Leading up to the Innovation Day on the 14th of June, we present you with a short introduction about all our keynote speakers. Introducing our second keynote speaker – Prof. Dr. Jouke de Vries About Jouke de Vries Prof. Dr. Jouke de Vries is the current President of the Board at the University of Groningen. […]
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Meet our speakers – prof. dr. Erik Frijlink Leading up to the Innovation Day on the 14th of June, we present you with a short introduction about all our keynote speakers, starting with prof. dr. Erik Frijlink. About Erik Frijlink Prof. Dr. Erik Frijlink has held the position of Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy
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We are proud to announce that Prof. Dr. Erik Frijlink will receive the Innovation Day 2023 award from the Board of University of Groningen & Corina Prent (Director, RuG ventures)! As an academic innovator, Prof. Dr. Frijlink is the perfect example of a scientific entrepreneur. Throughout his career, he has: Developed breakthrough technologies which are a
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Our very own Corina Prent was interviewed by Hannah de Nobel from the University of Groningen about research and entrepreneurship. In an interesting article about Startup-City, VentureLab and SlimStampen, Corina tells you all about the bridge between the university and business. Read the entire interview below! Having ideas. Experimenting and trying. Wanting to change society.
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Source: EV Biotech Fermentation is the future! EV Biotech offers a solution to the issue of pollution-heavy manufacturing methods by harnessing the power of fermentation combined with state-of-the-art computational methods. Microbial fermentation allows EV Biotech to work on a greener future while maintaining our current quality of life. It is incredible that something as small
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Deep Atlas collaborates with Researchable Deep Atlas, based in Groningen, is currently commercializing its revolutionary technology. Since 2017, the geological innovator has been working on a new method to image the mineralogy and eventually predict the permeability of rock samples from the deep subsurface using artificial intelligence. To better serve the market, Deep Atlas has
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Meet our new Investment Managers We are pleased to announce that our team has been strengthened with the likes of Ignacio Faustino and Deepak Veeregowda! Together, by helping out entrepreneurs work out, develop and market their ideas, Ignacio and Deepak aim to generate maximum impact within the Groningen startup-ecosystem. A new era is dawning for
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Come see us on the 3rd of February! On the 3rd of February, the PhD Day 2023 will take place at the Martiniplaza in Groningen! The PhD Day is the perfect opportunity for you to be inspired by the most amazing keynote speakers, to engage in a lot of valuable workshops and of course, to
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From left to right: Peter Haasjes (NextGen), Ytsen van der Meer (NOM), Ivo Kooijman (CEO Implican), Klaas Havenga (chirurg/CMO Implican) en Roel Dekkers (NextGen) Medical device company, Implican, raised €1M in its first seed investment round. The funding, made by the Dutch investors NextGen Ventures, and the Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands
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As we ring in the new year, we look back on what an amazing 2022 we had. Multiple new startups were officially launched, some of our brilliant entrepreneurs took home awards and the impact of our northern startup ecosystem continued to grow! We’ve also had the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at
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