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On Thursday 9 November Lygature will organize the second edition of Lygature LIVE. The event will take place at Villa Jongerius in Utrecht, from 15:00 - 20:00 and includes dinner.

What should you know about the upcoming IHI calls? In this article, Wim-Jan Koot, Business Director at Lygature, discusses what’s important to know before you submit a proposal.

Recently, our colleague Vera Nies had the opportunity to visit BIO Boston, one of the most prominent biotech events in the world - this blog provides a glimpse into the vibrant atmosphere of BIO Boston and highlights the key themes and trends that emerged during the event.

Life sciences research infrastructures like EATRIS, BBMRI-ERIC and Elixir develop and provide services for specific research communities helping to solve bottlenecks and push forward the frontiers of science.

The National Growth Fund reserves EUR 125 million for a new Center for Animal-Free Biomedical Translation to accelerate the transition to animal-free research over the next ten years. This could lead to safer, more effective and better treatments with less animal suffering.

In 2009 the first girls born in 1993 were vaccinated against HPV. This year these women are turning 30 and will get screened for the first time. 2023 is, therefore, an important year for the Taskforce HPV-kankervrij.nl to see the effect of the HPV vaccination on the prevalence of cervical cancer. 

To mark this year’s International Day of the African Child, the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, which Lygature proudly coordinates, draws attention to the fact that schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease most commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa, poses a major child health development challenge with long-term impacts in terms of decreased quality of life.

The newly formed IDERHA consortium addresses the obstacles in accessing, integrating and analysing health data to maximize their value for patient care and research. Lygature is proud to be one of 33 partners in IDERHA, being involved in program management, and co-leading the ethical and legal framework for data sharing, and co-leading communication, exploitation, and dissemination.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a topic that affects a lot of people worldwide and is a very complex challenge.

Health Innovation Netherlands (HI-NL) granted EUR 1.5 million by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.

The final RADAR-AD meetings took place as hybrid events on the 15th and 16th of May in Amsterdam. 

The RSNN Workshop 2023 will take place in Villa Jongerius in Utrecht on Tuesday 6 June 2023.

More than a decade of BBMRI.nl has laid a crucial foundation for a national infrastructure for scientific health research in the Netherlands. Several key players reflect on their role and the future of the assets that have emerged from the project.

At Lygature, we strongly believe that involving people with lived experience of a medical condition in research projects increases the relevance, acceptance and impact of medical research.

We are delighted to welcome many new colleagues to Lygature! In the past months, Lianne, Koen, Lucy, Wim, Martin, Olenka, Daniel, Beatrice, Nebo, and Evert-Ben joined our organization. Below, they introduce themselves and explain what expertise they bring to our team.