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• New platform to accelerate cardiac drug development News - 22 January 2026

  Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden-based biotech company Ncardia have joined forces to develop a new platform that enables the automated production of 3D cardiac microtissues. This platform will allow large numbers of drugs to be tested quickly

• Leiden researchers pioneer ‘green’ framework for sustainable drug development News - 14 October 2025

  Medical drugs are expensive to make and can have an adverse effect on the environment. Researchers Stefano Cucurachi and Justin Lian have developed a framework to help the healthcare system assess the economic and environmental sustainability of medical compounds.

• Better understanding of cancer drugs – Leiden spin-off Omivera receives seed investment News - 12 February 2026

  How do you know if a drug will actually work? The Leiden-based spin-off Omivera is developing a new technology that could provide clearer answers. The young company received a seed investment from the investment fund UNIIQ to support its development.

• Student alcohol and drug abuse: what can staff do? News - 21 April 2026

  It’s vital that universities are able to recognise the signs of alcohol and drug misuse in students. Staff also have an important role to play in talking about substance use. ‘That one conversation can make a difference’, says Jitske Hoogervorst, an adviser at Brijder addiction treatment services.

• Oncode Accelerator launched: patients at the centre of innovative cancer drug development News - 8 September 2023

  Providing each cancer patient with the right treatment remains a challenge. Oncode Accelerator aims to change this by innovating the way we develop cancer treatments, thus ensuring the patient is at the heart of the process.

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  Alexander Kros Professor

  a.kros@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274234

• Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time News - 24 January 2024

  Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit this system. This is best done ‘in the right place at the right time’ − the title of his inaugural lecture.

• Skin researcher calls for multidisciplinary collaboration: ‘I want to pool expertise’ News - 6 July 2022

  In dermatology, there should be a high level of multidisciplinary collaboration among institutes and specialists, Professor of Translational Dermatology, Robert Rissmann, will say in his inaugural lecture on 8 July. He is building an infrastructure that will put pre-clinical and clinical skin research…

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  Gerard van Westen Professor

  gerard@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273511

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  Laura Heitman Professor

  l.h.heitman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274558

• How Leiden University is taking action against cancer News - 4 February 2026

  One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer. World Cancer Day on 4 February raises awareness of the impact of this devastating disease. Leiden University is conducting various studies aimed at preventing and controlling cancer. Below are just a few examples.

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  Eline Dekeyster Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Meiling Gao Postdoc

  m.gao@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276592

• UMCs join forces to increase pandemic preparedness News - 28 March 2024

  Four university medical centres, including the LUMC, are joining forces to increase pandemic preparedness in the Netherlands.

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  Madeline Kavanagh Assistant professor

  m.e.kavanagh@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Margo Dona Assistant professor

  m.a.dona@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roxanne Kieltyka Associate professor

  r.e.kieltyka@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274441

• RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases News - 26 August 2024

  RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the LUMC in the initiative.

• Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumour recurrence News - 11 February 2026

  The risk of a brain tumour recurring can be predicted more accurately by counting the number of immune cells in the tumour under a microscope. These are the findings from research conducted by LUMC, Erasmus MC and Heidelberg University.

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  Marije Niemeijer Assistant professor

  m.c.niemeijer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276105

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  Bas ter Braak Postdoc

  s.j.ter.braak@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden scientists join national effort to advance nanomedicine News - 10 July 2025

  A Dutch consortium has received €6.7 million to accelerate the development of nanomedicines together with patients. Researchers from Leiden University play a key role in the project.

• Vici grants for research into antibodies, galaxies and Indigenous communities News - 26 February 2026

  Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. The funding of up to 1.5 million euros supports ‘talented, adventurous and pioneering researchers’. A total of 39 projects at Dutch institutions will receive a grant.

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  Sebastian Pomplun Associate professor

  s.j.pomplun@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274651

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  Coen van Hasselt Professor

  coen.vanhasselt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273266

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  Anthe Janssen Assistant professor

  a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erik Danen Professor

  e.danen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274486

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  Anita Liao Postdoc

  c.liao@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daisy Batenburg PhD candidate

  d.batenburg@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kim Elbertse PhD candidate

  k.elbertse@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elsa Neubert Assistant professor

  e.neubert@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andraniek Evadgian PhD candidate

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  Serkan Aslan PhD candidate

  s.aslan@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275919

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  Irene Pascual Garcia PhD candidate

  i.pascual.garcia@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Myrtille Koerselman Management assistant

  m.e.koerselman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276270

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  Kostas Tassis Analyst

  k.tassis@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276302

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  Leo Price Postdoc / guest

  lsprice@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marc Boef PhD candidate

  m.a.boef@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nada Badr PhD candidate / self funded

  n.badr@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bola Khalil External PhD Candidate / Guest

  b.a.a.khalil@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Matthijs Vlasveld PhD candidate / Guest

  m.p.vlasveld@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Linde Schoenmaker PhD candidate

  l.schoenmaker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274607

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  Daan Jiskoot PhD candidate / external

  d.a.jiskoot@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chiel Jespers PhD candidate / self funded

  m.jespers@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rosan Kuin Guest

  r.c.m.kuin@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nasi Liu PhD candidate

  n.s.liu@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276225

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  Mark Fonteyne PhD candidate / external

  m.fonteyne@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martijn Moné Senior project manager

  m.j.mone@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276105

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  Martin Sicho Postdoc

  m.sicho@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274206