sciences has been nominated for the RAAK Award. This award is presented annually to the best practice-oriented research project in the Netherlands. Omics in the…
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Leiden Bio Science Park welcomes Eli Lilly, strengthening The Netherlands’ position in life sciences with a $3 billion facility. Eli Lilly and Company announced plans to build a new $3 billion facility in Katwijk, the Netherlands, which will become part of…
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From the Van Nelle Factory to BioPartner 5, from heritage to future, from start-up to innovative lab design agency. After an inspiring and innovative seven-year start at the iconic Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, Labs31 is moving to the BioPartner…
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Starting Friday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m., two temporary closures (in place for the duration of the Plesmanlaan project, until approximately Q3 2027) will be implemented for motorized traffic on the northern edge of the LBSP. As a result, the…
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24 October 2025, Over the past 20 years, Dutch hospitals have filed 559 European patent applications. This emerges from a new study by the European Patent Office and Fraunhofer ISI, highlighting the growing role of public research organizations (PROs) in…
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Leiden, 24 October 2025 at 3:03 PMResearchers at LUMC, together with colleagues from the University of Florida, have identified hundreds of proteins in the blood that provide information about the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study, published in Nature…
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Premature babies sometimes suddenly stop breathing, a condition known as apnea. This causes their blood oxygen levels to drop rapidly, which can eventually lead to brain damage. Nurses try to stimulate breathing with gentle touches, but they cannot always respond…
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23 OCT 2025 10:57 Rathenau Institute – Most scientists remain in the Netherlands or return after some time. This is shown in the report Honkvast, uit of homerun, published today by the Rathenau Institute. Between 2008 and 2023, only 14%…
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NWO has awarded a Vidi grant to fourteen researchers from Leiden University. With this grant of up to €850,000, researchers have the opportunity to establish a new research group and develop an innovative line of research over the next five…
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Danish biotech start-up Fuse Vectors has launched its R&D operations in Leiden. From its new base at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the company is set to accelerate the development of innovative gene therapies Fuse Vectors is pushing the boundaries of gene…
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LUdev is a student-run software company part of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) of Leiden University. The initiative gives bachelor’s students the opportunity to work on real-world software development projects for external partners, helping them apply the…