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Since its inclusion in the basic health insurance package in December 2024, the digital combined lifestyle program SLIMMER Online—developed by GGD North and East Gelderland and Ancora Health—is now available throughout the Netherlands. The program is specifically aimed at adults with overweight and obesity, offering them the opportunity to work on a healthier lifestyle at […]

Groningen, March 24th 2025 Groningen-based biotech startup EV Biotech has made a fresh start under new ownership of RUG Ventures. The promising Northern startup focuses on designing and optimizing precision fermentation strains and processes, and is back on track thanks to new investments, fresh leadership, and a refined vision. EV Biotech, founded over five years

QDI Systems selected for the EUeic Accelerator Program QDI Systems, a pioneering Groningen-based deep-tech company specialized in quantum dot imaging, has been selected as one of the 71 innovative enterprises to receive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program. This selection comes from a highly competitive pool of 1,211 proposals, marking the most

Sencilia secures €450k subsidy from Health-Holland We’re pleased to share that Sencilia has been awarded up to €450k in R&D funding from Health~Holland’s MKB program. This funding will accelerate Sencilia’s development of their groundbreaking ‘Rely-V’ IV infusion monitoring technology, designed to improve safety in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICUs and PICUs). Infusion therapy

SG Papertronics and Naya to participate in CES 2025 Both SG Papertronics and Naya will participate in CES 2025 in Las Vegas next January. The startups will get ready to show their promising technologies at the most powerful tech event of the year. SG Papertronics aims to revolutionize diagnostic testing with their Beer-o-meter, an intuitive,

September 30th 2024 Sencilia has won the Hospital Challenge 2024 at the Pediatric Innovation Day organized by i4KIDS in Riga, Latvia. The competition invited startups from all over Europe that address key challenges in pediatric care. From over 30 applications, Sencilia was selected to pitch as one of the sixth finalists. The Northern startup was

High-tech startups in the Northern Netherlands have gained a significant new partner to support their growth. Today, Future Tech Ventures (FTV) was officially launched at the Startup Festival in Groningen. This proof-of-concept fund, valued at approximately €20 million, was established through a collaboration between Triade, RUG Ventures, NV NOM, and Investeringsfonds Groningen. Over the next

Text by Daan Marselis, Trouw Groningen Company Builds a ‘Reservoir’ for Energy Storage Ocean Grazer is developing a ‘battery’ that can store large amounts of energy using hydropower. Frits Bliek has his eye on three former sand excavation sites—three massive pits in the ground that have now filled with water. He’s not yet revealing the

Source: Ancora Health Preventive healthcare startup Ancora Health partners with the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) to advance the adoption and implementation of value-based care. Together, by combining both Ancora Health’s expertise in digital care and ICHOM’s leadership in outcomes-based care, the partnership contributes to reshaping healthcare in line with the Quadruple Aim.