Interactive timeline: 20 Years of Pioneering Medicine Together in 20 Milestones

Click the coloured dot next to each milestone year to learn more about the context and impact behind each milestone.

The colors and icons in the timeline represent milestone types, while the flag and globe symbols represent the milestone scope. See legend for full details on the colors and icons used.

 

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    2006: Foundations for National Health Innovation Established 
    Cover article NRC Handelsblad 18 augustus 2005: Rijk investeert in medicijnonderzoek. Source: NRC 

    2007: Catalyzing Collaboration in Global Health 
    Trevor Jones at “the new landscape of neglected disease drug development” partnering event in January 2007. 

    2009: Addressing Regulatory Gaps for Complex Medicines 
    Cover of Non-Biological Complex Drugs: The Science and the Regulatory Landscape. Source: Springer Nature 

    2010: Laying the Groundwork for the Dutch LSH Ecosystem 
    Cover of Topsectorplan Life Sciences & Health. Source: overheid.nl 

    2011: Pioneering Health Data Infrastructure 
    Cover of TraIT booklet. Source: Lygature 

    2012: Transforming Drug Discovery Through Shared Assets 
    Screening robot at the Pivot Park Screening Centre robot in Oss, the Netherlands. 

    2013: Guiding Health Foundations in Public-Private Partnerships 
    Cover of TI Pharma Report: Health Foundations Facilitate Translational Research Through Public-Private Partnerships. Source: Lygature 

    2014: Making Patients Partners in Collaboration 
    Article “Making the patient voice heard in a research consortium: experiences from an EU project (IMI-APPROACH)”. Source: Springer Nature 

    2015: Catalyzing Regulatory Collaboration 
    Screenshot of the RSNN 10 Years animation shown at the RSNN Annual Workshop 2025. 

    2016: One Organization to Bridge Pharma and MedTech 
    Reveal of Lygature brand name at merger event in Utrecht in June 2015. 

    2017: Operationalizing a National Oncology Ecosystem 
    Logo of the Oncode Institute. Source: Oncode Institute 

    2019: Scaling Collaboration Against Antimicrobial Resistance 
    Screenshot of the GNA NOW Innovative Health Initiative project page. Source: IHI

    2021: Strengthening National Health Data Coordination 
    Screenshot of news article on Health-RI NGF grant. Source: NGF 

    2023: Creating a Shared Home for Life Science Collaboration 
    Picture of partner organizations’ logos at entrance of HI-FIVE office space in Utrecht. 

    2023: Milestone in European Health Innovation Partnerships 
    Logo of the IHI IDERHA project. Source: IDERHA 

    2025: From Partnership to Patient Impact 
    A preschool-aged girl receives treatment with arpraziquantel in Bugiri District in Uganda. Photo credit: Kibuuka Makisa/Candid Local 

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