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Why, as an academic researcher, would you start a company based on your research results or invention? Academic spin-offs are important drivers of knowledge valorisation. By looking at the Dutch medical biotech academic spin-off sector, we identified three reasons for starting a spin-off. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e9V2itzn #Biotech #SpinOff #researcher #innovation

Yesterday, Simona Čaputová, Marc Derieppe and Andrea Slot joined the Innovation for Health 2024 conference. One talk that really inspired us was from Prof. Oscar H. Franco from UMC Utrecht. Healthcare today is (mostly) focused on waiting for patients to become sick and on providing treatment. The way healthcare is set-up nowadays with rising costs and aging is not sustainable. This figure below shows that over the years the group of people of old age has been increasing and the fertility rate has been decreasing, resulting a lower capacity of the people of working age to maintain economic stability or enable economic growth. We know, also from ttopstart experience, prevention is seen more and more as a key strategy to move towards sustainable healthcare. However, a more radical move is needed to put prevention at the starting point, as main driver and end point of healthcare, relative to treatment. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dPxKYqz #prevention #futureofhealthcare #innovation #medicines

Thirona is a leading expert in AI-powered lung image analysis. Thirona aims to integrate its cutting-edge technology by introducing THOR, Thirona’s end-to-end clinical solution, into the daily lung care workflow to optimize doctor treatment decision-making. In collaboration with ttopstart, Thirona has been awarded a 2.5 million grant from the EIC accelerator to validate THOR further and realize its ambitious goals of impacting lung care. Want to know more about Thirona and THOR? Read the client case: https://lnkd.in/euVveiry or visit us during the Innovation for Health event this Thursday! Andrea Slot will be there to answer all your questions. Eva van Rikxoort, PhD, CEO from Thirona is also present and is one of the speakers during the event! #CuttingEdgeTechnology #LifeSciences #EICAccelerator #ArtificialIntelligence #MedicalImaging

The first cutoff for the EIC Accelerator full applications of 2024 has just passed. Are you planning to apply before the second cutoff on the 3rd of October? We offer diverse services to support you in navigating the application process and creating a successful proposal.   Our services include: ✔ Concept Development ✔ Tailored Writing Support ✔ Application process support ✔ Thematic Expertise ✔ Review and Feedback   Get in touch to schedule an introductory meeting to be on time for the next cutoff! https://lnkd.in/e2yYtdNc #EICAccelerator #innovators #SME #science

🏃♀️🏃♂️🎉 A massive congratulations to our incredible colleagues Elena, Nadia, Sigrid and Manou who completed the 21.1 km run last Sunday! Their dedication to both personal wellness and our company's vision for a healthier future is truly inspiring. It shows we are not just a running business, we go for the extra mile! 💪 #ttopstart #ttopfinish #teamspirit 🏅

We're gearing up for the CPC run—again! We started running as a team two years ago with the 5 km, last year we tackled the 10 km and this Sunday we are ready to take on the half marathon 💪 Not only do we want to transform health at work, but also in our daily lives we take up this challenge together, as a team. We are already proud of our runners! 🤩 Nadia Honing, Elena Boldesco, Sigrid van Dorp, Manou Kooy #ttopstart #ttopfinish #running #CPCLoop #health

canSERV has launched a second call for service provision! With this call, canSERV supports the development of concrete solutions for cancer by providing a comprehensive range of cutting-edge oncology technologies and top-notch training to cancer scientists. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eaeYRDur #oncology #CancerResearch #CancerTreatment #research #grants

ttopstart joined the Bigpicture annual meeting 2024 and facilitated the workshop session to discuss the continuation of the project beyond its funding period. It was great to meet all the partners!

The Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH) is actively promoting innovative research by providing financial support to public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the life sciences and health sector. In this article, you can read more about the SME call 2024: https://lnkd.in/ew32_gE4 #LifeSciences #Health #HealthInnovation #Research #SME

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has launched two new calls for proposals, IHI calls 6 & 7. The calls addressing a wide range of challenges in health research and innovation. Is the topic of your research project included in the calls 6 & 7? Have a look below or read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ewEZs7cn #HorizonEurope #InnovativeHealth #LifeScience #HealthResearch #healthcare