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Explore our highlighted news items below, along with additional updates, and discover how we enable sustainable and personalised health by means of technology. Also, check out the latest Dutch News items.

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15 Jan | Marlies Pepers receives NWO Doctoral Grant for Teachers
Grant supporting a PhD alongside teaching activities

13 Jan | Schwab and Lenferink join De Jonge Akademie
Appointed as new members of the De Jonge Akademie

8 Jan | Odijk, Huskens and van der Meer professors receive NXTGEN Hightech funding
Part of the second NFG NXTGEN programme call

22 Dec | M3Nephron and Sussarey Arce receive NWO Take-Off grants
Funding for innovation and early-stage valorisation

19 Dec | Faeghinezhad receives ZonMw sustainability grant
Support for ecological sustainability in healthcare research

16 Dec | Mos-Oppersma receives Open Science NL grant
Grant for open-source mechanical ventilation software

15 Dec | UT researchers receive NWO Science XS grants
Multiple projects funded in the Open Competition XS round

11 Dec | Günay and Schotanus-Dijkstra receive NWO SSH XS grants
Funding for short-term social sciences and humanities projects

11 Dec | UT alumni named NAE Young Engineers
International recognition by the US National Academy of Engineering

27 Nov | Le Gac receives NWO Perspectief funding
Funding within the SPARC public-private consortium

26 Nov | BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip wins NWO Team Science Award
Award for outstanding interdisciplinary team research

24 Nov | Boucherie receives TKI-DINALOG grant
Project on regional rostering of healthcare professionals

24 Nov | Schwab receives NWO Open Competition M grant
Funding for innovative fundamental research

10 Nov | CI projects awarded to Groot Jebbink and Buitenweg
New Connecting Industry collaborations launched

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TechMed roundtables for health tech research (only for UT internal)Dates for the roundtables are scheduled based on researchers' interests.
Successful First CAG Course for Cardiology ResidentsRead the full report on LinkedIn.
Educational programmes that innovate and connect the healthcare sectorRead the full article on 4TU.Health.
Dr. F. Halfwerk, Dr. M. Groenier, and Dr. M. Farrokhnia receive NRO fundingRead more about NRO funding and the awarded projects.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Pascal Jonkheijm receives NWO KIC grantRead more about NWO funding as part of the KIC call ‘Antimicrobials for the preclinical pipeline’.
UT receives funding for Interreg project CARE-FLOWRead more about the CARE-FLOW funding on the Interreg (Deutschland - Nederland) webpage (Dutch)
Supporting the mental well-being of parents of neurodivergent childrenRead the call for parents to participate at LinkedIn
Technology as a bridge in elderly careRead the article in ICT&Health no.1 2025
Let’s Talk About Impact #6 Citizen ScienceRead more about societal impact and participation from experts, including Renske van Wijk, in this article
5 JUN | UT involved in 4 granted Health~Holland MKB Call projectsResearchers from TechMed contribute to innovative solutions in collaboration with SMEs for better healthcare.
3 JUNE | Publication in magazine KernVisie (pages 20 to 22)About the TURBO funding of the research into the combination of microbubbles and radioactive microspheres for more accuracy and effectiveness.
2 JUN | Prof. Gardeniers and Prof. Segerink receive funding from NWO OTPTheir project focuses on developing advanced lab-on-a-chip systems for biomedical applications.
19 MAY | BNR Podcast met Erik Groot Jebbink en Tim SegersAbout the TURBO funding of the research into the combination of microbubbles and radioactive microspheres for more accuracy and effectiveness.
15 MAY | Funding for Karperien and Teixeira Leijten in Human Measurement Model callThe funding supports research into personalised diagnostics and treatments through smart biomaterials and sensors.
15 MAY | Hy2Care takes the next stepThe TechMed spin-off will use the investment to advance hydrogel therapy for cartilage repair into clinical practice.
22 APR | Prof. Stamatialis receives NWO Scientific Meetings and Consultations grantThe grant enables international collaboration on new membrane technologies for biomedical use.
25 AUG | Dr. Lieke Heesink, Prof. dr. Carine Doggen, Dr. Anke Lenferink & Dr. Sopany Saing receive ZonMw funding for virtual careResearch on remote healthcare through virtual care centers.
21 AUG | Prof. dr. Sabine Siesling awarded ZonMw implementation grantFunding to implement research results into healthcare practice.
13 AUG | Dr. Lennart van de Velde receives Dekker Clinical Scientist GrantAwarded by the Dutch Heart Foundation for clinical research.
5 AUG | Dr. Kirsten Pondman, Dr. Tim Segers & Dr. Carsten Wloka-Tjalsma receive NWO XS grantsFunding for small-scale, high-risk, innovative projects.
17 JUL | Dr. Jannis Krais, Dr. Jolien Wolbert & Dr. Florian Lucas receive NWO Veni grantsReceived personal grants to pursue innovative research projects.
16 JUL | Dr. Jelle van Dijk awarded NWO–KIC grantGranted funding for research on inclusive living environments.
10 JUL | Citizen Science Hub Twente funded by Open Science NL (PRO BONO)Funding to build a citizen science network in the East Netherlands.
10 JUL | Dr. ing. Pep Canyelles Pericàs receives NWO Take-Off grantReceived support to bring research results closer to the market.
8 JUL | UT researchers receive ZonMw Create2Solve fundingAwarded funding to work on circular and sustainable healthcare solutions.
2 JUL | UT researchers in NWA ORC consortiaParticipating in large-scale national research consortia.
1 JUL | Dr. Gréanne Leeftink & Dr. Lex van Loon join DVCA Leadership programSelected for a leadership program for early-career academics.
JUL | Dr. Lex van Loon receives ZonMw grant for unpublished animal dataFunded to publish previously unpublished negative animal study results.
JUL | Dr. Arlene John receives Health~Holland HINTT grantReceived support for an innovation project in digital healthcare.
5 NOV | Dr. Janine van Til and dr. Karin Groothuis-Oudshoorn awarded funding as part of the IHI-UNIFIED consortiumProject enhances European data-driven, patient-centred healthcare.
3 NOV | UT among grantees in NWO Large-Scale Research Infrastructures BioMotive and EBRAINS-NeurotechUT strengthens national infrastructure for biomaterials and neuroscience.
23 OCT | Vidi grant for dr. Lonneke LenferinkVidi enables innovative research on complex grief and mental health.
6 OCT | Prof. dr. Kerensa Broersen receives BINC Foundation 2025 Research Partnership Program grantGrant supports research on early-life factors shaping brain health.
26 SEP | Dr. ir. Anne Johan Annema, dr. ir. Remco Wiegerink and prof. dr. Michel Versluis receive funding from NWO Open Technology ProgramTeam develops impactful technologies with strong societal relevance.
19 SEP | Prof. dr. Dirk Heylen receives funding as part of the KIC Partnership “Together for a better life with hereditary heart disease; Innovations for early detection, risk prediction and therapy”Consortium advances early detection and treatment of hereditary heart disease
11 SEP | UT involved in five granted projects of the first ZonMw Medzo callUT contributes to innovation projects, improving effective and appropriate healthcare.

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