Investment of € 4.4 million in Sirius Medical to improve breast cancer surgery
Money is used for the introduction of Sirius Pintuition: a non-radioactive localization system to use during breast cancer sugery
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Exoskeleton helps disabled children to learn how to walk
By Michiel Verplancke. Fifteen international partners have joined forces to develop an exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy. The complex skeleton will help them learn […]
Innovation Scoreboard: Europe’s lead over the U.S. and China is shrinking
Sweden remains the most innovative country in Europe. Runner-up this year is Finland, followed by Denmark, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These five countries are the […]
European support for TNO’s quest for the next-generation cobalt-free batteries
The quest for a cobalt-free battery for use in electric vehicles has received extra support from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program. The COBRA (CObalt-free […]
“Dangerous” UV-C light can inactivate the coronavirus, a study by Signify and Boston University claims
Certain doses of UV-C light can almost completely kill COVID-19. Global lighting company Signify and the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University […]
Malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine appears to block ‘trained immunity’ – which undermines its use for corona
Researchers at the Radboudumc have discovered an until now, unknown effect of hydroxychloroquine. It inhibits the action of a certain type of white blood cell, […]
Mimicking the human brain: artificial synapse ‘talks’ to living cells
Mimicking the human brain is a dream of many scientists, both the computer world, which is envious of the energy efficiency and learning character of […]
Artificial womb improves survival rates for premature babies
An artificial womb to enhance the chances for survival and quality of life of extremely premature babies by mimicking the conditions of a real womb. […]
[UPDATE] ‘Corona medicine based on Dutch antibody will be there within six months’
[Update] The discovery of an antibody against Covid-19 was a world first at Erasmus MC and Utrecht University. The scientific publication, which was recently published […]
Deutsche Bahn’s Medibus is a mobile laboratory in the battle against COVID-19
Deutsche Bahn’s Medibuses are currently being used in a large-scale study by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) into the COVID-19 distribution in Germany. By using […]
Innovation loan helps start-up Angiogenesis Analytics through its first years without revenue
Start-up Angiogenesis Analytics, a spin-off of the Eindhoven University of Technology that currently works from the JADS Venture Campus in Den Bosch, is developing software […]
Intensified collaboration between Stuttgart University and Holland Innovative around Reliability Engineering
RelTest Solutions, a spinoff of the Technology Transfer Institute of Stuttgart University, will intensify its collaboration with Holland Innovative. Both parties have signed a declaration […]
Simple ultrasound provides crucial support for COVID-19 testing within minutes
Establishing whether a patient is suffering from severe lung disease, possibly COVID-19, within a few minutes: this is possible using fairly simple ultrasound machines that […]
Idealfuel Project to develop renewable maritime fuels based on lignin
Many ships use heavy fuel oils that contain large amounts of sulphur and nitrogen which end up emitting greenhouse gases and other damaging substances. The […]
New hiring policy has more than doubled the increase in female scientists at TU Eindhoven
The Eindhoven University of Technology has recruited 35 female scientists since it started its new hiring policy last July to address the gender balance in […]
34 European cities reach CDP’s A-List for their climate action and ambition
105 cities around the world including Berlin, Mexico City, Heidelberg, The Hague, Los Angeles and Iskandar have been named on CDP’s Cities A-List for their […]
Bradykinin – causing blood vessels to leak – might be the missing link in the disease process of COVID-19, researchers think
Researchers at the Radboud university medical center (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) seem to have found an essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19, which has […]
The birth of IO-tv – We Are Live!
UPDATE april 2: Today, we repeat yesterday´s program, with an introduction of IOtv and the first digital edition of Drinks, Pitches & Demos! UPDATE: Our […]
Tech solution to help children stop bedwetting gets support from insurance companies
Oopsie Heroes, a children’s product developed by Eindhoven based wearable technology company LifeSense Group, is now 100% reimbursed by Dutch health insurers VGZ and CZ, […]
[Research] Help us gather information on how the Coronavirus impacts companies!
We write about innovation every day and with the Coronavirus, we want to know what the impact is on your company. Help us to gather […]