Breakthrough in group of Longfonds funded researcher Sam Janes
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2020-01/longen1.png?itok=90tEuyGmProof found that healthy cells in the lung can expand to replace damaged cells
> Read moreAnother scientific breakthrough in the Clevers research group
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2020-02/hans-clevers.jpg?itok=iEHxW-K_Hans Clevers and his team can boast yet another exciting breakthrough. Clevers has already developed mini-organs (organoids) of intestines, liver, kidneys and human brains and now he has also succeeded in creating organoids of the venom glands of snakes.
> Read more€100,000 raised for Martha milk study
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2019-11/Ogene%20website%20oud%20overzicht.jpg?itok=-FrOnPYkA Dutch vocal group raised €100,000 for the promising study with which Consortium on Asthma Prevention aims to prove that a special milk powder can protect children from developing asthma.
Bas Holverda takes over from Dorothee Laan
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2024-02/Bas_Holverda_website.png?itok=Oi1DqLi9Bas Holverda has succeeded Dorothee Laan as Research and Innovation Manager at Accelerate.
> Read moreResearch on lung tissue repair extended by two years
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2024-01/Carla%20Kim%20feb19%20nr1.jpg?itok=bUrAOBf3Longfonds will continue to support the research on lung tissue repair by two years.
> Read moreLongfonds joins the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP)
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2023-12/Rondje%20GAAPP.png?itok=emTXT5L2Longfonds has recently joined the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP). To improve the lives of people with respiratory conditions, GAAPP collaborates with health and governmental organizations, such as the WHO.
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How it all began…
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2023-01/Hans%20Clevers%20Volkskrant%20overzicht%20Accelerate_0.jpg?itok=r02YsR_dThe Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant pays attention to unexpected discoveries. On 4 November 2022, Hans Clevers was given a stage: 'What we saw under the microscope no one had ever thought possible: mini-organs were growing in the magic gel'
> Read moreHow farm dust prevents asthma: silencing alarm bells
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2022-10/Hamida%20Hammad_website%20Longfonds_overzicht.jpg?itok=3_hZwiqVFarm dust can protect children from developing asthma. Prof.dr. Hamida Hammad uses this knowledge to find preventive treatments.
> Read moreTranslational Committee Asthma Prevention
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2019-07/TC-AWWA-nieuws-overzicht.jpg?itok=ad4uTssYIn the recently launched Translational Committee people with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and expertise, reflecting many years of relevant experience are brought together.
> Read moreNext steps towards translation
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2019-07/michael-overzicht.jpg?itok=ZGt5XjjtWe have recently initiated the LungHealth investment fund, wit the aim to take a crucial step towards realizing solutions for lung patients.
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