RARE-NL van start
Een nationale hub voor de ontwikkeling medicijnen en drug repurposing voor zeldzame ziekten is op 3 juni gestart. Meerdere universitair medisch centra en FAST hebben dit initiatief genomen. Hier een link naar een nieuwsbericht van Amertdam UMC.
Joanneke Overbeek wins the European PhD pitch competition
For the third time the EUFEPS held the European PhD pitch competition during their annual meeting, this time in Vienna, Austria on 20 February 2025. The EUFEPS initiated this competition after joining the FIGON Dutch Medicines Days in Leiden in 2022 and observing our national competition. Our national competitor Joanneke Overbeek from RadboudUMC has now […]
Leaders in Life Sciences
Via the website https://leadersinlifesciences.nl/, you can listen to interesting podcasts
Oncode Accelerator demonstrator projects
First call of Oncode Accelerator is now open. https://www.oncodeaccelerator.nl/news/oncode-accelerator-announces-first-call-opening
The EUFEPS annual meeting in Hungary
This years EUFEPS meeting will be held in Debrecen, Hungary, on 23-25 May. Registration is possible via this website.
Registration for DMD2024 is now open
You can now register for the next version of the Dutch Medicines Days, that will be held again in Oss on 16 and 17 October. Early bird fees are avaiable if you register before May 2024
Oncode Accelerator started
On 8 September 2023, Oncode Accelerator started officially. This video shows what they want to achieve. More information can be found at their website.
Saal van Zwanenberg Ereprijs 2023
Saal van Zwanenberg Ereprijs for three professors of Pharmaceutics. Professors Erik Frijlink (GUIDE/GRIP), Joke Bouwstra (LACDR) and Wim Hennink (UIPS) will be honoured with the KHMW Saal van Zwanenberg Ereprijs on November 14 2023 in Haarlem. More information can be found at the KHMW website.
FIGON & COVID-19
Veel FIGON partners zijn druk bezig bij te dragen aan nieuwe diagnostica, geneesmiddelen en vaccins tegen SARS-CoV-2. Daarnaast dragen we ook graag bij aan de informatievoorziening over deze pandemie. In onderstaande KNAW webinar van 22 oktober 2020 leggen experts uit waar we staan aan het begin van de tweede golf. ZonMW subsidieert onderzoek naar […]
In memoriam dr. Jaap Wilting (1944-2021)
On 17 February 2021 dr. Jaap Wilting passed away. Many will remember him from the time FIGON, NVFW and TI Pharma were founded. The FIGON owes much to his perseverance. An in memoriam is posted by our partner UIPS.