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From inquisitive exchange student to Californian dream job 15 December 2022
As an exchange student, alumna Jessica Ma was already looking for a bridge between statistics and the real world. In Leiden, she gained the experience...
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Searching for science in patent texts 06 December 2021
Just like scientific articles, patents cite scientific literature to support their findings. These references provide valuable information on how scie...
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How public money for science leads to new medicines 22 July 2019
Public funding for fundamental research is essential for innovation and the development of new medicines. This is demonstrated by Professor Science Ba...
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International consortia: the future for science? 18 March 2019
We increasingly look at international consortia to come up with scientific and technological advances that are needed to address global challenges in ...
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Leiden University Day in China 26 February 2019
A Leiden University Day, new agreements on exchanging PhD students and a keynote speech by Geert de Snoo at a popular symposium. In November, a Facult...
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Leiden 28 November 2018
Leiden University professor of Science-Based Business Simcha Jong Kon Chin has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant.
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From scientific idea to promising new drug 30 July 2018
Many pharmaceutical companies no longer have their own lab and are working more closely with universities and start-ups of scientists. Professor of Sc...
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Tapping new markets for rapid DNA unraveller 19 July 2018
Researching DNA material for genetic disorders using the most powerful apparatus. This is what GenomeScan, a company on the Leiden Bio Science Park, d...
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David Simchi-Levi (MIT) gives SBB guest lecture 05 December 2017
Professor David Simchi-Levi of the MIT Sloan School of Management delivered a guest lecture to SBB students enrolled in the Technology and Operations ...
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Polariks wins starter competition LEF 16 November 2017
The LEF 2017 Start-up competition has been won by Polariks and their coach Bart Hoenen. Competing for the prize, start-ups Polariks, 1915 Watches and ...
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A novel approach to measuring firms’ R&D performance 02 November 2017
As an R&D manager, how can you measure the R&D (research and development) performance of your firm? How does knowing the importance of different R&D m...
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Jian Wang recipient inaugural Eugene Garfield Award 21 September 2017
The first Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation In Citation Analysis has been granted to Jian Wang, Assistant Professor in the Science Based Business P...
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Science Based Business expansion adds to international profile 30 August 2017
Two new Assistant Professors are joining Science Based Business (SBB) this Autumn. ‘Xishu Li and Jian Wang are the first two Assistant Professors we r...
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SBB alumni nominated for the ‘’Best tech-idea of 2017’’ 30 August 2017
SBB alumni Dennis van der Wiel and Max Wijsman are nominated for the ''Best tech-idea of 2017'' of the scientific magazine 'kijkmagazine'.
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SBB team wins Philips Innovation Award 12 May 2017
On Monday May 8th, two Leiden Startups took part in the finals of the Philips Innovation Awards. One Leiden venture, Levels Diagnostics, was selected ...