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  • Life Sciences Café – September Recap

    The Life Sciences Café returned after the summer break with an evening full of fresh ideas, inspiring talks, and new connections. From biomarker wearables to mental health lighting and gamified science, the community came together to explore the future of…

  • TechTalk: Quantum Recap

    TechTalk: Quantum brought together the life sciences and quantum communities in Leiden to explore how hardware is already being applied to health and science. The event combined expert talks, a visit to the new House of Quantum Leiden, and lively…

  • Single-Use Event 2025 Recap

    The Single-Use Event 2025 in Leiden brought together more than 500 professionals to explore the future of biomanufacturing. With a Basel edition now on the horizon, the momentum behind single-use technologies is going global.

  • LUMC and the Police win national AI challenge 2025

    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…

  • ToxTracker® Approved by OECD for Incorporation into Test Guideline Programme

    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 Development (OECD) Test Guidelines Programme. This milestone marks…

  • Opportunity for MedTech start-ups: YES!Delft Accelerator

    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 investors,…

  • First-year lab technicians discover Leiden Bio Science Park

    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…

  • Call for female role models in life sciences

    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 organisations…