Meet the DLAB team: Tana Antón García
A short introduction Tana is an open book. She really likes ducks, she is a yogi, a huge electronic music nerd, always dancing, she’s a science girl and a bit of a history fanatic – 3D printing busts of Augustus for fun and, much like him, bringing peace and vastly gaining popularity at the DLAB, just […]
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Slide deck available to help you with your AmSIA application
If you weren’t able to attend our recent workshop, we’ve got you covered! The slide deck from the session is now available to help guide you through the application process. This material includes tips and tricks shared by our experienced business developers, who walked participants through how to articulate their ideas clearly, structure their applications […]
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The Open House ’24 after movie is here!
The after movie is there! The DLAB open House Demo Day showcased 40+ startups, 5 Dream Teams, and 2 educational programs to 600+ visitors. Whether you were one of the 100 DLAB members presenting your Startup, Dream Team, or Me/CreaTe study project, or one of the over 600 researchers, students, staff members, ecosystem partners, friends, […]
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PULSE Sport Wins Prestigious Dutch Sports Innovation Award 2024
PULSE Sport, a start-up from the Demonstrator Lab, has reached a significant milestone by winning the prestigious 14th Dutch Sports Innovation Award. The company’s flagship product, a cutting-edge athlete management system, integrates advanced software and artificial intelligence to revolutionize athlete health and performance monitoring. About the Innovation PULSE Sport’s athlete management system provides a holistic […]
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Make a flying start with your innovative idea: sign up for AmSIA 2025
Sign up your idea before 9 February and compete to win one of the three prizes of €10.000! Participating in this contest will give you an excellent opportunity to develop your idea further, get professional feedback and share it with the public.
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EVENT > 12 December | Demonstrator Lab Open House
Visit the Demonstrator Lab! We open our doors to all staff and students for a peek into the entrepreneurship laboratory of the VU. Connect with academic founders, meet business developers to discuss your research potential, do a workshop 3D printing and have your professional LinkedIn photo made + many more surprises! Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demonstrator-lab-open-house-tickets-1058294991809?aff=oddtdtcreator Meet […]
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Silver medal for VU Dream Team PULSE Racing at Cybathlon
We are proud to announce that the VU Dream Team Pulse Racing won the silver medal at the Cybathlon 2024 in Zurich! In an exciting and demanding competition, where technology and human perseverance were key, the team from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam managed to take second place in the category of cycling with support of […]
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NWO Demonstrator grant for new photonic microchip technology ready to create breakthroughs
Imran Avci, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has secured the NWO Demonstrator grant for a project titled SOHO: A New Approach for Ultra-Precise, Fast, and Sensitive Photonic Microchip Measurements. The innovation in this field is expected to lead to breakthroughs in quantum computing, neuromorphic processors, wearable sensors, Lidar systems, […]
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Meet the DLAB team: Bram Bark
Meet Bram Hi, I am Bram Bark. I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the VU and recently graduated with a master’s in Entrepreneurship. One and a half years ago, I started as a student assistant at the VU StartHub and the Demonstrator Lab VU and now it has become my full time […]
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VU start-up ReadLer: innovative AI-powered tool for children improving their speech
Once upon a time, data scientists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam began translating their technological advancements in phonetics. Realizing the field’s vast potential for solving problems in speech therapy, they founded ReadLer, a start-up focused on children with speech and pronunciation challenges. After winning the Demonstrator Lab’s Summer Pitch Event, it’s time to meet two of […]
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