Huge pandemic clinic should alleviate regular healthcare in The Netherlands
By establishing a permanent pandemic clinic, the Netherlands will be prepared for the next pandemic. Construction can begin as far as a consortium of companies is concerned.
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How Technology has Transformed the Healthcare Industry
The use of tech in the healthcare industry isn’t about replacing the need for humans – it’s about technology working alongside people in order to deliver the best care possible.
Scientists search for the cause of your wrinkles with Chanel
Environmental stress accelerates skin aging. The exact mechanisms are still unclear and form the subject of a research project involving the fashion and cosmetics group Chanel.
Being a researcher and entrepreneur means playing chess on several boards at the same time
Thanks to a new biosensor, medication doses can be automatically regulated based on a patient's condition. Lives can be saved by continuously monitoring the concentration levels of medicines in blood.
Dutch TU Delft biotechnologists turn yeast into mini-factories for making medicine
By constructing artificial chromosomes inside of yeast, yeast cells will soon have the ability to make a variety of medicines.
New, promising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers at the University of Bonn, Germany, together with international colleagues, have found and further developed novel antibody fragments, so-called "nanobodies", against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The Nespresso of diagnostics
A worldwide race is underway to find a method that speeds up medical diagnostics, makes them more convenient and cheaper. Spanish start-up Droplite is one of the contenders aiming to enter the market.
Leading Nurses: Innovation, Higher Education, and Leadership in Healthcare
"With higher education and real-life experience on their resume, nurses can become future leaders of healthcare"
ERC grant for the development of magnetic surgical instruments
Prof. Dr. Sathak Misra from the Surgical Robotics Laboratory is receiving an ERC scholarship. With this grant, researchers at the lab will develop a system for robotic surgery operated by magnets.
Green light for European artificial heart
Aeson is a temporary solution for patients who are awaiting a heart transplant. The French company Airbus has a role in its development.
Blood test offers a chance to develop medicine against Alzheimer’s disease
Dutch and German scientists have now found a way to accurately detect early-onset Alzeheimer's Disease and consequently develop medication that can be administered more effectively earlier on.
Does oxygen deficiency go unnoticed because coronavirus infects sensor cells?
Scientists at the University of Seville may have found the reason why COVID-19 patients do not notice a life-threatening oxygen deficiency - or notice it much too late.
Corona in Europe – false start for the Netherlands at the European Pfizer Vaccination Championship
Jelmer Visser tracks for Innovation Origins the movements of the coronary pandemic in Europe. This week: which countries score best (and worst) in vaccinating their population?
MRNA technology can revolutionize the fight against cancer and other diseases
Apart from a lot of misery, the corona crisis also yields plenty of new insights into the treatment of other diseases.
Influencing uterine waveforms makes getting pregnant easier
Researchers within the Dutch WAVES study are analyzing and influencing uterine waves to increase the likelihood of pregnancy during fertility treatments.
Game app helps people with a fear of needles to get corona vaccine
Twenty percent of the Dutch population does not want to take the corona vaccine out of a fear of needles. AINAR offers a solution in the form of a game app.
Lonza’s Cocoon will soon make dozens of stem cell therapies all at once
Cell therapy producer Lonza cultivates anti-cancer drugs on the Chemelot campus from the cells of patients' bodies. In five years time, automated factories in hospitals should be able to do this too.
Antidepressant Sertraline inhibits growth of breast cancer cells
Sertraline slows down the production of certain amino acids. This makes it possible to fight cancer without harming healthy cells.
Greater accuracy in the analysis of medical imaging data thanks to AI
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have developed self-learning algorithms that can help in the analysis and interpretation of biological imaging data in the future.
This is how innovation works: ‘Corona boosts the digitalization of public health and the medical sector’
IO regularly speaks to innovation leaders, trendsetters who are high on the innovation ladder. In this series they offer look behind the scenes in their world. Today: Carmen van Vilsteren.