Innovation connected! To mark the 10th anniversary of the IADP (Innovation Area Development Partnership), a book has been published highlighting a decade of collaboration, growth, and innovation.
Over the past decade, IADP has demonstrated how important strong regional networks are for accelerating innovation. Campuses serve as hubs where knowledge institutions, businesses, and government agencies come together to work on solutions to social and economic challenges. Campus Groningen is a prime example of this: a dynamic environment where talent, research, and entrepreneurship reinforce one another.
Within the IADP network, this power of collaboration is actively harnessed and further developed. By sharing knowledge and forging connections between different regions, a solid foundation for future growth is established. The anniversary book looks back on this development, but above all looks ahead: to new opportunities, scaling up, and further deepening of ecosystems.
Read the full article about Campus Groningen on the IADP website.
The large-scale Lifelines population study is inviting new participants for the first time in twenty years. The study is seeking around 16,000 relatives of existing participants. This expansion has been made possible by a grant from the National Programma Groningen (NPG).
The 2026 Kavli Prize was awarded last week. Alongside the Nobel Prize, the Kavli Prize is regarded as one of the highest honours in science and is awarded every two years by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Who is developing the most impactful innovation in Life Sciences & Health in the Northern Netherlands? Five companies are in the running for the LIFE Science Innovation Award 2026: Flux Robotics, Limosa Immunodiagnostics, SPCTR, MimeCure and GlycanScan International. The nominees will present their innovations on Tuesday 22 September during the fifth edition of the LIFE Science Conference in Groningen. An independent jury will select the winner, who will receive a €10,000 cash prize.
