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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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Evani Lachmansingh
Science
e.t.lachmansingh@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bob van de Water
Science
water_b@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6223
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Mario van der Stelt
Science
m.van.der.stelt@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4768
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Gerard van Westen
Science
gerard@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3511
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Madeline Kavanagh
Science
m.e.kavanagh@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3527
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Artificial intelligence as the co-pilot for drug discovery
There are more molecules that could conceivably be candidate drugs than there are stars in the universe. How can we ever efficiently identify those molecules? Professor of AI and Medicinal Chemistry, Gerard van Westen: ‘I’m going to use artificial intelligence as the co-pilot to make an automated search.’…
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Peter Bouwman
Science
r.j.p.bouwman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6105
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Promising new technique to treat cancer receives NWO grant
Biological chemist Nathaniel Martin and his team received an NWO grant to examine how blocking a specific enzyme in our body, NNMT, could be helpful in the treatment of some cancers. Trials with mice have been promising, and together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute, Martin wants to take the next…
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Laura Heitman
Science
l.h.heitman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4558
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Hildert Bronkhorst
Science
h.bronkhorst@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4964
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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy
Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time interactions of these mini-tumours with immune cells during…
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market needs: new course for master’s students focuses on quality in drug development
Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech provides just that. The LACDR and LUMC set up the course together with the Biotech Training Facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park. The first…
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers
Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors during her master’s project that could contribute to the development of a new cancer drug. For her research, Beers received the Unilever Research Prize on…
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Anthe Janssen
Science
a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4362
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For these achievements, Marie Depuydt and Jurren de Groot were awarded the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award on the evening of Tuesday 4 June.
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Alexander Kros
Science
a.kros@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4234
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Sebastian Pomplun
Science
s.j.pomplun@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4651
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Judith Bovée
Faculteit Geneeskunde
j.v.m.g.bovee@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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€10.6 million for innovative toolboxes to tackle brain cancer
Researchers at the Universities of Amsterdam (Uva) and Leiden together with the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute have received a €10,6 million ERC Synergy Grant to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to target glioblastoma. This is a deadly primary brain tumour for which no curing…
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Hanneke Leegwater
Science
h.leegwater@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6274
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Hans Aerts
Science
j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4771
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KiKa grant for mathematician: how statistics helps fight bone cancer
Using mathematics to help children with bone cancer. It sounds a little strange, but for statistician Marta Fiocco, it's just her job. She gets a substantial grant from KiKa for it. With that money, she is going to study the effect of chemotherapy adjustments.
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Ewa Snaar-Jagalska
Science
b.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Helping cancer patients with treatment choices
Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patients with breast, prostate and skin cancer. The aim is to create a conversation tool that can support cancer patients in their care and help them make decisions.…
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Giulia Callegaro
Science
g.callegaro@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6105
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Sylvestre Bonnet
Science
bonnet@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4260
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Steffen Brünle
Science
s.bruenle@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4544
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Special nanoparticles for cancer therapy! Will you help?
Developing a better treatment for patients with head and neck cancer, that is what Binanox, The 2022 iGEM Leiden team, want to achieve. They hope to raise at least 10,000 euros for this cause. Support their crowdfunding campaign today.
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries
Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University are taking part.
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines inspired the public with their quest to understand our world.
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How to develop cancer drugs with less side effects
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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EUniWell discovery project in full swing
The ‘Discovery of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of EUniWell’s Consortium’s Members’ project has received a EUniWell seed grant. Sjoerd Louwaars, the representative from Leiden University, talks about the project and the first results.
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Ton van Gestel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.f.j.c.van.gestel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Erik Danen
Science
e.danen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4486
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Tom van der Wel
Science
t.van.der.wel@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3534
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From forming embryo to cancer metastasis: the significance of collective cell movement
Luca Giomi has the first results of his ERC consolidator grant. He discovered that epithelial cells move collectively but in different ways, depending on the scale you look at. It is hexatic at small scales, and becomes nematic at larger scales: it is a multiscale order. This collective movement of…
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Seeking new concepts to treat diseases
Scientific Director of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) Hubertus Irth: ‘We test substances and look for new concepts for treating disease.’
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Stiffness and viscosity of cells differ in cancer and other diseases
During illness, the stiffness or viscosity of cells can change. Tom Evers demonstrated this by measuring such properties of human immune cells for the first time. ‘The stiffness of certain cells could be a way to make a diagnosis,’ Evers said. He defended his thesis on March 26th.
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Eline Dekeyster
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roxanne Kieltyka
Science
r.e.kieltyka@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4441
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Madouc Bergers made her own enzyme inhibitors for her bachelor’s thesis
For her bachelor’s thesis, Molecular Science and Technology student Madouc Bergers synthesized her own molecule that can inhibit the breakdown of sugars. Although most students do not even manage to make one building block, Madouc made three. Partly because of this, she has been nominated for the Science…
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei
Faculteit Geneeskunde
l.f.de_geus-oei@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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Joost Batenburg
Science
k.j.batenburg@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6985
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Coen van Hasselt
Science
coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3266
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.