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Yesterday, July 4th, the Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences moved its offices to the Jaarbeurs Innovation Mile (JIM) located in the Beatrixbuilding of the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The mission of DTL is to establish an interconnected research infrastructure that enables cross-disciplinary life science research in national and international collaboration in a cost-effective manner.

In recent years Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have evolved into broader coalitions. Health foundations, patient organizations and even regulatory agencies have taken an active role in PPPs. Indicators that measure the impact of such precompetitive research collaborations in the biomedical field have been developed.

The injection in three volunteers is the first official step in the human trial programme in the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Radboudumc in Nijmegen. This trial investigates a promising malaria vaccine, Sanaria® PfSPZ-GA1 Vaccine, manufactured by biotechnology firm Sanaria.

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On 13 April 2017, Lygature was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the annual meeting of the Product Development Partnerships sponsored by the Dutch Government. This years’ theme was 'Access to Medicine'.

At Lygature, we disseminate our knowledge and thinking about how to further develop public-private partnerships in general, and in our areas of focus. A selection of our publications and reports is now online.

Currently only 25% of cancer treatments are effective, largely because success depends on patient-specific factors such as the patient’s genetic makeup and lifestyle, and specific characteristics of their tumor. A more personalized approach is therefore needed to improve cancer patient outcomes.

Frank Miedema, Dean and Vice Chairman of the Executive Board at the University Medical Center Utrecht, has seen the Life Sciences flourishing and improving patient outcomes over the past decades. But there is still a world to win.

On 16-18 October, K4DD will organize an open scientific meeting. The meeting will be hosted by K4DD coordinator Bayer in Berlin, Germany.

Identifying novel drug starting points for neglected tropical diseases in the European Lead Factory

Report Health-RI Conference - December 1, 2016

Lygature wishes you a wonderful holiday season and prosperity in the New Year! We look forward to working with you in 2017.

November 21 - Interactive parallel sessions were held by representatives from successful public-private partnerships (PPPs) during the morning. In the afternoon, different players from our diverse Life Science & Health sector shared their vision of how PPPs can evolve successfully, and what they can contribute to all those who take part.

The 22nd annual BIO-Europe is Europe's largest partnering conference serving the global biotechnology industry. This year, the conference takes place from 7-9 November in Cologne, Germany. Representatives from Lygature will be present. Are you interested in exploring opportunities for partnerships? Contact us and we can set up an appointment.