/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:52:49 +0200 Thu, 23 Oct 25 15:00:00 +0200 /en/news/european-commission-supports-further-development-of-cystic-fibrosis-drug In the HIT-CF project, coordinated by UMC Utrecht, researchers from 16 European countries worked closely together to find a solution for people with rare variants of cystic fibrosis. 153174 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/helping-the-immune-system-to-fight-cancer A partnership in science and friendship: how Mara Nicolasen and Lucrezia Gatti aim to improve immunotherapies 153129 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-puzzle-of-malignancy-in-pluripotent-stem-cells How do we ensure pluripotent stem cells are safe to use in patients? Joaquín Montilla Rojo dove into this question and developed an animal-free model. 153034 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/organoid-research-to-combat-kidney-disease Can organoids help us better understand and treat kidney disease? This is the question Fjodor Yousef Yengej addressed during his PhD research. 152933 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/can-the-immune-system-help-bones-heal The immune system is far from passive: “It actively shapes whether implants succeed", says Nada Rahmani, who recently earned her PhD. 152773 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/diversity-day-how-do-you-integrate-sex-and-gender-in-research On Diversity Day we celebrate the positive impact of diversity, embracing differences in ethnic-cultural background, age, LGBTQ+ identity, gender, and work capacity. 152673 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/educating-for-tomorrows-healthcare-with-3d-printing Research and education converge in unique new 3D bioprinting minor at Utrecht Science Park 152191 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/newborn-brain-injury-we-need-to-see-the-whole-child Newly minted doctor Lisanne Baak on the power of working with parents and children in newborn stroke research 152048 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/precision-medicine-for-rare-variants-in-people-with-cf Whether a patient will truly benefit from CF medication can be reliably predicted with an FIS test, PhD candidate Marlou Bierlaagh concluded this week. 151915 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/ai-turns-printer-into-a-partner-in-tissue-engineering The team of Riccardo Levato (UMC Utrecht and ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Utrecht) has developed a new 3D bioprinter that doesn’t just print, it also sees and even co-designs. 151862 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/modelling-cardiovascular-diseases-without-the-need-of-animal-models What if the earliest signs of vascular disease could be observed as they unfold—inside lab-grown human blood vessels that mimic real-life conditions? 151641 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/many-medicine-users-prefer-sustainable-options-even-if-they-cost-more Research team urges better education on the environmental impact of medicines, helping patients make informed choices and reduce waste and costs. 151515 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/stem-cell-treatment-offers-hope-for-newborns-with-brain-damage A new stem cell treatment administered via nasal drops is showing promising results for newborns with brain damage. 151250 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/keeping-hearts-alive-outside-the-body Can we keep a donated heart alive for longer? And if we can, could we treat it outside the body? These are the questions Mats Vervoorn looked into during his PhD. 150837 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/a-unique-eye-surgery-at-umc-utrecht Moving a nerve from your arm to your eye to bring back feeling in the cornea. This special operation was done for the first time in the Netherlands this week, by doctors at UMC Utrecht. 150853 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/using-imaging-technology-to-rethink-knee-osteoarthritis Can we better predict which patients will develop knee osteoarthritis? During his PhD, Chien Nguyen focused on enhancing imaging techniques for knee osteoarthritis patients with leg malalignment. 150856 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/erc-proof-of-concept-grant-for-riccardo-levato The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Riccardo Levato an Proof of Concept Grant to advance HYBRIGEL, a hydrogel for organoid culture and multi-technology bioprinting. 150795 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:09:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/erc-proof-of-concept-grants-for-bas-van-ravensteijn-and-markus-weingarth Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers Bas van Ravensteijn and Markus Weingarth have each been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant of €150.000 to further enhance antibiotics and nanomedice 150785 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/sabine-fuchs-inaugural-lecture-focus-on-the-core-we-have-no-time-to-waste Sabine Fuchs, who has been Professor of Metabolic Diseases and Innovative Therapies for a year, gave her inaugural lecture on 11 July. 150784 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/arrest-consortium-receives-nwo-grant-to-develop-advanced-liver-models The Dutch ARREST consortium has received a major grant of €6.75 million from the NWA-ORC program of NWO (Dutch Research Council). The project will focus on developing innovative liver models 150764 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws