Updates

  • Lung regeneration

    International collaboration leads to breakthroughs in COPD research

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    Seven years ago, Longfonds launched the BREATH project. Leading international researchers worked together toward one goal: repairing lungs affected by COPD. At the end of 2025, we took stock. What have we achieved over these seven years?

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  • Lung regeneration

    Longfonds Symposium on Lung Regeneration

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    The Symposium on Lung Regeneration, hosted by Longfonds, will take place at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht on Friday, December 12.

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  • Asthma prevention

    Professor Pieter Hiemstra appointed professor emeritus

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    A remarkable chapter closes: Professor Pieter Hiemstra retires after decades of groundbreaking lung research and tireless dedication to Longfonds.

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  • Asthma prevention

    Symposium AWWA: 'We have an enormous harvest now'

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    With a great sense of fulfillment, we look back on an inspiring symposium held in March. To mark six years of AWWA, researchers from around the world gathered in Leiden, to share the latest insights with one another.

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