Mini-organs offer insights into congenital conditions
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2024-03/Longorganoide_accelerate_1400x800.png?itok=LAD79i6mScientists have succeeded in cultivating stem cells from late-stage pregnancy into mini-organs.
> 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 moreThree-dimensional laboratory lung provides new insights into lung disease
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2023-10/Paolo%20De%20Coppi%20-%20GOSH_1.jpg?itok=uSxcojZzMaking damaged lungs healthy again: it is the big dream of over 250 million people worldwide suffering from the fatal lung disease COPD. Renowned scientists in the LONGFONDS | Breath consortium collaborate to develop a three-dimensional lung grown in the lab.
> Read moreBreakthroughs in COPD research
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2023-08/header_0.jpg?itok=zIPOuyJJTo one day cure COPD, a group of top scientists in Europe and the United States have been working together for five years. They have already produced some great results.
> Read moreHow 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 moreReport of a visit to the Hubrecht Institute
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2022-08/media%20ING.jpg?itok=2B4QA6mrReport of a visit to the Hubrecht Institute. A unique glimpse of what happens behind the scenes.
> Read moreGenerous gift for Lung Regeneration
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2019-04/onderzoek-overzicht.jpg?itok=BdUfpgFHWe are excited to share with you the news that Longfonds is the recipient of a unique and substantial donation, earmarked for lung regeneration research.
> Read moreInsight: Stem cells
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2019-04/stamcel-overzicht.jpg?itok=8v11dsdaStem cells, with their brilliant ability to repair and rejuvenate tissue, have given regenerative medicine a powerful boost.
> Read moreErasmus Medal for Hans Clevers
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2018-12/hans-clevers-lab-overzicht-news.jpg?itok=zhCrHahqFor his long list of important contributions to the scientific community, prof. dr. Hans Clevers received the Erasmus Medal, the highest award of the Academia Europaea.
> Read moreWorld COPD Day: 21 November
/sites/default/files/styles/news_overview/public/2018-11/hans-en-yolanda-overzicht_0.jpg?itok=441wi6jMTo raise awareness of the chronic disease that will be the third cause of death worldwide in 2030, one day in the year is dedicated to COPD.
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