Get to know NOCI Partner UMCG and the Gut-on-Chip research

The Immunogenetics group of the Department of Genetics at the University Medical Center Groningen focuses on the development of organoid and organ-on-chip models of the human gut and liver. We are creating these stem cell-based models to study the role of human...

Vacancy 3 PhD and 1 Post-doc Position

TU Delft has an opening for 3 PhD and 1 post-doc position in the ECTM group at Delft University of Technology on organ-on-chip technology within the Netherlands Organ-on-Chip Initiative (NOCI).We are looking for great and enthusiastic candidates to push the field...

Get to know NOCI PhD student Maurits Unkel from Erasmus MC

I have the privilege to work in the lab of Steven Kushner and Femke de Vrij, within the Department of Psychiatry at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. Our lab focuses on neuropsychiatric disorders of the brain, like Schizophrenia and Angelman syndrome. Because...

Biodegradable technologies for Organs-on-Chip

As a scientist with a background in microengineering, I was intrigued early on by the interaction of microsystems with the living world. The field of microengineering includes the exploration of the physics of sensors, actuators and their fabrication at the...

Podcast BNR Eyeopeners

Berend van Meer (LUMC), samen met Paul Vulto (Mimetas) en Bert de Vries (TU Eindhoven) in een podcast van BNR Eyeopeners “Medicijnen specifiek gemaakt voor jouw eigen lichaam” (in Dutch). Listen here to the podcast. Medicijnen specifiek gemaakt voor jouw...