UU - Drug Innovation

17/12/2020

If the ministry and politicians agree this could become a strong stimulus for the Pharmaceutical and other Sciences in the Netherlands.

Joint perspective on how these sectors can contribute to solving urgent scientific and societal issues

07/10/2020

Prof. Bert Leufkens will give his last public lecture in Academy Hall this Friday at 16.15. In Dutch, most likely. He has crossed borders throughout his career. Such a pity that only 30 can attend this live. But so convenient that it will be streamed live at

StarLeaf cloud live streaming service

07/10/2020

Dr. Charpentier visited us in 2018 and dr. Doudna in 2016. This photo of women in science was taken in 2016.

07/10/2020

Two women share a Nobel prize for Crispr/Cas discovery! Look at this wonderful photo in the Walter Isaacson article. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/opinion/nobel-prize-chemistry-2020-doudna-charpentier.html I can not wait for his new book, having read The Information and Leonardo da Vinci.

With Crispr, two scientists turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race.

15/12/2019

"Reviewer 2 must be stopped"

Researchers of color particularly vulnerable to “unprofessional” comments

14/12/2019

Innovation for society (in Dutch). A good initiative from Janssen to show how Pharma works. Such information is often ignored in the political discussions about Pharma.

In deze editie: Innovatievoor desamenleving Janssen in Nederland

08/12/2019

An international survey of more than 6000 graduate students; with results comparable to our GSLS survey.

Nature’s survey of more than 6,000 graduate students reveals the turbulent nature of doctoral research.

01/10/2019

Short film of the Prix Galien ceremony on 24 September in Leiden. With Tina Vermonden.
https://www.prixgalien.nl/

27/09/2019

Photographs (by Bart Versteeg) of the FIGON Dutch Medicines Days earlier this week. Rosalinde Bot has won a poster prize.

17/09/2019

The students in 1906 worked harder than they studied. Look what they made when UU was 270 years old: Circus Maximus.

https://twitter.com/ZowasUtrecht/status/1174037594847490048?s=20

16/09/2019

As of yesterday: Maarten Altelaar is professor of Pharmaceutical Proteomics ! Congratulations Maarten

As of 15 September, researcher Maarten Altelaar has been appointed Professor in Pharmaceutical Proteomics.

31/07/2019

The future of pharmacy? Robot pharmacist Amy.

Happiness van Dries Verhoeven: Met een levensechte robot die drugsvoorlichting geeft wil kunstenaar Dries Verhoeven de maakbaarheid van geluk bevragen. „Als het van de dokter komt is het betrouwbaar, als het van de dealer komt is het rotzooi – dat denken we, maar het is genuanceerder.”