“An artificial uterus – the incubator 2.0 – will become a reality within 10 years,” says Jasmijn Kok, one of the founders of the spin-off Juno. Together with four researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, including her twin…
Scientists and biotech companies are lining up for the messenger RNA (mRNA) products that the Dutch start-up RiboPro makes. The company is therefore growing rapidly. Global demand for mRNA exceeds supply: the number of producers can be counted on about…
Onward Medical has announced plans to get listed in Amsterdam and Brussels. The company is developing a device that stimulates the spinal cord after injuries. The exact date of the operation, the price range, and the targeted amounts for the…
Researchers at the Institute of Social Ecology at BOKU Vienna, Austria, have quantified the intensity of use of agro-ecosystems in EU regions and mapped it. To do this, they used HANPP (human appropriation of net primary production), a measure of…
In the climate debate, I really only see three scenarios for escaping a dystopian end of humanity. The first is to just hope for the best and continue with the dangerous chemical experimentation with the atmosphere, adapting ourselves on the…
The University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, is using artificial intelligence to evaluate large, complex data sets to advance research into personalized immunotherapies. With the help of artificial intelligence, medical research today is able to analyze huge quantities of data collected…
Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is credited with a quote that says it all: “Anyone with visions should see a doctor.” This bon mot is often used to reduce supposedly insane ideas to absurdity. In the meantime, however, a generation…
SAS, a Germany-based analytics and AI software solutions company, has created an index on the general acceptance on the part of the public of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is a hot topic. On the one hand, it is seen…
The Rotterdam-based Value Maritime claims to be the first in the world to be able to capture and store CO2 while at sea. Early October, the ship Nordica will be the first to use this new sustainable technology. The capability…
According to professor Elegast Monbaliu of KU Leuven Campus in Bruges, a new type of electric wheelchair is intended for people who cannot use a joystick. Special software enables the chair to be used by people with complex movement disorders.…