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During the finals of the Self Driving Challenge 2025, held on Thursday, June 12 at the RDW Test Center in Lelystad, student teams from the northern Netherlands made a strong impression on the event. The team from the Hanze Digital Society Hub took first place in the closed category. The team from the University of the North earned an impressive second place in the open category. Fontys University of Applied Sciences ultimately won this category convincingly.

Future Tech Ventures proudly announces its investment in Flux Robotics, a MedTech startup that’s redefining endovascular surgery through magnetically steered guidewires. The investment is part of a broader round co-led with NextGen Ventures, accelerating Flux Robotics’ mission to make complex peripheral vascular procedures more effective and globally accessible.

The Groningen-based startup IMChip is making significant strides with groundbreaking technology that fundamentally changes how chips operate. With a recent investment from Future Tech Ventures (FTV), the young company is accelerating the development of energy-efficient in-memory chips designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible and sustainable.

Groningen based EdTech scale-up MemoryLab has been awarded first place in the Digital category at the NL Startup Competition 2025. At the competition, Prof. Dr. Hedderik van Rijn presented MemoryLab’s vision: transforming education by applying insights from cognitive psychology to help students learn more efficiently, moving away from outdated, stress-inducing, fact-based exams.

"One half marathon doesn’t make a Half Marathon," said Edward van der Meer, Director of Campus Groningen, with a smile during the award ceremony. "So the second one is on its way, and after the third edition, it’s a tradition – and that’s what we’re aiming for!" Judging by the thousands of participants and spectators, that tradition is already well underway.

This week, Campus Groningen launches the fourth edition of its visibility campaign Place to Be. The campaign, which goes live this week and will be in the spotlight during the Half Marathon on Sunday, May 25, once again highlights inspiring stories and the many opportunities the campus has to offer.

On Sunday, May 25, the city of Groningen will be transformed into the stage for the Groningen Half Marathon, powered by Campus Groningen. With nearly 10,000 runners at the starting line, it’s a major event. But what many participants don’t realize is that behind the scenes, an army of volunteers is hard at work. One of the driving forces is Toon de Vries, a coach at Groningen Atletiek and a member of the event committee.

Ustainability goes beyond the environment; it is also a vital part of the future of our healthcare system. During the fourth edition of the LIFE Science Conference, the theme 'Sustainability in Health(care)' takes center stage—a topic that evokes both urgency and inspiration within the life sciences and healthcare sector.

Running is popular, and in the run-up to the Groningen Half Marathon, powered by Campus Groningen, runners are everywhere, on campus and throughout the city. Some are training for the full 21 kilometers, others for the 5 or 10 kilometer race, or the 2.5 km Kids Run. Among them are members of Loopgroep gRunn, a spirited running group based in Groningen. On Sunday, May 25, several of them will take part in the event. Runners Richard Oude Breuil and Annekin Faber (also chair of the group), along with trainer Egbert Euving, share their preparation stories.