Discover what is going on in the network of the LIFE Cooperative. Find here updates about members, the ecosystem en important announcements.
Who is developing the most impactful innovation in Life Sciences & Health in the Northern Netherlands? Five companies are in the running for the LIFE Science Innovation Award 2026: Flux Robotics, Limosa Immunodiagnostics, SPCTR, MimeCure and GlycanScan International. The nominees will present their innovations on Tuesday 22 September during the fifth edition of the LIFE Science Conference in Groningen. An independent jury will select the winner, who will receive a €10,000 cash prize.
ZonMw is expected to open the final call for proposals within the PharmaNL Shared Development Infrastructure (SDI) program line. This program line focuses on strengthening the infrastructure for the development, upscaling, and production of innovative medicines in the Netherlands.
As the largest medical sterilization centre in the Benelux, SteriNoord B.V. provides safe, reliable, and high-quality reprocessing of medical instruments. With state-of-the-art technology and a team of dedicated professionals, the organisation plays an essential role in supporting high-quality healthcare.
Vandaag is bekend gemaakt dat ZonMw verwacht in september een nieuwe subsidieoproep binnen de PharmaNL Shared Development Infrastructure (SDI)-programmalijn te openen.
What if a surgeon could tell within five minutes whether a tumour has been completely removed? That is exactly what LIFE Cooperative member SPCTR is working on. In the Groninger Ondernemers Courant, the SPCTR team talks about their groundbreaking technology, which will allow surgeons to see within five minutes whether a tumour has been completely removed.
Following the keynote by Peter Wennink, the conversation continues with a panel discussion in which we will explore the themes from the keynote in further depth and look at the issues from different perspectives.
MimeCure heeft een investering van 3 miljoen euro binnengehaald voor de ontwikkeling van een regeneratief geneesmiddel voor de behandeling van chronische longziekten, zoals longfibrose. Dankzij deze financiering kan MimeCure de afronding van de preklinische fase versnellen en beginnen met de voorbereidingen voor klinische proeven, die volgens planning eind 2027 van start zullen gaan. De investeringsronde wordt geleid door Addington Investment Group en ondersteund door mede-investeerder Apsara Investments.
Turning plans into results: that is the central focus of the fifth LIFE Science Conference, taking place on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at Forum Groningen. The LIFE Cooperative will bring together professionals, entrepreneurs, researchers and policymakers from the life sciences and health sector around one key question: how do we translate vision into concrete impact? The keynote speaker will be Peter Wennink, former CEO of ASML and one of the most influential leaders in the Dutch technology sector. In 2025, he presented his advisory report ‘The Road to Future Prosperity’, in which he advocates targeted investments in innovation to strengthen the Netherlands’ long-term earning capacity.
“There is simply no structured education in molecular imaging to support drug development,” says internist-oncologist Derk Jan de Groot of the UMCG. With the new IMED (IMaging EDucation) project, UMCG, together with project partners Hanze and the LIFE Cooperative, aims to change that. The project, recently awarded within PharmaNL’s Human Capital Growth programme and made possible through funding from ZonMw, will develop modular education for professionals in hospitals, pharmacies, and the pharmaceutical industry.
