News overview
27 February 2020
A common gut microbe secretes a carcinogen
Cancer mutations can be caused by common gut bacteria carried by many people. This was demonstrated by researchers from the groups of Oncode Investigators Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute - KNAW) and Ruben van Boxtel (Princess Máxima Center).
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<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
27 February 2020
New colleagues at Oncode Institute
We are pleased to inform you about our new Oncode colleagues. Bianca-Olivia Nita started as a project communication manager, Jacqueline Staring is our new Program Manager and Evi Kallinikou joined as our new paralegal. We asked them to describe their role within Oncode briefly.
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<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
27 February 2020
Oncode Clinical Proof of Concept projects – status update
To support (pre)clinical projects, Oncode launched the Clinical Proof of Concept (CPoC) fund with an open call for proposals. One of the first projects that has received CPoC funding is ‘Head and neck cancer organoids and their potential to predict patient therapy response’ - a collaboration between the Hubrecht Institute, UMC Utrecht and Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB). We asked Else Driehuis - postdoc in Oncode Investigator Hans Clevers’ lab and Tech Transfer Scientist at HUB - about the progress and her experience with working on this project.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
17 February 2020
Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund announces two Entrepreneurs in Residence
The Oncode Oncology Bridge Fund, launched by Oncode BV, is proud to announce the appointment of two Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR’s). Dr. Markwin Velders (click for bio) brings over 25 years of research experience in the field of tumor immunology and over 18 years of management experience in biotechnology companies. Dr. Allard Kaptein (click for bio) is the Managing Director of Genase Therapeutics. Prior to that, he was co-founder of Acerta Pharma, spinning out the covalent BTK inhibitor series from MSD into Acerta Pharma.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
17 February 2020
Oncode Institute appoints Chris De Jonghe as its new Valorization Director
Oncode Institute today announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Chris De Jonghe as Valorization Director. Chris will start at Oncode Institute on May 4th and assumes her role as Valorization Director and all responsibilities on June 1st. Angus Livingstone, Oncode’s founding Valorization Director will stay with Oncode Institute until May 31st.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
11 February 2020
Five Oncode Investigators win the first Ammodo Science Award for groundbreaking research
The winners of this award are the group behind the research project Guardians and Caretakers of the Genome based at the Erasmus MC and the research group Social Educational Neuroscience Amsterdam (SENSA) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. They each receive a cash prize of 1.2 million euros which they will use to explore new areas of research. Oncode Investigators Jurgen Marteijn, Wim Vermeulen, Roland Kanaar, Jan Hoeijmakers and Miao-Ping Chien are part of the Erasmus MC research project.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
3 February 2020
World cancer day: the importance of patient engagement within cancer research
- Open article for English - 4 februari is het wereldkankerdag. Erica van Wuijtswinkel, patiëntvertegenwoordiger bij de Raad van Toezicht van Oncode Institute, legt uit waarom patiëntenparticipatie zo belangrijk is binnen kankeronderzoek. Ze bespreekt ook hoe zij haar rol binnen Oncode Institute invult en hoe Oncode patiëntenparticipatie heeft ingebed in de organisatie.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
26 January 2020
Oncode researchers gain access to Organoid technology thanks to collaboration with KNAW
Thanks to an agreement between the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and Oncode Institute, the organoid technology will become available to all 800+ cancer researchers that are part of Oncode. The KNAW collaborates with its institutional partner UMC Utrecht on organoid technology. Thanks to this agreement with Oncode, researchers receive a license to conduct research on organoids for the first time in the Netherlands.
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<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
23 January 2020
Venom-producing snake organoids developed in the lab
Researchers from the group of Oncode Investigator Hans Clevers, together with Oncode Investigators Anne Rios, Alexander van Oudenaarden and many others, have developed a method to grow snake venom gland cells as organoids. These lab-grown mini glands produce and secrete active toxins found in snake venom. Snake venom gland organoids can be grown from multiple species and maintained in the lab indefinitely. This new technology holds great promise to reduce the devastating impact and exploit the secrets of snake venom. The results of this research were published in the scientific journal Cell on the 23rd of January.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
29 November 2019
Researchers explain the added value of Oncode Institute
At this year's Oncode-CGC Annual conference, we took the time to speak with some of our Oncode Investigators. In this video, they explain the value that Oncode adds to their research, collaboration opportinuties and valorization success.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
29 November 2019
Oncode Institute invests 4 million euros in new technology for cancer research in the Netherlands
Oncode Institute invests 4 million euros in unique, state-of-the-art technology for cancer research. Five projects have been awarded within the Infrastructure & Technologies Programme. These technologies will not only become available for the twelve institutes that are affiliated with Oncode Institute but will also be made available to the wider research community in the Netherlands.
ElizeBrolsma
<span>Elize</span><span>Brolsma</span>
Elize is part of Oncode’s communication team. She has over 10 years of experience in the com-munication industry, both for commercial and non-profit organisations. After obtaining her bache-lor and master degree in communication at Utrecht University, Elize worked as a communication professional at a research institute, PR agency, law firm and internet company. She has a strong focus on external communications and Public Relations.
At Oncode - together with her colleagues - Elize produces the monthly newsletters for Oncode Investigators & Researchers and the Oncode digital magazine. She publishes content for the Oncode website and is responsible for all social media channels. She enjoys discussing science with researchers and support them in their outreach.
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