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Th 21 August 2025

Three UMCG researchers awarded Hartstichting grants for heart disease research

Three researchers at the UMCG have received a prestigious Dekker Grant from the Dutch Heart Foundation. Campus Groningen congratulates them on this important recognition and support for groundbreaking heart research. Read the full UMCG article here.

Proxima
Th 14 August 2025

Peak Accommodation Proxima Reopens This Year

Student housing Proxima at Zernike Campus is once again offering peak accommodation this year. International students who do not yet have permanent housing at the start of the academic year can stay here for three months. During that time, students can look for permanent housing.

Edwin Bremer CAR-T
We 23 July 2025

UMCG to treat cancer patients with self-developed CAR-T cells

With a grant of over 2.2 million euros from the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding), the UMCG will treat patients with rare T-cell cancers using CAR-T cells that have been fully developed at the UMCG, on the Healthy Ageing Campus.

Algy Cultivator
Mo 14 July 2025

Innovative Scaling with Light: Algy Cultivator Shapes the Future of Algae Farming at Campus Groningen

At first glance, algae farming seems simple: just grow algae in a tank of water. But behind that green promise lies a technological marvel. At Campus Groningen, the startup Algy Cultivator is developing a unique solution at Innolab Engineering to grow microalgae year-round, day and night, under controlled conditions.

Bioprex Medical
Mo 7 July 2025

Slimme coating van Bioprex Medical maakt medische implantaten veiliger

The biomedical startup Bioprex Medical, based at Campus Groningen, is developing a promising technology to significantly reduce infection risks associated with medical implants. “We want to make medical implants safer for patients,” says Jurr van Ramshorst, COO of Bioprex Medical.

Hanze wint Self Driving Challenge 2025
Mo 16 June 2025

Hanze wins Self Driving Challenge 2025.

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 investeert in Flux Robotics: een doorbraak in innovatie voor vaatchirurgie
Th 12 June 2025

FTV invests in Flux Robotics: a breakthrough in vascular surgery innovation

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.

IMChip Team
Tu 10 June 2025

IMChip recieves investment from Future Tech Ventures for next-generation chip architecture

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.

MemoryLab wint in categorie ‘Digitaal’ bij NL Startup Competition 2025
Th 5 June 2025

MemoryLab Wins ‘Digital’ Category at NL Startup Competition 2025

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.