IXA - Innovation Exchange Amsterdam

Demonstrator Lab Open House ⏳! Join us on December 12th for our Open House! Discover how we support researchers and students in the early stages of entrepreneurship. 🔹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: Connect directly with experts to discuss your ideas and get valuable feedback. 🔹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲: Check out our facilities for prototyping and testing. 🔹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀: Participate in hands-on sessions, including 3D printing! 🔹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁: Discover what over 40 VU startups are working on! 🔹 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: Learn how talented student-teams tackle societal issues. Take the leap and learn about the resources available to accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. Don’t miss out—come see how we foster innovation. December 12th 12 - 5 pm. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/e2QG7757

We're back! Join us this fall for IXA's interactive workshops about valorisation and impact! The aim? To inspire you and make you aware of the power of creating value and impact through your research, understanding how you can achieve this and get started! Joining these workshops will help you clarify your steps; you will conduct a stakeholder analysis, explore funding options, and more. With modular content and multiple dates available, a lot is possible. The workshops are meant for researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. They are ideal for late-phase PhD students and postdocs. Join us and transform your idea into real-world impact! Please check: https://lnkd.in/dX8VzhHr #ixa #valorisation #impact #research #idea #funding #kto Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam UMC

Turn your ideas into impactful ventures! 🚀 Join Humanities Create – a 4-day program designed for UvA and VU Humanities students, staff, alumni & researchers. 🗓️ 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2024 📍 Oudemanhuispoort, University of Amsterdam and VU. 💡 Bring your ideas to life with expert guidance, hands-on workshops, and a collaborative environment! Sign up now for this free program and start building your market-ready prototype. 😎 Link: https://lnkd.in/eBst7gNF Organized by Humanities Venture Lab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Caempus. #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #HumanitiesCreate #UvA #Startups #Caempus

🌱 Exciting news! VU Amsterdam joins as partner of Next Food Collective.   We are proud that Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) has become partner of Next Food Collective, a leading Dutch organization that fosters public-private partnerships within the Dutch agro-food sector. 🗣️“The partnership between VU Amsterdam and Next Food Collective marks a shared ambition towards a healthier and more sustainable food production,” says Bas Teusink, professor in Systems Biology and scientific director at AIMMS VU Molecular Research Accelerator. 🎉 On September 5, we celebrated this partnership with an inspiring introductory meeting. Key figures from both VU Amsterdam and Next Food Collective were present to support this exciting initiative. Including Executive Board chair Margrethe Jonkman and Gerda Verburg, non-executive director of Next Food Collective. 🤝This collaboration opens up new avenues for impactful public-private collaborations, leveraging VU Amsterdam’s significant food-related research. In the coming weeks, our first joint project, Fermi is expected to start. This project is led by Herwig Bachmann of AIMMS and co-managed by Next Food Collective. Fermi aims to revolutionize plant-based fermentations, transforming them into predictable technologies to enhance the taste and flavor of plant-based ingredients, addressing a crucial challenge in the shift towards a plant-based diet. Looking forward to seeing what this collaboration will bring! 📰 https://lnkd.in/e2-NmUtE Davide Iannuzzi | IXA - Innovation Exchange Amsterdam | Amsterdam Movement Sciences (VU, Amsterdam UMC) | ACTA (Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam) | Athena - Research and Education Institute | Bettina Zijlstra | Next Food Collective

Following the overwhelming positive feedback of the first edition, the TTT’s have joined their forces again to bring you another inspiring day! During this event you will get to know all about how to team up for success: how do you find the right #cofounders? Which #investor is a match? And how do you keep your team happy and motivated to reach your goals? For #founders, it should be a no-brainer to join. But there is also plenty in store for investors and other people interested in contributing to the success of these ambitious spin-offs. Get the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation. Meet up with ambitious spin-off founders, find new #investmentopportunities, and get a first look at novel technologies that will shape the world of tomorrow. The program will include the famous Start Up Roulette. Also included will be workshops on: - Investors insights on scaling up - Bringing regulatory challenges to your design benefit - Governance development in a growing company - Interview sessions Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/emqhkaBj

🚀 Are you the founder of an AI deeptech or academic startup looking for seed or pre-seed funding? 🚀 Then join us on 9 October 2024 for an exciting matchmaking event! Securing funding as an AI deeptech startup can be challenging—often pre-revenue, with longer go-to-market timelines. That’s why this event is tailored just for you! Supported by Topsector ICT, TTT-AI | Thematic Technology Transfer Artificial Intelligence AI, and the Nederlandse AI Coalitie | NL AIC Startup and Scale-up working group, this event connects you with venture capital firms specializing in deep tech. You'll have 20-minute 1-on-1 meetings to pitch your startup, explore opportunities, receive expert advice, and network. How does it work? We’ll match selected startups with the most suitable VCs. If chosen, you’ll receive a specific meeting time with investors ready to hear your vision. 💡 Don't miss out—apply now for a chance to fuel your next phase of growth https://lnkd.in/eHPMs4v4