/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:01:13 +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/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/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/erc-proof-of-concept-grants-for-bas-van-ravensteijn-and-markus-weingarth Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� 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/nwa-orc-funding-for-new-online-center-for-development-of-nanomedicines A consortium coordinated by Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Professor Enrico Mastrobattista has received 6,7 million euro in funding for the project NanoMedNL. 150528 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/pharmacology-division-achieves-leaf-bronze-accreditation The research laboratories of the Division of Pharmacology have been awarded the LEAF Bronze-level award! 149992 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/will-europe-face-higher-drug-costs-due-to-us-price-cuts Healthcare systems around the world are watching closely after U.S. president Donald Trump decided that medicine prices in the U.S. should be reduced, possibly by up to 80%. He also criticized Europe, saying European countries pay too little for medicines and that this must change. But who decides how much a medicine should cost? 149939 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:48:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/patients-using-strong-painkillers-seek-more-education-and-guidance PhD candidate Lisa Davies explored how Dutch patients experience opioid use and the care surrounding it. 149760 Mon, 26 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/two-rmcu-researchers-receive-nwo-grants-for-groundbreaking-and-high-risk-research Silvia Mihăilă and Martijn Koppens have been awarded NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grants for their innovative and high-risk research projects. 149548 Thu, 15 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/our-immune-system-relies-on-a-stable-set-of-antibodies-that-barely-changes-over-time A small group of antibodies in your blood stays the same for years, even after vaccines. These stable antibodies create a unique and personal immune 'fingerprint' that barely changes over time. The discovery helps explain how long-term immunity works. 148896 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:12:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-studies-on-bird-flu-show-not-a-code-red-situation-yet-but-we-need-to-stay-vigilant A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able to bind to human receptors. 148874 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/failed-experiment-with-dna-scissors-turns-out-to-be-cut-out-for-publication-after-all “I am glad that these negative results are finally shared, as it helps prevent duplication of work and unnecessary suffering in laboratory animals.” 145458 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/the-food-system-is-a-tangled-web One of the flagship initiatives of Pathways to Sustainability is Future Food Utrecht, where scientists and a wide range of external partners collaborate to transition toward a sustainable food chain. But what makes this transdisciplinary approach so impactful? 145447 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/researcher-sabbir-ahmed-brings-science-to-the-public-in-his-home-country-of-bangladesh Ahmed has nearly 860 thousand subscribers on YouTube and an impressive 1.3 million followers on Facebook. Today, Ahmed will defend his PhD thesis. 144793 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:01:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-and-umc-utrecht-awarded-with-fourteen-nwo-vidi-grants Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research. 144384 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/albert-heck-gives-prestigious-mendel-lecture Professor Albert Heck of Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� has delivered the prestigious Mendel Lecture on 17 October 2024. As part of this honour, he received an accompanying Mendel Medal. 144167 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/we-need-to-carefully-monitor-our-medicine-costs Do new medicines really work better than existing ones? And what should we be willing to pay for them? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Wim Goettsch calls for a critical look at medicine costs and more focus on the actual need for new drugs. 144066 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/knaw-award-for-shahab-abtahi-to-explore-improved-research-methods-for-preventing-rheumatoid Dr. Abtahi will combine real world data, combined with molecular and genetic data, to find which drug can prevent rheumatoid arthritis. 143626 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:36:00 +0200 Nieuws