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Edward van der Meer

Edward van der Meer

Campus Management

Director

@Campus Groningen

Lisanne Brakenhoff

Lisanne Brakenhoff

Campus Management

Manager

@Campus Groningen

Amber van der Schaaf

Campus Management

Communication & Community Manager

@Campus Groningen

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Latest News

We 15 July 2026

New Step Forward for Sustainable CLDR at the Healthy Ageing Campus

UMCG is continuing the development of the new Central Laboratory for Diagnostics and Research (CLDR). Over the coming period, the preliminary design will be further developed into a final design, bringing the realization of the new laboratory building another step closer.

Tu 7 July 2026

Laboratories as a Breeding Ground for Innovation: Why Innovative Companies Choose Campus Groningen

Every day, innovations with a real impact on healthcare, technology and sustainability are developed at Campus Groningen. Across the various laboratories on Zernike Campus, companies are working on technologies that help detect cancer, stop life-threatening bleeding and enable new materials for medical and chemical applications.

Th 2 July 2026

From hibernation to tablet: Groningen-developed drug SUL-238 reaches next phase

An idea conceived in a Groningen laboratory has grown into a tablet that is now being tested in patients for the first time. In the world of drug development, that is a rare achievement. Yet this is exactly what entrepreneur Kees van der Graaf, owner of Sulfateq, and Rob Henning, pharmacologist at the UMCG, have accomplished with SUL-238, an investigational drug that could potentially help treat chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, heart failure and kidney disease.

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Innovation and collaboration at Campus Groningen

At Campus Groningen, we create a vibrant, innovative environment where companies, research institutes, educational institutions, and highly educated talent come together. We facilitate collaboration across a wide range of disciplines from engineering to medicine and economics to bridge the gap between fundamental science and the needs of society.

By providing space for startups and innovative projects, we foster creativity, entrepreneurship, and knowledge exchange. Our focus is on the growth and development of both the individuals and the companies and institutions based here.

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Meet our companies

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Health

10BE

  • 050 - 211 01 31
  • www.10be.nl
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ADBO Ingenieurs

  • www.adbo-ingenieurs.nl
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Astron

  • www.astron.nl
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Agrifood

Avebe

  • 059 - 866 91 11
  • www.avebe.com
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Life Science & Health

Axon Medchem

  • 050 - 311 80 07
  • www.axonmedchem.com
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Life Science & Health

Bether Encapsulates

  • 06 - 10 37 19 91
  • www.bether-encapsulates.nl
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