Last week, three of our NOCI members, Milica Dostanic (LUMC/TUD), Dennis Nahon (LUMC), and Reneé Moerkens (UMCG), together with Isabel Sariol (Leiden Institute of Chemistry), won the Proefdiervrij Venture Challenge and were awarded € 25,000. Their team, HeartSmart, is...

On April 2-3, 2025, the hDMT 10-year Anniversary Conference brought together leading scientists and young researchers from hDMT partner organizations to celebrate a decade of innovation in dynamic human models. The event, held in Lunteren, was full of excellent...

On January 22th, Renée Moerkens successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Re-creating the human intestine at microscale” at the University of Groningen, earning a cum laude distinction.   Her research describes the development of an intestine-on-chip: a...