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No longer rejection by the BK virus?
Na een niertransplantatie hebben nierpatiënten verhoogde kans op virusinfecties, zoals het BK-virus. Op dit moment is er nog geen effectief medicijn om het virus aan te pakken. Dr. Eric van der Veer van het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) ontwikkelde met zijn team een innovatieve, antivirale therapie tegen het BK-virus. De komende vier jaar hoopt hij grote stappen te zetten om de therapie van het laboratorium naar de kliniek te brengen.![No longer rejection by the BK virus?](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/08//robina-weermeijer-srxcfkjahgk-unsplash.jpg?itok=YUzxW2uZ)
Call for Tender "Antisuperbugs"
Six leading European procuring entities under the lead of AQuAS challenge the industry to develop a smart ICT solutions able to detect the presence of resistant microorganisms, give real-time feedback to the user and at the same time share the information with the healthcare provider electronic record systems linking the infection with the place of the detection.![Call for Tender "Antisuperbugs"](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/08//bacteria-3662695_1920.jpg?itok=KL6vWi_-)
Digital marketplace - #NLIndia innovation cooperations
Register for the Digital Marketplace to discuss project opportunities and facilitate introductions between organisations from India and the Netherlands. The Digital Marketplace is a knowledge-sharing initiative to boost long-term innovation and business cooperation.![Digital marketplace - #NLIndia innovation cooperations](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/08//8436025458-9849f36920.png?itok=rXNIvSSE)
Draft version of the new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2020-2023 Health & Care available
On 26 April, the Dutch Cabinet established the mission-driven top sectors and innovation policy and its underlying 25 missions to strengthen the Dutch economy. Five of these missions address the societal challenge health and care. Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH) drew up the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (KIA) 2020-2023 with all stakeholders in the sector to shape these missions into actions. The draft of this new KIA is now available.![Draft version of the new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda 2020-2023 Health & Care available](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/publications/kia//handen_helix.jpg?itok=SqMIbSIC)
Pre-announcement: Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium
In oktober 2019 stelt ZonMw de internationale subsidieoproep Netherlands-Canada Diabetes Research Consortium (DRC) open. Deze oproep is een internationale samenwerking tussen ZonMw, Diabetes Fonds, Health~Holland en het Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).![Pre-announcement: Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/08//zelfmonitoring.jpg?itok=PVRkSuzL)
Apply now for the Health Impact Accelerator
Ben jij (bijna) ondernemer en wil je bijdragen aan een gezondere wereld? Wil jij jouw businessplan verder ontwikkelen en meer leren over sociaal ondernemen? Dan is de Health Impact Accelerator iets voor jou!![Apply now for the Health Impact Accelerator](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/08//hia.jpg?itok=sw_DT5_w)
MIT-scheme open for R&D collaboration projects
Ook in 2019 stellen het kabinet en de regio's gezamenlijk geld beschikbaar voor de zogenaamde MIT-regeling. De Mkb-innovatiestimulering Regio en Topsectoren (MIT) stimuleert innovatie bij het midden- en kleinbedrijf over regiogrenzen heen. Van 11 juni tot en met 10 september kun je indienen voor R&D-samenwerkingsprojecten.![MIT-scheme open for R&D collaboration projects](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2018/04//mit_scheme.960_0_1.jpg?itok=oOy_0Fp1)
Fifth call of the pprogramme Enabling Technologies Hotel open for application
ZonMw and NWO have made funds available for the 5th call for projects within the ZonMw programme Enabling Technologies Hotels. This programme contributes to the aims of the Topsectors Life Sciences and Health (LSH), Agri & Food and Horticulture & Starting Materials.![Fifth call of the pprogramme Enabling Technologies Hotel open for application](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/07//medtech_klein.jpg?itok=SDXausMI)
Massachusetts and the Netherlands kickoff international partnership in life sciences
Cambridge (MA), 23 July 2019 - During an official economic mission from the Netherlands to Boston led by Prime Minister Rutte, representatives from public investment agencies, the biotech industry and other organizations convened to discuss a broad-based partnership to advance ongoing collaboration in life sciences between the Netherlands and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.![Massachusetts and the Netherlands kickoff international partnership in life sciences](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/07//klein.jpg?itok=5NjeAZv5)
New international consortium to tackle tuberculosis
Johnson & Johnson start met een nieuw internationaal consortium in de strijd om tuberculose wereldwijd uit te roeien. Het initiatief, RESPIRI-TB, is een samenwerking tussen negen academische en biotechnologische partners uit vijf verschillende landen.![New international consortium to tackle tuberculosis](/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news//public/news/2019/07//upper-body-944557_1280.jpg?itok=NzKxiWNz)