Berno Bucker appointed interim director Demonstrator Lab VU
Berno Bucker will step into the role of interim director of Demonstrator Lab VU. He’s succeeding Linda van de Burgwal, who was director for the past two years. Berno is no stranger to the Demonstrator Lab, having launched his own start-up there six years ago and spending the last four years coaching Demonstrator Lab projects. […]
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VU spin-off Photosynthetic finalist in prestigious Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge
Photosynthetic has been selected as a finalist in the 9th edition of the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge out of more than 4,000 international participants.
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D-Lab startups compete in Academic Startup Competition selection round
The second selection round of the Academic Startup Competition is just around the corner! On December 14th, forty-five pre-selected academic start-ups will present themselves to an expert jury of (international) investors and companies, among which start-ups from the Demonstrator Lab are well represented. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, having entrepreneurship as a spearhead, is hosting the selection round […]
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Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards 2023 for Pepijn van Rutten with Respira
Pepijn van Rutten, along with co-founder Edcel Salumbides, won the Amsterdam Science Innovation Awards (AmSIA) organized by Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA) with their company Respira. Respira is developing a sensor to detect nitrous oxide in breath, with the aim of reducing traffic accidents. In addition to the use of alcohol and drugs by motorists, laughing gas […]
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Madglove Amsterdam raises €300.000 in pre-seed funding from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland
Madglove Amsterdam BV, een VU start-up, heeft een converteerbare lening van €300.000 ontvangen van het Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland. Madglove heeft een elegante, low-tech en toegankelijke thuisrevalidatiehandschoen ontwikkeld om mensen hun onafhankelijkheid terug te geven en hun kwaliteit van leven te verbeteren. Madglove heeft reeds financiering ontvangen uit het Takeoff-1 programma van NWO en is een samenwerkingsverband […]
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New prototype of Flowsure gets innovation into the clinic
How does valorisation work in a clinical setting? And how do you get an innovative idea to a patient’s bed?
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Pulse, Madglove and VU-AMS won the DLAB’s Summer Pitch Event
Demonstrator Lab was celebrating their successes with the Demonstrator Lab’s Summer Pitch Event on June 22nd. Out of a total of 21 pre-finalists, 6 projects made it to pitch their idea to an expert jury in the finals. Madglove, Pulse and VU-AMS won the competition and were each awarded EUR 1.000 vouchers to be spent […]
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Madglove wins ASIF P!tch XL event, revolutionizing rehabilitation with innovative solution
Madglove, a participant in the Demonstrator Lab at VU Amsterdam, has clinched the top spot at the ASIF P!tch XL event, marking a significant milestone in their mission to revolutionize the field of rehabilitation.
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Max Nijman (oprichter Flame Away) een van de 50 FD Talenten
Max Nijman, oprichter VU startup Flame Away, is verkozen als een van de 50 talenten die verschijnen in het Financieel Dagblad 50 onder de 35. Dit is een lijst waarin gekeken wordt naar jonge talenten die de wereld een stukje beter maken. Max startte drie jaar geleden met een studieproject wat uitgroeide tot een product […]
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