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• Leiden-developed drug candidate ready for final clinical trial phase News - 27 May 2025

  Bringing your drug candidates to patients is what many academic chemists dream about, but the road to this goal is long and bumpy. Now, Leiden small molecule nizubaglustat is ready for phase 3 clinical trials. This is thanks to a €132 million funding secured by the biotech spin-out Azafaros.

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  Michael Richardson Professor

  m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275215

• 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.

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  Micha Drukker Professor

  m.drukker@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276271

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  Martijn van der Lienden Postdoc

  m.j.c.van.der.lienden@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How cells determine the fate of proteins (and can we do it too?) News - 2 April 2024

  Cells in our bodies are often threatened by errors in our own proteins. The FLOW consortium, comprising scientists from various institutions including Leiden, is poised to meticulously map out for the first time how cells control proteins, correcting or removing faulty ones. This endeavour holds promise…

• LUMC signs international agreement on developing Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products News - 13 October 2022

  Skåne University Hospital, Lund University and Leiden University Medical Center will work together to expand their research, teaching and development relating to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products. That is the essence of a Memorandum of Understanding signed at SciLifeLab near Stockholm on Wednesday…

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  Berna Güroglu Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bguroglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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

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  Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.hoogendam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276345

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  Somayah Elsayed Assistant professor

  s.elsayed@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271886

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  Jonathan Phillips Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.vandenbroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Chris Riddell Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.d.riddell@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Virgil Urbina Lazardi Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.urbina.lazardi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Agnieszka Kazimierczuk Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.h.kazimierczuk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden students develop highly contagious card game News - 14 September 2021

  Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master students Life Science & Technology Rafael Jezior and Dennis de Beeld certainly think so. Together, they developed ImmunoWars: an exciting card game based…

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan Michiel Otto Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.otto@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

• LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments News - 2 March 2026

  Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new treatments based on stem cells. The collaboration will receive a total of €150 million to develop new therapies in regenerative medicine.

• PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction News - 20 January 2025

  Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically outdated. PhD candidate Evelien Trip has developed a new device that can measure erections more comfortably and painlessly.

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  Nienke Bouw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.c.bouw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Horst Fischer Professor Emeritus of

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.fischer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bert Koenders Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.g.koenders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009557

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  Daniëlla Dam-de Jong Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277944

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  Emilie Prast Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.j.prast@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christian Henderson University Lecturer International Relations / Modern Middle East Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274995

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  Catherine Wood PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.wood@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277177

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  Hauke Ward Assistant professor

  h.ward@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276808

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  Antonella Maiello Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.maiello@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009991

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  Tejaswini Sharma Trainee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.sharma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

• ‘Ultimately, the goal is to develop antibiotics for tuberculosis with a lower risk of resistance’ News - 23 November 2023

  Tuberculosis stands as one of the most lethal infectious diseases worldwide. A significant challenge in combatting tuberculosis lies in the emergence of antibiotic resistance triggered by genetic alterations, commonly known as mutations. These mutations can diminish the responsiveness to antibiotics,…

• Mini organs-on-chips: an alternative to drug testing on animals News - 30 October 2025

  Mini organs-on-chips allow us to study how diseases develop and how drugs work. Although the technology is not new, it is becoming increasingly advanced. PhD candidate Bart Kramer hopes it will eliminate animal testing in the future.

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  Chao Du Education and research technician

  c.du@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274947

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  Joost Willemse Assistant professor

  jwillemse@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274986

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  Caro Aalderink Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.aalderink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

• Kim Molenaar

• Blueprints of Disease: Precision Platforms for Modelling Breast Cancer Event - 10 March 2026

  PhD defence

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.shidiq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278057

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  Selin Topel Ph.D fellow

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.topel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Boya Li Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.li@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marieke Bos Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276624

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  Jiemiao Chen Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.chen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jochanan Veerbeek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399

• A future with tailored therapy for patients with atherosclerosis News - 11 September 2025

  The AtheroNeth consortium received €6 million from the Dutch Heart Foundation to gain a better understanding of the differences in disease progression among patients with atherosclerosis. The ultimate goal is to enable personalised treatment.

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  Alireza Mashaghi Tabari Associate professor

  a.mashaghi.tabari@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274425