Route: Regenerative medicine: game changer moving to broad areas of application
cluster question: 089 How can we improve our understanding and treatment of pulmonary diseases?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The prevalence of CODP will increase […]
View the initiativeRoute: The quantum / nano-revolution
cluster question: 114 How can we connect 'things' (hardware) all the time and everywhere and boost processing speed while using less energy?
The explosive growth of digital data use and storage has led to an enormous rise in energy consumption of our […]
View the initiativeRoute: Quality of the living environment
cluster question: 089 How can we improve our understanding and treatment of pulmonary diseases?
We are continuously exposed to microplastic fibers originating from textiles in our homes. Textile workers exposed to high concentrations of […]
View the initiativeRoute: Quality of the living environment
cluster question: 003 Why is biodiversity important and how do we protect it?
The decline of natural populations worldwide is risking the extinction of many species. The viability of small populations is further […]
View the initiativeRoute: Personalised medicine: the individual at the centre
cluster question: 095 How can we personalise health care, for example by using biomarkers?
Mental disorders are highly prevalent and create an enormous societal and personal burden. However, current treatments mostly have limited effects. […]
View the initiativeRoute: The origin of life - on earth and in the universe
cluster question: 134 How did life arise and how does evolution work?
Today, more than half of the world’s people live in cities. The impact of urbanisation on the earth’s surface is […]
View the initiativeRoute: Materials - Made in Holland
cluster question: 026 How can we store, convert, and transport energy efficiently?
The urgency posed by global warming to transform our fossil fuel-dependent society into one based on renewable energy sources creates […]
View the initiativeRoute: Living history
cluster question: 066 Does knowing about materials change the way we think about artwork, tangible cultural heritage, the built environment, and their preservation?
Today we are dealing with major social, cultural and natural changes. Climate change, demographic developments, covid-19, working from home and […]
View the initiativeRoute: Living history
cluster question: 006 How can we protect and preserve the quality of the substrate for humans and the environment while leaving room for social and economic development?
The main goal of this project is to extract actionable knowledge from the past of agricultural collectives/associations like Noardlike Fryske […]
View the initiativeRoute: Health care research, sickness prevention and treatment
cluster question: 104 How do we develop minimally invasive techniques and interventions for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment?
Every year many newborns are admitted to the hospital because of jaundice. This is caused by hyperbilirubinemia, i.e. elevated total […]
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