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Flexible Education in Advanced Therapeutics for Life Sciences Professionals
February 11, 2026

In October 2025, ZonMw approved six projects within PharmaNL’s Human Capital Growth programme line, aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of professionals in the pharmaceutical sector. One of these projects now in the spotlight is PEAT – Post-initial Education in Advanced Therapeutics. Roland Brock, Professor of Biochemistry at Radboudumc and project leader of PEAT, […]

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Nanoworx Milestones: New Infrastructure and First Commercial Projects

How can we better harness the potential of nanomedicine? Nanoworx, one of the projects funded under PharmaNL’s Shared Development Infrastructure program, was established as a new Contract Research Organisation (CRO) to automate and accelerate the development of innovative nanomedicines. With support from PharmaNL and TU/e, Nanoworx is building a sustainable infrastructure to create nanomedicine libraries […]

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Four Years of Connecting: The Farewell of Hubertus Irth, a Driving Force Behind PharmaNL
January 29, 2026

After nearly four years, Hubertus Irth is stepping down as a board member of PharmaNL, the national pharmaceutical programme made possible in part by funding from the Dutch National Growth Fund. As an academic and one of the programme’s founders, he played a key role in shaping the consortium, which brings together Leiden University / […]

Today’s input, tomorrow’s impact: PharmaNL Expert Event Human Capital Growth
January 27, 2026

Yesterday, PharmaNL’s Expert Event Human Capital Growth took place at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event offered participants a valuable platform to discuss priorities and challenges related to Human Capital in the pharmaceutical sector and to support the revision of the PharmaNL Investment Agenda. The programme opened with a warm welcome by Jon de Vlieger […]

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Innovation in action: video National Growth Fund
December 9, 2025

What does PharmaNL actually stand for? In this short video, produced by the National Growth Fund, Board Member Ton Vries explains how we connect knowledge institutions, companies, and start-ups. This collaboration helps innovative medicines and production technologies move faster from idea to production. By investing in R&D infrastructure and training, we position the Netherlands as […]

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Eight National Growth Fund initiatives join forces to strengthen the Dutch Life Sciences & Health ecosystem
December 4, 2025

Eight initiatives funded through the Dutch National Growth Fund are joining forces to accelerate Life Sciences & Health innovation and sustainable economic growth, with a focus on societal impact in The Netherlands. On December 2, representatives of Biotech Booster, Health-RI, HOLOmicrobiome, NXTGEN Hightech, Ombion, Oncode Accelerator, PharmaNL and RegMed XB officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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Impact Series 6: ACESO. Innovation in screening infrastructure
November 27, 2025

The ACESO project is central in this sixth edition of the PharmaNL Impact Series. In this series, we spotlight a different project each time that, with the support of PharmaNL and made possible by ZonMw, contributes to the future of the Dutch pharmaceutical sector. What are the first results, what challenges are there, and what […]

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Funded Projects in the Human Capital Growth 2024 Funding Round
October 30, 2025

Good news: six new projects have been awarded funding within the PharmaNL Human Capital Growth (HCG) program line. These projects specifically focus on developing flexible post-secondary, post-bachelor, and post-graduate education tailored to the evolving needs of the pharmaceutical sector. The PharmaNL Human Capital Growth 2024 call marks the second funding round within the HCG program […]

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Impact Series Episode 5: Groningen Human Capital for Life Sciences. Training program gives professionals an edge in bioanalysis and gene technology
September 4, 2025

In the PharmaNL Impact Series, we show how innovative projects come to life thanks to PharmaNL funding: what first results have been achieved, what challenges arise, and what lessons they offer to others. In this fifth episode, the spotlight is on the Groningen Human Capital for Life Sciences project, led by the LIFE Cooperative together […]

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Impact Series 4: Early Drug Discovery Education Track. Future-proof training for pharma professionals
July 7, 2025

“The pharmaceutical industry is evolving at lightning speed. If we don’t continuously upskill our professionals, they’ll fall behind, and that will negatively impact the entire sector.” With this clear message, Adinda Diekstra, Programme Manager for Post-Bachelor Courses & Training at HAN University of Applied Sciences, underscores the importance of the Early Drug Discovery Education Track […]